Hi Erica,
I prefer to leave the vdw value untouched, as this may affect operations
that rely on this value.
Instead you can alter the sphere scale:
set sphere_scale, ,
e.g.:
set sphere_scale, 1.5, hetatm
show_as spheres
will increase the sphere scale of heteroatoms (i.e. non-bonded) to 1.5
Che
Hi Surya,
Using the interactive builder is usually the way to go. To get you started
you may need a starting atom, which you could create using the pseudoatom
command:
http://www.pymolwiki.org/index.php/Pseudoatom
Note that the builder has some templates, e.g. the cyclopendadiene that you
can use