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Server updates The underlying servers upon which the PyMOLWiki runs were upgraded over the weekend. We are now fully functional. A deep thanks to BitGnome for donating time and hardware for the PyMOL project.
fetch_host setting Fetch_Host has been added to allow users to download PDBs from their PDB server (pdb, pdb euro, or pdb japan) of choice.
Fetch Fetch has been updated to also load electron density maps.
Schrodinger Buys PyMOL Schrodinger has purchased PyMOL. Development, support and open-source fun to continue! Read about the sale.
User Movie One of our users has posted another interesting movie, images from which were created with PyMOL.
New setting surface_cavity_mode to change how PyMOL displays cavities.
Search fixed. Thanks to a eagle-eyed user, our search has been fixed. Please let us know if you have any search-related problems.
New Command Cache—stores information on structures, so we don't have to recompute them.
Warren News about Warren DeLano's passing may be read on Warren's memorial page.
Setting Fetch_Path—Sets the default path for the fetch command.
New Script SelInside—Creates a custom selection of all atoms spatially inside some user-defined box.
Did you know...

Cartoon dumbbell radius

== Overview ==

Only relavent when fancy helices is turned on, see Cartoon_Helix_Settings
set cartoon_dumbbell_radius defines the radius of the dumbbell ends when the fancy helices setting has been engaged
Setting to 0.1 eliminates the dumbbell shape with other settings to defaults, whereas setting <0.1 reveals interior space of the fancy helix

Syntax

<source lang="python">set cartoon_dumbbell_radius, <number> #default ..→

A Random PyMOL-generated Cover. See Covers.