Ray shadows

OVERVIEW

The ray_shadows setting determines whether or not PyMOL will ray trace shadows. This is also related to the ray_shadow setting.

SYNTAX

# turn on ray traced shadows
set ray_shadows, on
set ray_shadows, 1

# turn off ray traced shadows
set ray_shadows, off
set ray_shadows, 0

PYMOL API

cmd.set('ray_shadows','on')
cmd.set('ray_shadows','off')

EXAMPLES

To illustrate the difference, look at the two following images:

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  Ray_shadow turned off. Click on the image to see the full detail.

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  Ray_shadow turned on. Click on the image to see the full detail.