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Published February 5, 2024 | Version v4.0.0
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Mol* library

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Description

  • Add Mesoscale Explorer app for investigating large systems
  • [Breaking] Remove cellpack extension (superseded by Mesoscale Explorer app)
  • [Breaking] Set minimal node.js version to 18
  • [Breaking] Generalize rcsb/assembly-symmetry/ extension
    • Move to assembly-symmetry/
    • Remove RCSB specific dependencies and prefixes
  • [Breaking] Require WEBGL_depth_texture webgl extension
    • Remove renderbuffer use
  • [Breaking] Change build target to ES2018
    • Custom builds only require ES6 for dependencies like immer.js
  • [Breaking] Changed createPluginUI
    • The function now takes a single options argument
    • The caller must specify a render method that mounts the Mol* react component to DOM
      • A default renderReact18 method is provided, but needs to be imported separately
      • To support React 16 and 17, ReactDOM.render can be passed
  • Improve SetUtils performance using ES6 features
  • [Breaking] Reduce memory usage of SymmetryOperator.ArrayMapping
    • Requires calling methods from instance
  • [Breaking] Fix mol-model/structure/model/properties/seconday-structure.ts file name (#938)
  • [Breaking] Add Canvas3DContext runtime props
    • Props: pixelScale, pickScale, transparency (blended, wboit, dpoit)
    • Replaces instantiation-time attribs
  • [Breaking] Change default compile target to ES2018
  • [Breaking] Add culling & LOD support
    • Cull per-object and per-instance
    • Cull based on frustum and camera distance
    • LOD visibility based on camera distance
    • Special LOD mode for spheres with automatic levels
    • Occlusion culling (only WebGL2)
      • Hi-Z pass
      • Cull based on previous frame's Hi-Z buffer
  • Add stochastic/dithered transparency to fade overlapping LODs in and out
  • Add "Automatic Detail" preset that shows surface/cartoon/ball & stick based on camera distance

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Software: https://github.com/molstar/molstar/tree/v4.0.0 (URL)