T30-2025 - Notification regarding BIOVIA Draw 2025 SP1
We are providing this Technical Note to inform you about the release of BIOVIA Draw 2025 SP1 which includes the following enhancements and fixed defects:
Program
BIOVIA Draw
Operating System
All supported operating systems
Description
We are providing this Technical Note to inform you about the release of BIOVIA Draw 2025 SP1 which includes the following enhancements and fixed defects:
Enhancements
This release of BIOVIA Draw includes the following enhancements.
| User Story | Description |
|---|---|
| DRAW-12328 | Draw now supports saving sketches in SVG format and allows copying sketches to paste as SVG images in Microsoft Office applications. |
| DRAW-12581 | Draw now allows text box editing with a double-click when using the lasso or select tool. |
| DRAW-17027 | Chem Check now takes into account non-standard element symbols (aka pseudoatoms) in the (custom) ptable when checking for the presence of query features. |
| DRAW-17067 | Draw now supports RNA/DNA HELM strings with chain information. |
| DRAW-17313 | Added a new option "Align Reaction" to align the sequence reactions properly. |
| DRAW-17766 | Administrators can now customize Draw templates paths in std_abbrev_defs.xml pointing to paths like C:\ProgramData. |
| DRAW-17835 | CHEM modifications can now be deleted using "Delete Modification" in the right-click menu. |
| DRAW-18063 | Draw now has a new option to copy the sequence text with natural replacements. |
| DRAW-18125 | Hover tool for editing of atom labels will now accept only defined atom labels and abbreviations. |
| DRAW-18128 | Draw now supports adding atom numbers to selected atoms. |
| DRAW-18212 | Draw now offers the option to set axial stereochemistry through a right-click menu for enhanced stereochemical representations. |
| DRAW-18216 | Draw now supports CHEM modifications for RNA/DNA sequences DRAW |
| DRAW-18221 | The Draw dialog for selecting attachment points for sequence linkers now supports zooming of the linker structure for better visibility. |
| DRAW-18234 | Draw now supports creation of antisense sequence for granular modified residues. |
| DRAW-18274 | Draw now remembers the last selected option while transferring data from the pipette sketcher dialog. |
Fixed Defects
This release of BIOVIA Draw includes the following fixed defects.
| Defect | Description |
|---|---|
| DRAW-18269 | Draw now saves SCSR templates with ring structures drawn using the all-purpose tool without any issues. |
| DRAW-18284 | Draw now supports creation of HELM String with mutated sequence. |
| DRAW-18310 | Draw can copy/paste sequence structures with multi attachment linkers without any issues. |
| DRAW-18361 | Draw now supports creation of CHEM templates using Save As SCSR template option. |
| DRAW-16871 | Draw now displays the structures properly after removing phosphate and performing HELM conversion. |
| DRAW-17922 | Draw now supports SCSR templates that contain Markush bonds. |
| DRAW-18087 | Counterions are now correctly positioned when the sequence is expanded. |
| DRAW-18089 | Draw now creates mol file with correct sgroups for the sequence structures with CHEM modifications. |
| DRAW-18215 | The Sequence Template Manager dialog now has greyed out text boxes for non-editable fields. |
| DRAW-18217 | Draw now displays complementary RNA strands created in Pipette Biosketcher properly. |
| DRAW-18222 | Draw now has an option to delete the CHEM modifications. |
| DRAW-18225 | Removed the "Perform InChI Key Search" option from the menu, and Draw no longer searches for the generated InChI Key. |
| DRAW-18227 | Corrected the behavior of stereo calculations to prevent the "bad stereo" flag from appearing when either bond exists. |
| DRAW-18265 | Draw now handles undo/redo with sequence data without crashing. |
| DRAW-18275 | The structures of all 32 sugar templates have been modified to address issues in the modify granular workflow in Draw. |
| DRAW-18327 | Draw now displays composition values correctly with German regional settings. |
| DRAW-18410 | Draw now loads all the templates from different folders created in the central library without any issue. Fixed the issue where a few templates were missing from the last set. |
Resolution
BIOVIA Draw 2025 SP1 was released in June 2025 and is available for download at https://software.3ds.com under BIOVIA products:
Product line: Lab, Scientific and Content Solutions
Release: 2025
Level: BIOVIA 2025 Refresh2
Fixes for this level: BIOVIA 2025 Refresh2
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