Re: [PyMOL] Filled rings for cyclic molecules?

[Thomas H. <sp...@us...>]

Hi Francis,

> I'm looking for a way to get filled rings for cyclic molecules. An
> example is the tetrapyrrole rings in heme. It's very similar in
> representation to the nucleic acid ring mode (filled bases), but I'd
> like it for an arbitrary ring .

try this:

set cartoon_ring_finder, 4
set cartoon_ring_mode, 3
as cartoon

It's a bit hidden in the PyMOLWiki:
http://pymolwiki.org/index.php/Examples_of_nucleic_acid_cartoons#Cartoon_ring_finder

Cheers,
   Thomas

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