Editing Sticks (section)

= Overview =
A simple PyMol representation where bonds are drawn as sticks.  Use
<source lang="python">
# using the show command, for some SELECTION
show sticks, SELECTION

# using the as command
as sticks, SELECTION
</source>
where SELECTION is a valid selection or previously defined selection name.

<gallery>
Image:Sticks_ex.png|Example Sticks Representation
</gallery>

==Settings==
*[[stick_ball]]           
*[[stick_nub]]            
*[[stick_transparency]]
*[[stick_ball_ratio]]     
*[[stick_overlap]]        
*[[stick_valence_scale]]
*[[stick_color]]          
*[[stick_quality]]      
*[[stick_fixed_radius]]   
*[[stick_radius]] 
*[[set_bond]]     

===Example Settings===
=== Color Sticks===
Use [[set_bond]] to set stick-bond settings, like color:
<source lang="python">
set_bond 1foo and i. XYZ, color red
</source>

==== Sticks Radius  (Sticks Weight)====
To change the radius for sticks, enter the following:
<source lang="python">
set stick_radius, VALUE
</source>
where 
 0.0<=VALUE<=1.0

*'''1.0''' is 100% or full radius
*'''0.0''' is 0% or invisible -- so use at least 0.1 or greater
*The default value is: ~0.3

====Sticks Transparency====
To enable transparency for sticks, enter the following:
<source lang="python">
set stick_transparency, VALUE
</source>
where ''0.0<=VALUE<=1.0''

*'''1.0''' is 100% transparent -- so invisible
*'''0.0''' is 0% transparent -- so opaque

<source lang="python">
set stick_transparency, 0.45
</source>

[[Category:Representations|Sticks]]
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