https://wiki.pymol.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=SpecularSpecular - Revision history2026-05-07T00:07:17ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.1https://wiki.pymol.org/index.php?title=Specular&diff=8904&oldid=prevBell: 4 revisions2014-03-28T03:36:09Z<p>4 revisions</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>= Overview =<br />
This controls whether or not specular reflections are shown unrendered, in the GUI. Turning this off only makes a slight improvement in speed.<br />
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<gallery><br />
Image:Spec0.png|Specular set to 0<br />
Image:Spec01.png|Specular set to 1<br />
Image:Spec5.png|Specular set to 5<br />
Image:Spec10.png|Specular set to 10<br />
</gallery><br />
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Notice in the images above that the setting is controlling the amount of directly reflected light and not the shininess of the reflection.<br />
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= Syntax =<br />
<source lang="python"><br />
# turn the setting on or off<br />
set specular, boolean<br />
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# turn it off<br />
set specular, off<br />
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# turn it on<br />
set specular, on<br />
</source><br />
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= See Also =<br />
[[:Category:Specular_Reflections|Pages on Specular Reflections]]<br />
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[[Category:Settings]]<br />
[[Category:Specular_Reflections]]<br />
[[Category:Performance]]</div>Bell