WELCOME TO SViMULATE VERSION 1.1.0 By downloading and using SViMULATE, you are agreeing to the following terms: Copyright (c) 2022, 2023 The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. All rights reserved. This software and any related documentation constitutes published and/or unpublished works and may contain valuable trade secrets and proprietary information belonging to The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT SOUTHWESTERN). None of the foregoing material may be copied, duplicated or disclosed without the express written permission of UT SOUTHWESTERN. IN NO EVENT SHALL UT SOUTHWESTERN BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF UT SOUTHWESTERN HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. UT SOUTHWESTERN SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION, IF ANY, PROVIDED HEREUNDER IS PROVIDED "AS IS". UT SOUTHWESTERN HAS NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS. This software contains copyrighted materials from NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, lxml, PIL, reportlab, tzlocal, and tzdata. Corresponding terms and conditions apply. Choose "View Licenses" in the Help Menu for licensing notices from those packages.' If you publish results derived from the use of this program, please cite: Brautigam, C.A. (2023). SViMULATE: a computer program faciliating interactive, multi-mode simulation of analytical ultracentrifugation data. Eur. Biophys. J. in press. Installation ============ 1. Unzip the .zip file that you downloaded to any location on your disk. 2. Mover the folder called "SViMULATE" to anywhere you like. I would recommend against a network drive, however. Learning about the Program ========================== In the same folder as this README file is a .pdf file called "Using_SViMULATE_102." I recommend that you read it! Starting the Program ==================== In the SViMULATE folder, find the executable called "SViMULATE". Double click it. Reporting Bugs ============== Please report any bugs in the program to chad.brautigam@utsouthwestern.edu.