Chimera Commands Index
Usage:
preset apply type
( number | name )
Usage:
preset list [ type ]
A preset is a predefined combination of display settings.
The preset command can be used to apply a preset or to
list the available presets in the
Reply Log.
See also:
alias,
represent,
ribrepr,
ribscale,
surface,
set,
mcopy,
copy,
tips on preparing images
Presets are grouped by type:
- interactive
- for interactive manipulation and analysis;
may change which 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 which items are displayed or their colors,
but may change their styles. The
background color is set to white.
- 1 (sihouette, rounded ribbon)
- 2 (sihouette, licorice)
- 3 (depth-cued, rounded ribbon)
- 4 (depth-cued, licorice)
Publication presets may decrease interactive performance
because they increase smoothness by
using finer divisions to depict curved objects (ribbons,
molecular surfaces, etc.).
Individual display parameters are discussed in more detail in the
tips on preparing images.
- custom - user-defined;
directories in which to look for custom preset scripts are specified in the
Presets preferences
The command preset apply has the same effect as choosing the
corresponding entry from the
Presets menu.
A specific preset is indicated by type and either
number or name (case-dependent).
The command preset list
sends a list of presets of the specified type
(all types, if not specified) to the
Reply Log.
The keyword (apply or list), type,
and name can be truncated to unique strings.
Examples:
preset app int all
- apply the “all atoms” interactive preset
preset apply pub 1
- apply publication preset #1
preset list c
- list all custom presets in the
Reply Log
UCSF Computer Graphics Laboratory / October 2012