If the Mac version has the option "hash_max", try to decrease it. The rendering will take longer, but the memory usage will be lower. For example:
set hash_max, 50 Try with different values. I think the default is 100. Best wishes Esben > -----Original Message----- > From: pymol-users-ad...@lists.sourceforge.net > [mailto:pymol-users-ad...@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of > matthew.frank...@imclone.com > Sent: 27. april 2006 03:03 > To: XIE, DONGLU > Cc: pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [PyMOL] run out of memory problem > > > pymol-users-ad...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote on 04/26/2006 > 08:03:40 PM: > > > Hi all, > > > > The binary distribution (macpymol-0_99rc6.tar.gz) of PyMol 0.99 was > > installed in Mac 10.4.6. This Mac has 1.5G memory. When > doing ray, it > > was using about 1.2G memory, it stopped in the middle and > > at last it died. The error message is about running out of memory. > > > > Did anybody meet the same problem? Thanks. > > > > -Donglu > > > > Hi Donglu - > > We need more information to figure out what happened. How > much memory was Pymol using when you first launched it? What > about right before you started the raytracing? Are you > rendering an unusually large or complex image? > > You can try adjusting the memory settings for raytracing: in > the "Setting" menu, go to "Rendering" then "Memory". Try the > various options and see if you still run out of memory. > > If your image is complex, try reducing the quality. In the > "Display" menu, go to "Quality". You may be able to reduce > the quality a bit without noticeably affecting the image and > it should reduce memory usage. Reducing the size of the > raytraced image will also reduce memory usage, but of course > your image will be smaller... > > Hope these suggestions help, > > Matt > > > > -- > Matthew Franklin phone:(917)606-4116 > Senior Scientist, ImClone Systems fax:(212)645-2054 > 180 Varick Street, 6th floor > New York, NY 10014 > > > Confidentiality Note: This e-mail, and any attachment to it, > contains privileged and confidential information intended > only for the use of the > individual(s) or entity named on the e-mail. If the reader > of this e-mail is not the intended recipient, or the employee > or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that reading it is > strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in > error, please immediately return it to the sender and delete > it from your system. Thank you. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web > services, security? Get stuff done quickly with > pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download > IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache > Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&; dat=121642 _______________________________________________ PyMOL-users mailing list PyMOL-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pymol-users
