Hi
can you provide a mre? (
https://stackoverflow.com/help/minimal-reproducible-example)
and version numbers?
you know just to know if it happens the same on this side?

I am not a pymol developer or something like that. Just a mortal guy trying
to help.

El vie, 6 feb 2026 a la(s) 5:23 p.m., Khoroshyy Petro ([email protected])
escribió:

> 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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