Difference between revisions of "Ray"
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===DESCRIPTION=== | ===DESCRIPTION=== | ||
| − | + | "ray" creates a ray-traced image of the current frame. This can take some time (up to several minutes, depending on image complexity). | |
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===USAGE=== | ===USAGE=== | ||
| − | + | ray [width,height [,renderer [,angle [,shift ]]] | |
| − | + | angle and shift can be used to generate matched stereo pairs | |
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===EXAMPLES=== | ===EXAMPLES=== | ||
| − | + | ray | |
| − | + | ray 1024,768 | |
| − | + | ray renderer=0 | |
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===PYMOL API=== | ===PYMOL API=== | ||
<source lang="python"> | <source lang="python"> | ||
| − | + | cmd.ray(int width,int height,int renderer=-1,float shift=0) | |
</source> | </source> | ||
| − | ===NOTES | + | ===NOTES=== |
| + | To magnify the effect of perspective on the scene, | ||
| + | set field_of_view, X | ||
| + | where 50<X<70. Default is 20. 50-70 gives a very strong perspective effect. Nb. the field of view is in Y, not X as one would expect. | ||
| − | + | renderer = -1 is default (use value in ray_default_renderer) | |
| − | + | renderer = 0 uses PyMOL's internal renderer | |
| − | + | renderer = 1 uses PovRay's renderer. This is Unix-only and you must have "x-povray" in your path. It utilizes two temporary files: "tmp_pymol.pov" and "tmp_pymol.png". | |
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===SEE ALSO=== | ===SEE ALSO=== | ||
| − | + | "help faster" for optimization tips with the builtin renderer. "help povray" for how to use PovRay instead of PyMOL's built-in ray-tracing engine. | |
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| − | ray-tracing engine. | ||
==USER Comments== | ==USER Comments== | ||
Revision as of 12:11, 30 May 2005
DESCRIPTION
"ray" creates a ray-traced image of the current frame. This can take some time (up to several minutes, depending on image complexity).
USAGE
ray [width,height [,renderer [,angle [,shift ]]]
angle and shift can be used to generate matched stereo pairs
EXAMPLES
ray ray 1024,768 ray renderer=0
PYMOL API
cmd.ray(int width,int height,int renderer=-1,float shift=0)
NOTES
To magnify the effect of perspective on the scene,
set field_of_view, X
where 50<X<70. Default is 20. 50-70 gives a very strong perspective effect. Nb. the field of view is in Y, not X as one would expect.
renderer = -1 is default (use value in ray_default_renderer) renderer = 0 uses PyMOL's internal renderer renderer = 1 uses PovRay's renderer. This is Unix-only and you must have "x-povray" in your path. It utilizes two temporary files: "tmp_pymol.pov" and "tmp_pymol.png".
SEE ALSO
"help faster" for optimization tips with the builtin renderer. "help povray" for how to use PovRay instead of PyMOL's built-in ray-tracing engine.
USER Comments
How do I ray trace a publication-ready (~300dpi) image using PyMol?
This answer is in the Advanced Issues (Image Manipulation Section).