David, For settings such as cartoon_color, surface_color, mesh_color, the default value is -1.
set cartoon_color, -1 or set cartoon_color, -1, object-name will restore the color. Thanks for pointing out that: set cartoon_color, default doesn't work! Cheers, Warren -- mailto:war...@delanoscientific.com Warren L. DeLano, Ph.D. Principal Scientist DeLano Scientific LLC Voice (650)-346-1154 Fax (650)-593-4020 -----Original Message----- From: pymol-users-ad...@lists.sourceforge.net [mailto:pymol-users-ad...@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of David A. Horita Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 10:50 AM To: pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [PyMOL] unsetting cartoon_colors Hi all, I have a collection of molecules and want to color a particular helix (in cartoon mode) a specific color different from other helices. Unfortunately, I had previously set cartoon_color from "default" to another color, so now specifying a color for that helix (or even "color red, ss h") has no impact. (it does change the color of the Calpha, but not the cartoon itself). So, the question is, how do I unset the cartoon_color variable (without wiping out my scene)? The variable setting comes with the .pse file, "set cartoon_color, default" gives an error about not knowing what color default is. Thanks, Dave Horita ----------------------------- David A. Horita, Ph.D. Department of Biochemistry Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1016 Tel: 336 713-4194 Fax: 336 716-7671 email: dhor...@wfubmc.edu web: http://www.wfubmc.edu/biochem/faculty/Horita/