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News & Updates Official Release PyMOL v2.4 has been released on May 20, 2020. Python 3 New Python 3 compatibility guide for scripts and plugins Official Release PyMOL v2.3 has been released on February 11, 2019. POSF New PyMOL fellows announced for 2018-2019 Tutorial Plugins Tutorial updated for PyQt5 New Plugin ProBiS H2O is a new plugin for identification of conserved waters in protein structures. 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... Opaque background = Overview = This setting controls how PyMOL renders the background. If this opaque setting is on then the background is drawn as a solid color depending on your background color setting. If this is turned off, the background is drawn as transparent. Transparent backgrounds allow you to post your rendered image on a background of any color without having to first to background subtraction. This is great for posters or publications. It also works well when your presentation background is not simply black or white. In the PyMOL window a transparent background is shown as a checkerboard, but in your final image it will really be transparent. Syntax # set it on or off # solid background set opaque_background, on # transparent background set opaque_background, off See Also Ray

A Random PyMOL-generated Cover. See Covers.