Mark, The sphere_scale setting is a multiplier of the atom's VDW radius. If you want to set exact radii, use "alter":
alter selection, vdw=number eg. alter (all), vdw=1.0 rebuild Cheers, Warren > -----Original Message----- > From: pymol-users-ad...@lists.sourceforge.net > [mailto:pymol-users-ad...@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of > Mark Del Campo > Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 3:40 PM > To: pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [PyMOL] sphere scale > > > Anybody know the precise size in angstroms corresponding to a > given sphere scale? > > For instance, does a sphere_scale of 1.0 equal a radius of > 1.0 angstrom? > > Thanks in advance!! > > Mark Del Campo > Univ. of Miami > Malhotra lab > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25" > http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free > Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO > of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to > system > administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click > _______________________________________________ > PyMOL-users mailing list > PyMOL-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pymol-users >