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<p class="MsoNormal">ChimeraX community,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/xrjyjnzegeeltap/transparency_comparison.png?dl=0">https://www.dropbox.com/s/xrjyjnzegeeltap/transparency_comparison.png?dl=0</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">David<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">David Kastner</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#5F5F5F">Ph.D. student | Bioengineering</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#5F5F5F">MIT | Kulik Lab<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#5F5F5F">kastner.io</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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