VESTA 3.1.8 has been released

[Koichi Momma]

Dear VESTA users,

VESTA 3.1.8 is now available from
http://jp-minerals.org/vesta/

I uploaded the files just now.
So it may take a while before the updates are reflected to cache servers (if any).
In case a web browser keeps old cache, please try reloading the web pages.

This release mainly focused on maintaining compatibility with the latest version of RIETAN-FP, and increasing stability on OSX.
Please note that support for Mac OS X 10.5 is now dropped, and Mac OS X 10.6 is the minimum requirement.

Changes in this release are as follows.
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* Added "Structure Factors" dialog box.

* Updated the template and script files for RIETAN-FP. On Windows and OSX, PDF files of powder diffraction pattern can be generated out of the box.

* When drawing atoms as displacement ellipsoids, isotropic atoms can be scaled by the values of U/B.

* When reading Gaussian cube files, do not apply periodic boundary condition to structural models any more.

* Dropped support for OSX 10.5. From this version, OSX 10.6 is the minimum required OS for the OSX version.

* On OSX, OpenGL canvas now support native resolution of the Retina display. (Icons are still not Retina aware.)

* Continuing bug fixes of the OSX version. The 2D Data Display window now works again, and various other bugs were fixed.

* There are minor changes in the style file (style.ini) and VESTA file format (*.vesta). Backward compatibility for old files is fully kept but files created with VESTA 3.1.8 are not fully supported by VESTA 3.1.7 or older.


Sincerely,
Koichi Momma

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Koichi Momma
National Museum of Nature and Science
4-1-1, Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0005, Japan
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