Usage:
preset apply type number

Usage:
preset list [ type ]

Preset with the keyword apply applies a predefined combination of display settings. It has the same effect as choosing the corresponding entry from the Presets menu. Currently presets cannot be user-defined, but Chimera includes several presets grouped by type:

• interactive - for interactive manipulation and analysis; may change what items (atoms, ribbons, surfaces) are displayed and how they are colored. The background color is set to black and the ribbon path method to B-spline.
  • 1 (ribbons)
  • 2 (all atoms)
  • 3 (hydrophobicity surface)
  
  
• publication - for generating presentation and publication images; do not change what items are displayed or their colors, but may change their styles and make the background white:
  • 1 (sihouette, rounded ribbon, sticks)
  • 2 (sihouette, licorice, sticks)
  • 3 (depth-cued, rounded ribbon, sticks)
  • 4 (depth-cued, licorice, sticks)
  Publication presets may decrease interactive performance because finer divisions are used to depict curved objects (molecular surfaces, ribbons, etc.). Individual display parameters are discussed in more detail in the tips on preparing images.

Preset with the keyword list sends a list of presets of the specified type (all types, if not specified) to the Reply Log.

Examples:

preset apply int 1

preset list pub

See also: represent, ribrepr, ribscale, surface, set, mcopy, copy, tips on preparing images