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News & Updates Python 3 New Python 3 compatibility guide for scripts and plugins Official Release PyMOL v2.3 has been released on February 11, 2019. POSF New PyMOL fellows announced for 2018-2019 Tutorial Plugins Tutorial updated for PyQt5 New Plugin ProBiS H2O is a new plugin for identification of conserved waters in protein structures. Selection keywords New polymer.protein and polymer.nucleic selection keywords. Thanks everyone who participated in the poll! Plugin Update MOLE 2.5 is an updated version of channel analysis software in PyMOL New Script dssr_block is a wrapper for DSSR (3dna) and creates block-shaped nucleic acid cartoons Older News See Older News.

Did you know... Map new map_new creates a map object using one of the built-in map generation routines. This command can be used to create low-resolution surfaces of protein structures. Usage map_new name [, type [, grid [, selection [, buffer [, box [, state ]]]]]] Arguments name = string: name of the map object to create or modify type = vdw, gaussian, gaussian_max, coulomb, coulomb_neutral, coulomb_local {default: gaussian} grid = float: grid spacing {default: gaussian_resolution/3.0} selection = string: atoms about which to generate the map {default: (all)} buffer = float: cutoff {default: gaussian_resolution} state = integer: object state {default: 0} state > 0: use the indicated state state = 0: use all states independently with independent extents state = -1: use current global state state = -2: use effective object state(s) state = -3: use all states in one map state = -4: use all states independent states by with a unified extent Examples See examples for huge surfaces and ..→

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