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The Virtual Cell versions

VCell 4.5 (click to run-current public beta 4-1-08)

  • Hybrid Stochastic simulations (HySSS)
  • Differential Algebraic Solver for non-spatial "fast" systems
  • Virtual Microscopy integration
  • math generation improvements (improved comparison)
  • additional SBML improvements (e.g. libSBML 3.0.2)
  • formalize VCML as XML document
VCell 4.4 (click to run - latest release 4-1-08)
Previous Versions

VCell 4.3.1 (9/19/2007)

  • BioNetGen@VCell
  • Copy/Paste parameters (initial conditions, math overrides, simulation results and parameter estimation values) amongst each other
  • Publish documents
  • Improvements in memory efficiency and resource utilization
  • Improvements in SBML import/export

VCell 4.2 (9/1/2006)

  • Parameter scans
  • Faster surface visualization
  • Automated GUI testing framework
  • 2D/3D Membrane Diffusion added to BioModels and MathModels.
  • 3D Surface Visualization for spatial simulation results.
  • Reaction diagram draws faster for large networks, and easier to resize
  • Known molecular weights added to controlled vocabulary, and improved queries Species (from models or controlled vocabulary)
  • Model Editor layout improved.
  • additional simulation status is provided while running jobs
  • Stiff solver support for uniform output time step (useful for SBML support)
  • Added 2D/3D membrane diffusion and sensitivity analysis to numerical methods testing framework.

VCell 4.1 (4/3/2006)

  • 2D/3D Membrane Diffusion added to BioModels and MathModels.
  • 3D Surface Visualization for spatial simulation results.
  • Reaction diagram draws faster for large networks, and easier to resize
  • Known molecular weights added to controlled vocabulary, and improved queries Species (from models or controlled vocabulary)
  • Model Editor layout improved.
  • Additional simulation status is provided while running jobs
  • Stiff solver support for uniform output time step (useful for SBML support)
  • Added 2D/3D membrane diffusion and sensitivity analysis to numerical methods testing framework.
VCell 4.0 (10/03/2005)
  • Completely redesigned user interface.
  • Multiple document interface (MDI).
  • Multiple application viewing inside each BioModel.
  • Database Manager for managing documents.

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