PLATON/PLUTON META-FILES

Graphics (META-FILE, POVRAY, RASMOL)

PLATON/PLUTON will generate by default an Encapsulated PostScript file of the image displayed on the Image Canvas by clicking on the leftmost box button (indicated with 'EPS').

The Encapsulated PostScript default may be changed into HPGL or TEK4014 with a meta-code selection button on the PLATON opening window, or with one of the keyboard instructions set meta HPGL, set meta TEK4014.

In the PLUTON mode, there are two interfaces available to other molecular graphics programs.

Clicking on 'Pov' will generate a file '.pov' suitable for the ray-tracing program POVRAY.
POVRAY will be executed when implemented. See EXAMPLE
- The name.pov file that is generated by PLATON may be edited off-line to change/add various functions (e.g. to change certain colours), and run with a shell command similar to:
  povray +D +W1280 +H1024 +I name.pov
- The default Background colour is 'SummerSky'. Other choises can be set through the instruction set ipr 174 n, (n = 0:SummerSky, n=1: Black, n=2:White, n=3:Scarlet).
Clicking on 'Ras' will generate a 'PDB'structured '.ras' file suitable for the Molecular Visualisation Program RASMOL. RASMOL will be executed when implemented.

The executables 'povray' and 'rasmol' are assumed to be globally accessible. Alternatively, a path may be given in environment variables.

e.g. 'setenv POVEXE '/usr/local/bin/povray'
     'setenv RASEXE '/usr/local/bin/rasmol'

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8-Dec-1999 A.L.Spek