Display Trajectory Snapshots — Custom Settings Dialog Box

Make settings for visibility of atoms in each frame when displaying trajectory snapshots. These settings reproduce some of the settings from the Trajectory Player, and take their defaults from the Trajectory Player.

To open this dialog box, select the Custom settings option or click the Change link in the Display Trajectory Snapshots Panel.

Custom Settings Dialog Box Features

Hide atoms options

Select options for the atoms to hide. These options are hidden if you select the Display only option.

Beyond binding site option

Select this option to hide atoms beyond the binding site, and specify the distance and type of atoms.

Solvents only button

Click this button to hide just the solvent molecules that are beyond the binding site. The button changes color to indicate that only the solvents are hidden. Click again to hide all atoms that are beyond the binding site, instead of just the solvents.

Radius text box

Set the distance from the binding site beyond which atoms are hidden. Any residue that has atoms within this distance of the binding site remains visible; residues whose atoms are all beyond this distance are hidden.

Nonpolar hydrogens option

Hide nonpolar hydrogens.

Protein only button

Click this button to limit hiding of nonpolar hydrogens to the protein only. The button changes color to indicate that only protein nonpolar hydrogens are hidden. Click again to hide all nonpolar hydrogens.

Display only option and section

Display only the atoms specified by the options in this section. When you select this option, the Hide atoms options are disabled and are not used.

  • Trajectory's currently visible atoms—display only the atoms that are selected for display in the trajectory. This uses the settings made in the Playback Settings Pane and the Advanced Playback Settings Dialog Box.

  • Atoms matching ASL definition—display only the atoms that match the specified Atom Specification Language (ASL) definition. Use the standard selection tools to specify the atoms to display.