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==DESCRIPTION==
==DESCRIPTION==
'''show''' turns on atom and bond representations.
'''Show''' displays atom and bond representations for certain selections.  The '''Show''' command, is one of the most often used commands in PyMOL.  For example, you can ''show'' certain atoms as ''[[Lines]]'' or ''[[Sticks]]'' or ''[[Cartoon]]s'' or any of the following representations:  
   
The available representations are:
 
  lines    spheres    mesh      ribbon    cartoon
  lines    spheres    mesh      ribbon    cartoon
  sticks    dots      surface  labels    extent
  sticks    dots      surface  labels    extent

Revision as of 01:59, 23 February 2007

DESCRIPTION

Show displays atom and bond representations for certain selections. The Show command, is one of the most often used commands in PyMOL. For example, you can show certain atoms as Lines or Sticks or Cartoons or any of the following representations:

lines     spheres    mesh      ribbon     cartoon
sticks    dots       surface   labels     extent
nonbonded nb_spheres slice     cell

USAGE

show
show reprentation [,object]
show reprentation [,(selection)]
show (selection)

PYMOL API

cmd.show( string representation="", string selection="" )

EXAMPLES

show lines,(name ca or name c or name n)
show ribbon

NOTES

selection can be an object name.

show alone will turn on lines and nonbonded for all bonds.

show cell will show the triclinic unit cell, provided it's described in the PDB. For cell packing, you need a script. See The Script Library or Robert Campbell's Site

SEE ALSO

Hide, Enable, Disable, Lines, Cartoon, Spheres, Mesh, Ribbon, Sticks, Dots, Surface, Labels, Extent, Slice, Cell