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We are the community-based support site for the popular molecular visualization program, PyMOL.

New Users New users are encouraged to join. Feel free to add any appropriate content; make an account and get started! Quick Links Table of Contents Index of all pages PyMOL Cheat Sheet: PDF Wiki Page Tutorials Commands Settings: All Documented Script Library Plugins See All Categories Frequently Asked Questions Gallery About PyMOL

News and Updates (archive)

Wiki ♦ Added a simple script for finding the center or mass, or moving a selection to the origin. ♦ Added some information on how PyMOL handles Nonstandard_Amino_Acids. ♦ Downtime: The PyMOLWiki underwent some downtime due to FS problems. There are also upgrades planned for this week, so we may expect a little downtime for that. We've been very fortunate to have hosting from BitGnome.Net; they've done an incredible job! ♦ Gallery -- Did you make a cool image? Pop it into the PyMOLWiki Gallery with the PyMOL command you used. Looking for a particular representation--start here (new!). ♦ Google Analytics cookies/tracking added to the wiki. We're just doing hit counts and watching what people do so we can improve the wiki. ♦ PyMOL Cheat Sheet (reference card) has been donated. It's also posted in the table above for quick access. ♦ Google Summer of Code 2008 for PyMOL has been created. Update: PyMOL wasn't chosen, so this page is now about ideas for improving PyMOL. ♦ Added a special category/section for active PyMOL Tutorials. These are pages not just with information, but easy to understand, step-by-step pages from which to learn. Screenshot of the donated PyMOL reference card.

PyMOL ♦ group command has been added. ♦ The truly awesome grid_mode setting has been added. ♦ Ellipsoids representation added for drawing thermal ellipsoids. Screenshot of Grid Mode in action.

Scripts & Plugins ♦ ImmersiveViz -- Headtracking user interface for PyMOL (watch the video)! ♦ Colorama --a PyMOL plugin which allows to color objects using adjustable scale bars ♦ ProMOL plugin added. Catalytic site prediction, other tools. Redirects to website. ♦ EMovie plugin added. Easy movies in PyMol using a GUI. ♦ DYNMAP plugin page created. Check it out! ♦ EZ-Viz Screenshot of Colorama.