[Chimera-users] Chimera startup options

[Eric Pettersen]

Hi John,
	As Tim mentioned, "smart display" off is what you want.  Also,  
"Presets->all atoms" will quickly get you a view of all atoms, though  
a few of them may be in sphere depiction rather than wireframe.

--Eric

On Aug 12, 2010, at 8:29 AM, Tim Travers wrote:

> Hello John,
>
> What I did to configure Chimera on my Linux box was to go into  
> Favorites->Preferences.
> In the window that opens, choose New Molecules from the drop-down  
> box Category. You
> can then play with the options there; for what you need, I guess set  
> ribbon display off,
> atom style as ball, bond style as stick. And maybe also turn off the  
> smart initial display.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Tim
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Beale, John  
> <John.Beale at stlcop.edu> wrote:
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> I have a new installation of Chimera on a Linux box. I am working  
> with a protein/nucleic acid complex. When I start the program with  
> “chimera file.pdb” the ribbon representation of the structure is  
> shown. Also, a plank representation of the nucleic acid is shown.  I  
> have to hide the ribbon and select “Actions -> Atoms/Bonds -> Show”  
> to see the atoms. Can someone tell me how to change the startup  
> options so that the ribbon and planks are not automatically  
> generated and that the atoms/bonds are shown by default?
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> John
>
>
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