[chimerax-users] Flat transparency setting absent

[David William Kastner]

ChimeraX community,
I noticed that in ChimeraX, the “flat” transparency option that was present in Chimera has been either moved or renamed in ChimeraX. This setting made it so the transparency setting wasn’t overwhelming/distracting when focusing on details. In Chimera, it is accessed with Tools > Viewing controls > Effects > transparency > flat. Does anyone know how to achieve this effect in ChimeraX? I find the default ChimeraX transparency option to be disorienting when visualizing details. Here is a rendering comparing the two rendering styles with and without “flat” option. I look forward to your thoughts!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xrjyjnzegeeltap/transparency_comparison.png?dl=0

David

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David Kastner
Ph.D. student | Bioengineering
MIT | Kulik Lab
kastner.io
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