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Is it possible to include any additional probe groups?
… in the cavity. It is possible for a user to include additional probe groups, by editing the file called probes.spst (located in the SuperStar root directory) which …
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Software Activation is failing because it fails to access the internet using my proxy server
… The CCDC software activation tool will attempt to automatically detect proxy server settings and use them, so for the vast majority of users there should …
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Uninstallation options for the 2023 CSD Portfolio
… of the process with no user input --default-answer automatically answers to message queries with their default values remove uk.ac.cam.ccdc will uninstall all …
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What is a Reduced Cell Check and what should I do if the structure I am depositing has hits?
… as the existing structure. This allows the structures to be linked, which enables users to easily find the different determinations. Additional datasets …
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What is CSD-Xpedite?
… on journal websites being available much more rapidly. CSD-Xpedite is an extremely flexible system, on which we can build into the future. Users will see …
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What is the ‘My Structures’ service?
… and the CSD Python API. The CSD Editor software is available for licensed CSD users to download from our Download page alongside extensive documentation …
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Why do I get different fitness scores for consecutive dockings with the same input files?
… that a variety of plausible binding modes of similar score can be retrieved easily. For further information please refer to the GOLD user manual. …
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How can I run GOLD in parallel?
… , on an HPC compute cluster managed by Slurm. The GOLD Cluster tool and its User Guide are available to customers via our Downloads site under 'CSD-Discovery > GOLD …
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How does the journal name search work in the Access Structures service?
… Polymers’. We are currently looking at ways of optimising the journal search to provide users with the best results possible. If you have any suggestions of how …
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I know that a particular crystal structure has been published, why is it not included in the latest release of the database?
… to find published structures that we have not been alerted to helps to ensure that the CSD is as up to date as possible for our users. However we always welcome …
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