Chem3D 8.0 Manual - CambridgeSoft

To change one of the colors in the color mix:Administrator3. Select any color set to 100%.4. Click Set.The color of the atoms changes to the new color.To remove a custom atom color from the modeldisplay:1. Select the atoms whose colors you want tochange.2. From the Object menu, choose Colorize.The Set Atom Color dialog box appears.3. Click Set 0%.The custom colors are removed from theselected atoms.You can tint atoms with a color instead of changingthe color entirely. Next to each color in the Set AtomColor dialog box is a color weight percentage thatspecifies how much of the mix-in color you want toinclude when displaying the selected atom.For example, if you want all of the atoms in afragment to be tinted blue, but still have differentcolors depending on their element:• Select a blue color and specify its color weightas a number less than 100%. A value around50% is often a good choice.1. In the Set Atom Color dialog box, select thecolor to change.2. Do one of the following:• Click Edit Color.• Double-click the color.3. Specify a color weight less than 100%.4. Click Set.Perspective RenderingChem3D now supports true perspective rendering ofmodels. This results in a more realistic depiction ofthe model with bond lengths and atom sizes beingscaled consistently at farther depths. The “field ofview” slider adjusts the perspective effect. Movingthe slider to the right increases the effect. Theperspective setting is view only. You can rotate andresize the model, but cannot edit or change it.CAUTIONMoving the slider all the way to the left may make themodel disappear completely.Solid SpheresIn Ball and Stick, Cylindrical Bond, and SpaceFilling models, you can display the solid spheresrepresenting atoms in individual atoms or all atoms.78 • Chapter 6: Displaying Models CambridgeSoftStructure Displays