Settings

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The sub-menu Settings is shown on the left. It allows to set:.




Fonts & Colors

Set fonts and colors used by the program.

Alien Programs

Install alien programs (Internet browser, PovRay).

Drawing Options

Many features for drawings.

Hydrogen Bond

Add or delete hydrogen bonds.

Build

Complete molecule using symmetry information.

Plot Style

Preferred representation for all or for selected atomic species.





Fonts & Colors


The user can select Proportional and  non-Proportional Fonts as well as preferred colors using this menu item. To select fonts use the following window:



To change the default colors for the objects in the list use the following window:




Alien Programs


The user can specify the path of PovRay (if installed) and change the default Internet Browser by means of the following window:



Drawing Options


Many features can be switched on or off such as: symmetry equivalent atoms, rescaling of the drawing with respect to the plot area etc. If perspective is checked, the View Distance can be changed in order to have a 3D view of the model. The number of cells along the three directions a, b and c and the percentage of area around the cells can be decided by the user.



Hydrogen Bond


Make it possible to draw Hydrogen Bonds; the graphical representation of these bonds (dotted lines) can be used to produce suitable images.



Build



It is possible to build, in a automatic way, the complete molecule, i.e.:





or to add different asymmetric units:






Plot Style


The user can select the preferred representation for all or for selected atomic species. The possible plot styles are: Sticks, Rods, Simple, Sticks & Balls, Bubbles, Shading, Van der Waals, Ellipsoids, Polyhedra. The effect is checked in the Preview area. It is possible also to draw atoms using different radius. 



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