.pymolrc example file

.pymolrc

#Beware: when scripting in PyMOL Command Language, full-line comments only

#Rendering Settings
#    (<default>), <remark>

set ribbon_width, 8
#    (3), wider ribbons
set antialias, 2
#    (1), smoother antialiasing
set cartoon_fancy_helices, 1
#    (0), tube-edged helices
set ray_trace_mode, 1
#    (0), normal color, with outline
set ray_trace_color, 0x000000
#    (0xffffff), use black for outline
set depth_cue, 0
#    (1), disable depth cueing
set ray_trace_fog, 0
#    (1), disable tracing of fog, see depth_cue
set ray_opaque_background, 0
#    (1), transparent background
#set defer_builds_mode, 3
#    (0), improves performance for files with lots of states
# left in for reference, not a common requirement


#Extending colors with color-blindness friendly color palette
#References:
#http://jfly.iam.u-tokyo.ac.jp/html/color_cb/#pallet
#https://personal.sron.nl/~pault/colourschemes.pdf
set_color cb_blue, [51, 34, 136]
set_color cb_tan, [221, 204, 119]
set_color cb_lightblue, [136, 204, 238]
set_color cb_green, [17, 119, 51]
set_color cb_teal, [68, 170, 153]
set_color cb_gold, [153, 153, 51]
set_color cb_salmon, [204, 102, 119]
set_color cb_red, [136, 34, 85]
set_color cb_pink, [170, 68, 153]