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News & Updates
Official Release	PyMOL v2.0 has been released on September 20, 2017.
Plugin Update	MOLE 2.5 is an updated version of channel analysis software in PyMOL
Official Release	PyMOL v1.8.6 has been released on March 9, 2017.
Official Release	PyMOL v1.8.4 has been released on October 4, 2016.
New Script	dssr_block is a wrapper for DSSR (3dna) and creates block-shaped nucleic acid cartoons
New Plugin	LiSiCA is a new plugin for 2D and 3D ligand based virtual screening using a fast maximum clique algorithm.
Official Release	PyMOL v1.8.0 has been released on Nov 18, 2015.
PyMOL Open-Source Fellowship	Schrödinger is now accepting applications for the PyMOL Open-Source Fellowship program! Details on http://pymol.org/fellowship
Official Release	PyMOL, AxPyMOL, and JyMOL v1.7.6 have all been released on May 4, 2015.
New Plugin	PyANM is a new plugin for easier Anisotropic Network Model (ANM) building and visualising in PyMOL.
New Plugin	Bondpack is a collection of PyMOL plugins for easy visualization of atomic bonds.
New Plugin	MOLE 2.0 is a new plugin for rapid analysis of biomacromolecular channels in PyMOL.
3D using Geforce	PyMOL can now be visualized in 3D using Nvidia GeForce video cards (series 400+) with 120Hz monitors and Nvidia 3D Vision, this was previously only possible with Quadro video cards.
Older News	See Older News.

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Make Figures = Overview = This script will aid you in making publication quality figures for the currently displayed scene. It understands a variety of preset "modes" and sizes. Usage make_figure filename [, mode] [, size (default=900 pixels)] [,opaque] The parameters are: filename : The name of the resulting image file. The extension .png* is added automatically.* NOTE: if no further arguments are given, the script generates quick figures for general use: figures are not ray-traced TWO figures at 300 x 300 px, 72 dpi views are rotated 180° about y (front and back view) _front_quick and _back_quick are appended to the filename mode : Type of figure desired. Possible values are as follows: single = "single view" one ray-traced 300 dpi figure of the current view fb = "front and back view" TWO ray-traced 300 dpi figures views are rotated 180° about y _front and _back are appended to the filename sides ..→

A Random PyMOL-generated Cover. See Covers.

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