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Rendering methods

All of the different rendering methods have various parameters which determine how they are drawn. For each method, there are controls in the Graphics form which modify the associated parameters, such as the line width and sphere resolution (the graphical controls are described in section §). Table 5.1 lists the available rendering methods, and the following sections describe these methods and the parameters which modify their appearance.


Table 5.1: Molecular view representation styles.
Representation styles Description
Lines simple lines for bonds, points for atoms
Bonds lighted cylinders for bonds
CPK scaled VDW spheres, with cylinders for bonds
Points just points for atoms, no bonds
VDW solid van der Waal spheres for atoms, no bonds
Dotted dotted van der Wall spheres for atoms, no bonds
Solvent dotted representation of the solvent accessible surface
Trace connected cylindrical segments through C${}_\alpha$ atoms
Licorice spheres for atoms, cylinders for bonds, same radius
Ribbons flat ribbon through the C${}_\alpha$ atoms
Tube smooth cylindrical tube through the C${}_\alpha$ atoms
Cartoon cartoon diagram (cylinders and ribbons) based on secondary structure
MSMS molecular surface as determined by the program MSMS
HBonds display hydrogen bonds
Surf molecular surface as determined by SURF
Off do not draw anything




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