Representation styles |
Description |
Lines |
simple lines for bonds, points for atoms |
Bonds |
lighted cylinders for bonds |
DynamicBonds |
dynamically calculated distance-based bonds |
HBonds |
display hydrogen bonds |
Points |
just points for atoms, no bonds |
VDW |
solid van der Waal spheres for atoms, no bonds |
CPK |
scaled VDW spheres, with cylinders for bonds |
Licorice |
spheres for atoms, cylinders for bonds, same radius |
Trace |
connected cylindrical segments through C atoms |
Tube |
smooth cylindrical tube through the C atoms |
Ribbons |
flat ribbon through the C atoms |
NewRibbons |
smooth ribbon through the C atoms |
Cartoon |
cartoon diagram (cylinders and ribbons) based on secondary structure |
NewCartoon |
smooth cartoon diagram (smooth ribbons) based on secondary structure |
MSMS |
molecular surface as determined by the program MSMS |
Surf |
molecular surface as determined by SURF |
Beads |
per-residue approximate bounding spheres |
VolumeSlice |
display a texture mapped slice from a volumetric data set |
Isosurface |
display an isovalue surface from a volumetric data set |
Dotted |
dotted van der Wall spheres for atoms, no bonds |
Solvent |
dotted representation of the solvent accessible surface |