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News & Updates Official Release PyMOL v2.5 has been released on May 10, 2021. Python 3 New Python 3 compatibility guide for scripts and plugins POSF New PyMOL fellows announced for 2018-2019 Tutorial Plugins Tutorial updated for PyQt5 New Plugin PICv is a new plugin for clustering protein-protein interactions and visualization with available data from PDBe Selection keywords New polymer.protein and polymer.nucleic selection keywords. Thanks everyone who participated in the poll! Plugin Update MOLE 2.5 is an updated version of channel analysis software in PyMOL New Script dssr_block is a wrapper for DSSR (3dna) and creates block-shaped nucleic acid cartoons Older News See Older News.

Did you know... Label shadow mode == Overview == Sets whether or not PyMol renders shadows casted onto labels and whether or not the labels themselves cast shadows. Values 0, no shadows 1, object shadows are projected onto the labels, but the labels don't cast shadows 2, object shadows are projected onto the labels, AND the lables DO cast shadows 3, object shadows are NOT projected onto the labels, BUT the lables DO cast shadows. Syntax set label_shadow_mode, 0 # turn off shadows projected onto lables, turn off shadows cast from labels set label_shadow_mode, 1 # turn on shadows projected onto labels, turn off shadows cast from labels set label_shadow_mode, 2 # turn off shadows projected onto lables, turn on shadows cast from labels set label_shadow_mode, 3 # turn on shadows projected onto lables, turn on shadows cast from labels

A Random PyMOL-generated Cover. See Covers.