Keybinds for adjusting PyMOL camera's front and back clipping plane

pymol_view_adjuster.py

# Purpose: Adjusts the front and back clipping planes of the camera in pymol
# To use: Drag and drop this script into pymol, then use (CTRL-R, CTRL-F) and (CTRL-U, CTRL-J) to adjust the front and back clipping planes, respectively

from pymol import cmd

def adjust_front_view(amount=1):
    view = list(cmd.get_view())
    view[15] += amount
    cmd.set_view(view)
    print(f'New front plane distance: {view[15]}')

def adjust_back_view(amount=1):
    view = list(cmd.get_view())
    view[16] += amount
    cmd.set_view(view)
    print(f'New back plane distance: {view[16]}')

cmd.set_key("CTRL-R", adjust_front_view, kw={
    "amount": 1
})

cmd.set_key("CTRL-F", adjust_front_view, kw={
    "amount": -1
})

cmd.set_key("CTRL-U", adjust_back_view, kw={
    "amount": 1
})

cmd.set_key("CTRL-J", adjust_back_view, kw={
    "amount": -1
})