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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 fellowship announced for 2022-2023 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... Make Figures = Overview = This script will aid you in making publication quality figures for the currently displayed scene. It understands a variety of preset "modes" and sizes. Usage make_figure filename [, mode] [, size (default=900 pixels)] [,opaque] The parameters are: filename : The name of the resulting image file. The extension .png is added automatically. NOTE: if no further arguments are given, the script generates quick figures for general use: figures are not ray-traced TWO figures at 300 x 300 px, 72 dpi views are rotated 180° about y (front and back view) _front_quick and _back_quick are appended to the filename mode : Type of figure desired. Possible values are as follows: single = "single view" one ray-traced 300 dpi figure of the current view fb = "front and back view" TWO ray-traced 300 dpi figures views are rotated 180° about y _front and _back are appended to the filename sides ..→

A Random PyMOL-generated Cover. See Covers.