Atom Panel.

Uses Motif Widgets ( List, Choice, Toggle, Scale, Push ) to adjust properties of groups of spheres in your model.atoms list.

Currently, all groups are read in as ascii *.sph files. (See Data Preparation).

Widget Name (Widget Type) --- description of function

• Atom Lists (List)
  -- select the objects to modify via widgets below.
• Select All (Push)
  -- select every object in the Atoms List widget.
• Toggle All (Push)
  -- toggle selection state of every object in the Atoms List widget.
• Atom Display (Toggle)
  -- visibility toggle for current Atom List choice.
• Radius Scale (Scale)
  -- overall_scale if Atom List choice is 'sphere', else sets group_scale.
  radius = overall_scale * group_scale * atomic_radius
• Draw Style (Choice)
  -- select one of: Solid | Lines | Dots for selected group.
• Complexity (Scale)
  -- tesselation level of the sphere, for selected group.
• Line Width (Scale)
  -- width in pixels if Draw Style is Lines or Points. for selected group.
• Overall Color (Choice)
  -- select a color for the entire group, or use the individual sphere colors.
• Close Panel (Push)
  -- dismiss the panel
• Atom Editor (Push)
  -- opens GUI with current model/primitive to create/modify atoms.
• Atom Refresh (Push)
  -- must re-read any primitive created or modified with atoms-data.
• Panel Help (Push)
  -- show this help screen

Hints:

Each change in a Widget forces a redraw. For complicated adjustments, set Atom Display (spheres) Off, (or Hide All Atoms from View in Menubar), then set all Scales, Complexity, etc.

Also see other types of and general information on Control Panels.