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Chem3D Users Manual - CambridgeSoft

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Setting the Surface Resolution<br />

The Surface Resolution is a measure of how<br />

smooth the surface appears. The higher the<br />

resolution, the more points are used to calculate the<br />

surface, and the smoother the surface appears.<br />

However, high resolution values can also take a long<br />

time to calculate. The default setting of 30 is a good<br />

compromise between speed and smoothness.<br />

To set the resolution:<br />

1. From the Surfaces menu, choose Resolution.<br />

The Resolution slider appears.<br />

Setting Solvent Radius<br />

The Solvent Radius can be set from 0.1 to 10 Å<br />

using the slider. The default solvent radius is 1.4 Å,<br />

which is the value for water. Radii for some<br />

common solvents are shown in the following table:<br />

Solvent<br />

Water 1.4<br />

Methanol 1.9<br />

Radius (Å)<br />

Ethanol 2.2<br />

Acetonitrile 2.3<br />

2. Adjust the slider to the desired resolution.<br />

The new resolution is the middle value listed at<br />

the bottom of the Resolution tool.<br />

Setting Molecular Surface Colors<br />

How you set the color depends on what type of<br />

surface you are working with.<br />

For Solvent Accessible, Connolly Molecular, or<br />

Total Charge Density surfaces, do the following:<br />

1. On the Surfaces menu, choose Surface Color.<br />

The Surface Color dialog box appears.<br />

2. Select the new color.<br />

3. Click OK.<br />

For the other surface types, where you must specify<br />

two colors, do the following.<br />

1. On the Surfaces menu, choose Alpha Color or<br />

Beta Color.<br />

The Alpha or Beta Color dialog box appears.<br />

2. Select the new color.<br />

3. Click OK.<br />

Acetone 2.4<br />

Ether 2.4<br />

Pyridine 2.4<br />

DMSO 2.5<br />

Benzene 2.6<br />

Chloroform 2.7<br />

To set the solvent radius:<br />

1. From the Surfaces menu, choose Solvent<br />

Radius.<br />

The Radius slider appears.<br />

ChemOffice 2005/<strong>Chem3D</strong> Displaying Models • 67<br />

Molecular Surface Displays

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