6.3 View settings | ![]() |
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.
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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.
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Depth cueing disabled | Depth cueing enabled |
The Z clip slider allows to change the clipping value along the Z axis.
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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.
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6.3.2 Wireframe settings Smooth mode:
The Tickness slider changes the line tickness (from 1 to 5). |
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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. |
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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. |
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6.3.5 Liquorice settings For this display mode, you can change the sphere resolution, the cylinder resolution and the cylinder radius. |