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Complex B&W outline representation

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Description Making a B&W outlined image with depth. See Also bg_color get_view Mouse Modes (no good reference for this?) png putty ray ray_trace_mode set set_view single word property selectors util.cbag

# first load lipid model load lipids.pdb; # hide the initially loaded representation hide all; # set background color to white bg_color white; # show lipid model as sticks show sticks, lipids; # color the lipids model by element CHNOS #2 (carbon green) util.cbag lipids; # select all hydrogens and remove them from the model select hideme, hydro; hide everything, hideme; delete hideme; # create phosphate spheres create phos, elem p; hide everything, phos; show spheres, phos; # load helix model load helix.pdb; # hide the initially loaded representation hide everything, helix; # make the helical struct into a cartoon form show cartoon, helix; # style the cartoon form cartoon putty; # reposition the helix among the lipids using # the 3-Button Editing Mouse Mode # basically # Shift+Left Mouse to rotate the helix # Shift+Middle Mouse to move the helix # also, you may want to make liberal use of the # get_view and set_view commands. # # When you have the scene set like you want, # continue with... # move the model to find the view you want, # and use get_view to get the coordinate description get_view; # set ray_trace_mode to black and white outline set ray_trace_mode, 2; Now, you'll need to save multiple versions of your model. (use ray, then png <filename> to save each version) Version A: with all the elements except for the helix. This will become the background. Version B: with the 'front' elements, and the helix. Basically this is just a few 'layers' of lipid, with the helix among them. To do this: move the model around until you visually see the part to remove switch your Mouse Mode to 3-button viewing, then use the +Box selection (Shift+Left mouse) to select the 'background' portion to hide. choose Hide>Everything for the selection use the code from get_view to go back to the original view Finally, you will need to compose the image in Photoshop (or Gimp, here I'll use Photoshop). Load the two versions. Select the white background in Version B, then choose Select>Color Range... Make sure 'Select' is set to 'Sampled Colors', and 'Fuzziness' is set to 150, then click okay. delete the white selection, then choose Select>All copy the picture, then switch to Version A and paste the selection (it should paste into its own layer as 'Layer 1') Click on 'Layer 0' (which is Version A) and change its opacity to 30% Create a new layer under 'Layer 0' which is filled with white only (or whatever background color you like) Click on 'Layer 1' (which is Version B), and using the Move tool (and nudge), align the molecules in 'Layer 1' to 'Layer 0' Some parts of 'Layer 1' are transparent and shouldn't be. Using the Paint Bucket tool fill in these areas with white (or whichever color you find appropriate). Admire your handiwork; put it in a publication, presentation, or poster.

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A "Sliced" Image

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Description A more complex example of how to create an image of a slice. See Also load orient set unset depth_cue ray_shadows ray_trace_mode Get_View clip as surface cartoon ray_interior_color color ray save util.cbc opaque_background save system

# example script for creation of an image with a slice region load $PYMOL_PATH/test/dat/1tii.pdb orient # must disable depth cue and shadows unset depth_cue unset ray_shadows set ray_trace_mode, 0 # this controls the z depth of the slice plane # (sets it halfway between the clipping planes) fraction = 0.42 view = cmd.get_view() near_dist = fraction*(view[16]-view[15]) far_dist = (view[16]-view[15]) - near_dist cmd.clip("near", -near_dist) # render opaque background image as surface set ray_interior_color, grey80 set opaque_background set surface_color, white ray save image_back.png cmd.clip("near", near_dist) cmd.clip("far", far_dist) # render the foreground image as cartoon util.cbc unset opaque_background ray save image_front.png # now use Photoshop, Gimp, or ImageMagick to combine the images system composite image_front.png image_back.png image_merged.png system display image_merged.png

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Grid Mode	What To Type
Description This image shows Grid Mode in action. See Also Fetch Set grid_mode	fetch 1cll 1sra 1ggz 5pnt 1rlw 1cdy; set grid_mode

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Cool Perspective	What To Type
Description This image shows a perspective through Field_Of_View. See Also Load Ray Zoom Set Short form Selectors	load prot.pdb; zoom i. 46-49 and n. CA set field_of_view, 60 ray

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Representing a binding pocket	What To Type
Description This image shows a nice way to show binding surfaces See Also extract delete show set orient surface_carve_cutoff surface_carve_selection surface_carve_normal_cutoff surface_color surface_type	load $TUT/1hpv.pdb, tmp extract lig, organic extract prot, polymer delete tmp set surface_carve_cutoff, 4.5 set surface_carve_selection, lig set surface_carve_normal_cutoff, -0.1 show surface, prot within 8 of lig set two_sided_lighting set transparency, 0.5 show sticks, lig orient lig set surface_color, white set surface_type, 2 # mesh unset ray_shadows

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QuteMol Like	What To Type
Description QuteMol like image--modern feel to it. See Also Load Set_color Remove Solvent As Util Util.cbaw Bg Light_Count Spec_Count Shininess Specular Ambient Direct Reflect Ray_shadow_decay_factor Ray_shadow_decay_range Unset depth_cue Ray Set Short form Selectors	load $TUT/1hpv.pdb set_color oxygen, [1.0,0.4,0.4] set_color nitrogen, [0.5,0.5,1.0] remove solvent as spheres util.cbaw bg white set light_count,10 set spec_count,1 set shininess, 10 set specular, 0.25 set ambient,0 set direct,0 set reflect,1.5 set ray_shadow_decay_factor, 0.1 set ray_shadow_decay_range, 2 unset depth_cue # for added coolness # set field_of_view, 60 ray