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News & Updates Official Release PyMOL v2.5 has been released on May 10, 2021. Python 3 New Python 3 compatibility guide for scripts and plugins POSF New PyMOL fellows announced for 2018-2019 Tutorial Plugins Tutorial updated for PyQt5 New Plugin PICv is a new plugin for clustering protein-protein interactions and visualization with available data from PDBe 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... Surface proximity When showing the molecular surface of a subset of atoms (not the entire molecule), then the surface_proximity setting controls whether triangles are shown which are between an included and an excluded atom. Values surface_proximity=on: (default) Show all triangles which have at least one vertex belonging to the atom selection. In this case colors from hidden atoms can leak into the open surface edge. surface_proximity=off: Show only triangles where all three vertices belong to the atom selection. Example This example demonstrates the color "leaking" from atoms which don't belong to the surface selection. fetch 5hpr, async=0 color red color yellow, chain B show surface, chain B set surface_proximity, off See Also surface_smooth_edges surface representation

A Random PyMOL-generated Cover. See Covers.