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		<title>Timmmaaay: /* Settings */</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;auto&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;autocomment&quot;&gt;Settings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Default settings ==&lt;br /&gt;
The defaults give a phosphate backbone with single sticks passing across the full width of the base plane.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;python&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
set cartoon_nucleic_acid_mode, 0 # backbone follows phosphates; actually Pymol itself uses setting '4' as default&lt;br /&gt;
set cartoon_ladder_mode, 1 # sticks from backbone into nucleotide&lt;br /&gt;
set cartoon_ring_mode, 0 # no nucleotide rings&lt;br /&gt;
set cartoon_ring_finder, 1 # ribose and base rings (not displayed since ring mode 0)&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Image:DNA-default-ring0-ladder1-na0-finder1.png|default view|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- Prior to 4-15-09 cartoon_nucleic_acid_mode had been listed as being default value of 1 but this would go through C3, right? Fixed so value listed for cartoon_nucleic_acid_mode is 4 which is for following phosphates and colors the same when I look at RNA ends of 1e7k. None of the other settings looked as same as it did when opening Pymol. Any other settings don't look like the default I see when opening Pymol for RNA in 1e7k. --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Cartoon ring mode ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Settings ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;set cartoon_ring_mode, value&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{|}&lt;br /&gt;
!value !!align=&amp;quot;left&amp;quot;|  effect&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 0 || stick from backbone atom to N1 of purines and N3 of pyrimidines&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 1 || simple plane for ribose and base rings covering area between ring bonds&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 2 || simple plane for ribose and base rings covering area inside sticks (slightly smaller than mode 1)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 3 || plane bounded by sticks for ribose and base rings&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 4 || large sphere of ring diameter at centre of ribose and each base ring&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 5 || small sphere of 1/10 diameter at centre of ribose and each base ring&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Examples ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Image:DNA-ring0-ladder1-na0-finder1.png|cartoon_ring_mode,0|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Image:DNA-ring1-ladder1-na0-finder1.png|cartoon_ring_mode,1|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Image:DNA-ring2-ladder1-na0-finder1.png|cartoon_ring_mode,2|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Image:DNA-ring3-ladder1-na0-finder1.png|cartoon_ring_mode,3|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Image:DNA-ring4-ladder1-na0-finder1.png|cartoon_ring_mode,4|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Image:DNA-ring5-ladder1-na0-finder1.png|cartoon_ring_mode,5|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;all with defaults:&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;cartoon_ladder_mode,1&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;cartoon_nucleic_acid_mode,0&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;cartoon_ring_finder,1&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/center&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Cartoon ring finder ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Settings ===&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;set cartoon_ring_finder, value&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
!value !! align=&amp;quot;left&amp;quot; | effect&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 0 || no rings or sticks joining them&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 1 || both ribose and base ring&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 2 || only base ring(s), stick connects directly from phosphate to ring&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 3 || very similar to ring finder 1, slight effect on transparency = distinct behaviour?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 4 || very similar to ring finder 1:  finds ribose and base of nucleotides, and aromatic side chains of proteins&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 5 || sticks visible but rings invisible&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Examples ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Image:DNA-ring3-ladder1-na0-finder0.png|cartoon_ring_finder,0|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Image:DNA-ring3-ladder1-na0-finder1.png|cartoon_ring_finder,1|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Image:DNA-ring3-ladder1-na0-finder2.png|cartoon_ring_finder,2|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Image:DNA-ring3-ladder1-na0-finder3.png|cartoon_ring_finder,3|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Image:DNA-ring3-ladder1-na0-finder4.png|cartoon_ring_finder,4|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Image:DNA-ring3-ladder1-na0-finder5.png|cartoon_ring_finder,5|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
all with:&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;cartoon_ladder_mode,1&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;cartoon_ring_mode,3&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;cartoon_nucleic_acid_mode,0&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Cartoon ladder mode ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Settings ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;set cartoon_ladder_mode, value&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
!value !! align=&amp;quot;left&amp;quot; | effect&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 0 || no sticks shown&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 1 || sticks show&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Examples ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Image:DNA-ring3-ladder0-na0-finder1.png|cartoon_ladder_mode,0|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Image:DNA-ring3-ladder1-na0-finder1.png|cartoon_ladder_mode,1|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
all with:&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;cartoon_ring_mode,3&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;cartoon_nucleic_acid_mode,0&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;cartoon_ring_finder,1&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Note that the visibility of the ladder sticks depends on ring mode &amp;gt;0, ring finder &amp;gt;0, nucleic acid mode  = 0&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Cartoon nucleic acid mode ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Settings ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;set cartoon_nucleic_acid_mode, value&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
!value !! align=&amp;quot;left&amp;quot; | effect&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; |0 || smooth backbone passing through phosphorus atoms, backbone terminates at last phosphorus on either end of chain &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 1 || smooth backbone passing through ribose C3' atoms, backbone terminates at last C3' on either end of chain&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 2 || smooth backbone passing through phosphorus atoms, backbone terminates at last phosphorus on 5' end and O3' on 3' end (note takes O3' colour at terminus in default colouring)&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 3 || appears same as mode 0?&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; | 4 || appears same as mode 2? Seems to be what Pymol uses when it first opens nucleic acid containing file because any other settings change ends and colors. &amp;lt;!--to see this in action open 1e7k and focus on chain c--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Examples ===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Image:DNA-ring3-ladder1-na0-finder1.png|cartoon_nucleic_acid_mode,0|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Image:DNA-ring3-ladder1-na1-finder1.png|cartoon_nucleic_acid_mode,1|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Image:DNA-ring3-ladder1-na2-finder1.png|cartoon_nucleic_acid_mode,2|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Image:DNA-ring3-ladder1-na3-finder1.png|cartoon_nucleic_acid_mode,3|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Image:DNA-ring3-ladder1-na4-finder1.png|cartoon_nucleic_acid_mode,4|thumb]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
all with:&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;lt;i&amp;gt;cartoon_ladder_mode,0&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;cartoon_ring_mode,3&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;cartoon_ring_finder,1&amp;lt;/i&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Nucleic_Acids|Cartoon ring and cartoon ladder settings]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Representations]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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