Mol Status

    As discussed in section §, there are a number of attributes which characterize the display of a given molecule on the screen. A few of the most important properties which can be toggled on and off with the MolStatus menu include:

• Top - makes the molecule to which the picked atom belongs to the top one (a check mark indicates its status)  
• Make Active/Make Inactive - several VMD commands operate on multiple active molecules. Toggling this parameter will allow you to control whether or not these actions are done to your molecule of interest.  
• Fix/Free - Fixed molecules do not undergo rotation, translation, or scaling. Free molecules do.  
• Hide - Refrain from displaying the selected molecule