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Feature Highlight
Front/back (rotatable) clipping can be applied selectively to some models but not others. This is most often used to slice a molecular surface but not the corresponding atomic structure.
For example, the protein in PDB entry
1g74 has an oleic acid residue OLA in an interior pocket.
The script in pmc.cxc
shows the protein surface, activates front clipping for all models,
and then turns it off for just the atomic model, as shown in the figure.
The clipping plane can be translated and rotated interactively
with the mouse
.
Example Image
Atomic B-factor values are read from PDB and mmCIF input files and assigned as attributes that can be shown with coloring and used in atom specification. This example shows B-factor variation within a structure of the HIV-1 protease bound to an inhibitor (PDB 4hvp). For complete image setup, including positioning, color key, and label, see the command file bfactor.cxc.
Additional color key examples can be found in tutorials: Coloring by Electrostatic Potential, Coloring by Sequence Conservation
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