NOTE: If you are reading this manual in a printed book form then additions to the manual describing new updates and improvements to ICM are available online at www.molsoft.com or in PDF format from our FTP (ftp.molsoft.com) site.

Also in this chapter:

ICM Specifications and Recomendations

ICM Products and Features

Requesting an ICM License and Installation

ICM is constantly updated with new features and so it is always a good idea to keep an eye on the release notes.

Most of the things you will read in this manual are sort of natural or can be figured out by common sense and trial-and-error. However, if you like to read a "structured" description of the material, go ahead and read this.

Since this book is intended for basically anyone who is even remotely interested in molecules, some basic knowledge of biology and chemistry is implied. Do not try to find definitions of "atom" or "sequence" here, but most terms beyond that will be explained. A keyword search of this manual is available on the online version which is located at (www.molsoft.com/gui).

This book covers the graphical user interface only. For detailed information regarding ICM programming please consult the separate ICM language reference guide (www.molsoft.com/man).

If you want to have a more hands-on introduction to ICM you are always more than welcome to join us at one of our ICM workshops which are held periodically throughout the year (www.molsoft.com/training.html).