[Chimera-users] Transparency of selected atoms

[Elaine Meng]

Hi CE,
Sure, you can do it with the "transparency" command (in Chimera 1.7 and newer), for example:

transparency 65,a sel

... to make the selected atoms 65% transparent.

For details and options, see:
<http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/transparency.html>
<http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/print.html#transparency>

The "sel" means the selected atoms, but alternatively, you can specify the atoms directly instead of having to select them first:
<http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/frameatom_spec.html>

I hope this helps,
Elaine
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Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D.                       
UCSF Computer Graphics Lab (Chimera team) and Babbitt Lab
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of California, San Francisco

On Apr 22, 2014, at 5:27 PM, Chinaza Egbuta wrote:

> Hi, 
> Is there a way to change the transparency of selected atoms in a model?  I am trying to visualize what is behind the plane of my model without using the surface capping function.
> Thanks!
> CE
> 
> Chinaza Egbuta
> Ph.D. Candidate
> Department of Pharmacology & 
> SUNY Upstate Cancer Research Institute 
> SUNY Upstate Medical University
> Syracuse, NY 13210