[Chimera-users] Regarding backbone images for protein structures

[Eric Pettersen]

Also, although the command for showing the minimal backbone is "show  
minimal" (as you stated) the command for showing the full backbone is  
"show full", not "show backbone".

--Eric

                         Eric Pettersen
                         UCSF Computer Graphics Lab
                         http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu

On Mar 15, 2010, at 10:56 AM, Elaine Meng wrote:

> Hello Saurabh,
> Starting with Chimera 1.4 the default initial display of a molecule  
> is nicer:  ribbons instead of all atoms.  However, you can get all  
> atoms shown initially if that is what you prefer.  If you want that  
> all the time, just change your preferences (Favorites...  
> Preferences, go to "New Molecules" category, set "smart initial  
> display" to false, click Save).  If you just want it sometimes and  
> you are using the "open" command inside of Chimera, use "open  
> noprefs."  Or, just hide the ribbon after you open the structure if  
> that is what is bothering you, or use the all atoms Preset.
>
> This is not a bug.  This change and how to circumvent it (as  
> included above) are described in the 1.4 release notes,
> <http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/relnotes/1.4.html>
>
> I hope this helps,
> Elaine
> -----
> Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D.
> UCSF Computer Graphics Lab (Chimera team) and Babbitt Lab
> Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
> University of California, San Francisco
>
> On Mar 14, 2010, at 10:41 PM, Saurabh Gupte wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have been using Chimera for observing the 3D model of protein  
>> structures. For viewing the backbone structure, I used the  
>> following commands:
>> show backbone or show minimal
>>
>> But in the latest production version 1.4, I am not able to view the  
>> backbone/minimal structure. The 3D structure is rendered properly  
>> but the above command do not seem to work. Have there been any  
>> changes in the format for above commands or have they been  
>> substituted by some other commands?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Saurabh
>>
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