id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version resolution keywords cc blockedby blocking notify_on_close platform project 5294 Add flat transparency option kastner@… Tom Goddard "Begin forwarded message: From: David William Kastner via ChimeraX-users Subject: [chimerax-users] Flat transparency setting absent Date: September 27, 2021 at 12:43:50 PM PDT To: ""chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu"" Reply-To: David William Kastner ChimeraX community, I noticed that in ChimeraX, the “flat” transparency option that was present in Chimera has been either moved or renamed in ChimeraX. This setting made it so the transparency setting wasn’t overwhelming/distracting when focusing on details. In Chimera, it is accessed with Tools > Viewing controls > Effects > transparency > flat. Does anyone know how to achieve this effect in ChimeraX? I find the default ChimeraX transparency option to be disorienting when visualizing details. Here is a rendering comparing the two rendering styles with and without “flat” option. I look forward to your thoughts! https://www.dropbox.com/s/xrjyjnzegeeltap/transparency_comparison.png?dl=0 David --- David Kastner Ph.D. student | Bioengineering MIT | Kulik Lab kastner.io" enhancement assigned moderate Graphics all ChimeraX