Hi
I see, I'll give it a try.
Best regards.
Petro.

On Fri, 6 Feb 2026 at 21:54, Jarrett Johnson <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> There is an evaluation period that doesn't require one. Hopefully that
> should be long enough for the fix to migrate to the open-source packages.
>
> Jarrett J
>
> On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM Khoroshyy Petro <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Jarrett,
>>
>> I will try that, but don't I need a license for it?
>>
>> Best,
>> Petro
>>
>> On Fri, 6 Feb 2026 at 21:00, Jarrett Johnson <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I think there's actually a bug still present in the open-source version
>>> (which is what conda-forge is based off of)! I see exactly what you're
>>> observing, and I will file an issue on the Github repository later today.
>>> If you pull PyMOL from the `schrodinger` conda channel or use the latest
>>> version from pymol.org, transparency mode 3 should work fine.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Jarrett J.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 2:50 PM Khoroshyy Petro <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for the responses.
>>>>
>>>> I am currently using PyMOL version 3.1.0 from conda-forge. I will try
>>>> the suggested commands to see if they resolve the issue.
>>>>
>>>> It occurs to me that the problem might be related to the specific
>>>> colors used. I haven't tested this in a while, but I don't recall having
>>>> these issues with the last version of PyMOL 2. I believe I demonstrated
>>>> this during a course about two years ago, though it is possible my memory
>>>> is failing me.
>>>> Is there a way to print out all settings?
>>>> Best.
>>>> Petro.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> Petro.
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 6 Feb 2026 at 20:29, Jarrett Johnson <
>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Petro,
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't think my original reply went through, but can I ask what
>>>>> version of PyMOL you're using and what exact commands you're using to
>>>>> create the image? On my end at least, with just pulling up an entry,
>>>>> showing surface, setting transparency both on cartoon and surface, and
>>>>> setting tmode to 3, I don't see what you're observing with the latest 
>>>>> PyMOL
>>>>> (3.1.6.1).
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Jarrett J.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 2:18 PM Roy, Kushal Raj <[email protected]>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I guess the problem occurs when you make both cartoon + surface
>>>>>> transparent in real-time with transparency_mode=3, the OpenGL renderer in
>>>>>> PyMOL simply sucks at compositing multiple transparent objects.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> try this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> set transparency_mode, 1
>>>>>>
>>>>>> set backface_cull, 0
>>>>>> set two_sided_lighting, 1
>>>>>> unset ray_shadows
>>>>>>
>>>>>> then render with
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ray
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I hope it helps.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kushal Raj Roy
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
>>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>> *From:* Khoroshyy Petro <[email protected]>
>>>>>> *Sent:* Friday, February 6, 2026 12:42:10 PM
>>>>>> *To:* pymol-users <[email protected]>
>>>>>> *Subject:* [PyMOL] transparency_mode 3 looks ugly
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi pymollers,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I hope this mailing list is still active. I have noticed a decrease
>>>>>> in traffic since AI release, but I hope there are still
>>>>>> knowledgeable people.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am having trouble with transparency rendering when setting both
>>>>>> cartoon and surface to transparent with transparency_mode set to 3. While
>>>>>> both surfaces are visible, the resulting image quality is poor. Please 
>>>>>> see
>>>>>> link to the picture for reference.
>>>>>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/corhXXpVmdsytmxg6
>>>>>> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://photos.app.goo.gl/corhXXpVmdsytmxg6__;!!LkSTlj0I!CTMrAviBOj_OX3hjz4gyCljs15ODYJbA8cY62GpxnhBZrHuef3-Z-GYeVvUj-1G6OOWetEFaKSLXxRHxHGiOteg$>
>>>>>> Could you provide any guidance on how to resolve this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Petro Khoroshyy
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>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>> *Jarrett Johnson* | Staff Developer, PyMOL
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>>
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>
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