6.3 View settings OpenGL

You can open the display settings dialog using the View -> Display -> Settings item of the main menu or the Display -> Settings item of the context menu. Press the Done button to close the dialog.

6.3.1 General settings

The Anti aliasing checkbox enables the hardware aliasing reduction. Not all graphic acclerators have a full implementation of this function. In most cases, the anti-aliasing works with dots and lines but not with polygons.

Anti-alias disabled Anti-alias enabled
Anti aliasing
disabled
Anti aliasing
enabled


The Depth cueing checkbox enable the OpenGL fogging function in order to simulate the color variation of the objects more distant from the view point.

Depth cueing disabled Depth cueing enabled
Depth cueing disabled Depth cueing enabled

The Z clip slider allows to change the clipping value along the Z axis.

Z clip = 170 Z clip = 64
Z clip = 170 Z clip = 64

The Smart move checkbox allows to improve the 3D graphic feedback of the big molecules switching the visualization in wireframe mode (the fastest available) when the user rotate/translate the molecule. This operation is done automatically if the molecule exceeds the specified number of atoms (Atoms field).
The Default button reverts all parameters at the original (default) state/value.

 

Wireframe    6.3.2 Wireframe settings

Smooth mode:

Smooth disabled Smooth enabled
Disabled Enabled

The Tickness slider changes the line tickness (from 1 to 5).

  
VdW 6.3.3 Van der Waals settings

You can adjust the sphere resolution (high -> best view -> more rendering time) and the dot size for Van der Waals dotted.

  
CPK 6.3.4 CPK settings

You can adjust the sphere and the cylinder resolution. You can change also the sphere scale and the cylinder radius.

  
Liquorice 6.3.5 Liquorice settings

For this display mode, you can change the sphere resolution, the cylinder resolution and the cylinder radius.