[chimerax-users] transparency vs. opacity

[Pranav Shah]

Hi Elaine,
I am trying to control the opacity/transparency of maps..however it
seems to me that these two different concepts within the framework
although they are used to achieve the same effect... My understanding
is that transparency controls the surface being displayed whereas
opacity controls the opacity of the color assigned to the surface. Is
there room to unify these two concepts in ChimeraX?
On an operational level, how do I control the opacity of a color in
chimeraX commandline? Currently I am assigning colors based on
hexcodes for specific shades... but there isnt a way to take into
account the opacity of that shade with hexcodes only...
Best,
Pranav
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Pranav Shah
Postdoctoral Research Fellow.

Division of Structural Biology,
Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics,
University of Oxford,
Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN,
UK