User guide

Launch Chem 3D. The structure will appear in ChemBio3D as a model that you can edit.
Display Mode. Choose display options for the model: wire frame, stick, ball & stick, cylindrical bonds, and space fill-
ing.
Select. Select the structure or parts of it.
Translate. Move the structure.
Rotate. Rotate the structure in three dimensions (the image rotates only in the ChemBio3D Preview).
Zoom. Enlarge or reduce the apparent size of the structure.
Spin. rotate the structure horizontally in one direction.
Rock. rotate the structure horizontally back and forth.
Returning to the document window
To exit the ChemBio3D Preview, close the preview window.
To edit the 3D model:
1. Double-click the 3D structure. ChemBio3D opens.
2. Edit the structure and close ChemBio3D.
The edited structure appears in the ChemBioDraw document window.
TLC
The TLC Tool lets you depict thin layer chromatography plates. The tool creates a rectangular plate with an origin line,
solvent front, and one or more lanes. The lanes can be populated with spots of different R
f
, size, shape, or color.
To create a TLC plate:
1. Select the TLC tool from the Chromatography toolbar.
2. Drag in any direction from the point of origin. The width of the plate determines the number of lanes.
You can modify the plate as follows:
If you want to... then...
Change the height or width of the plate. Drag a border or corner.
Move the origin or solvent front. Click and drag the origin or solvent front line.
Show or hide the origin, solvent front, borders, or
side ticks.
Right-click in the plate and select the appropriate
action.
Use the Transparent option to overlay the TLC plate on
a scanned plate.
Change the order of lanes. Drag the origin tick to the new location.
Add, delete, or duplicate a lane.
1. Position the cursor on the lane to delete or duplicate
(or between lanes to add).
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