Open AccessPresenting your structures: the CCP 4 mg molecular‐graphics software
Author(s) -
McNicholas S.,
Potterton E.,
Wilson K. S.,
Noble M. E. M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
acta crystallographica section d
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1399-0047
DOI - 10.1107/s0907444911007281
Subject(s) - wizard , molecular graphics , computer science , computer graphics (images) , rendering (computer graphics) , software , graphics , graphical user interface , computer graphics , interface (matter) , programming language , world wide web , operating system , bubble , maximum bubble pressure method
CCP 4 mg is a molecular‐graphics program that is designed to give rapid access to both straightforward and complex static and dynamic representations of macromolecular structures. It has recently been updated with a new interface that provides more sophisticated atom‐selection options and a wizard to facilitate the generation of complex scenes. These scenes may contain a mixture of coordinate‐derived and abstract graphical objects, including text objects, arbitrary vectors, geometric objects and imported images, which can enhance a picture and eliminate the need for subsequent editing. Scene descriptions can be saved to file and transferred to other molecules. Here, the substantially enhanced version 2 of the program, with a new underlying GUI toolkit, is described. A built‐in rendering module produces publication‐quality images.