#load the PDB file
load c:\2CM8.pdb
#adjust background lighting
#set the ambient lighting
set ambient=0.14
#set the direct lighting
set direct=0.3
#hide the default representation
hide all
#set up variables for representations
#fancy helices
set cartoon_fancy_helices=1
#flat beta sheets
set cartoon_flat_sheets = 0
#smooth loops
set cartoon_smooth_loops = 0
#cartoon representation of the protein
show cartoon, /2CM8//A
#transparency of the cartoon representation of the protein
set cartoon_transparency=0.5, /2CM8//A
#sphere representation of the waters
show sphere, /2CM8//Z
#set size of the sphere for the water at 0.2
set sphere_scale=0.2, /2CM8//Z
#dot representation of the Mg ion
show dot, /2CM8//A/1300
#set density of the dots for the water at 5
set dot_density=5, /2CM8//Z
#stick representation of the ligand
show sticks, /2CM8//A/1299
#set the radius of the sticks to 0.4
set stick_radius=.4
#surface representation of the protein
show surface, /2CM8//A
#transparency of the surface representation of the protein
set transparency=0.3, /2CM8//A
#make a custom color
cmd.set_color('cyan',[0.5,1.0,1.0])
#color the structures
#color the protein salmon
color salmon, /2CM8//A
#color the waters the custom color cyan
color cyan, /2CM8//Z
#color the Mg ion red
color red, /2CM8//A/1300
#color the ligand the blue
color blue, /2CM8//A/1299
#set label variables
#label color
set label_color=dash
#label font
set label_font_id=4
#set label position
set label_position=[3,3,2]
#add labels
label /2CM8//A/1299/C12, "ligand"
label /2CM8//A/1300, "Mg ion"
# set the view
set_view (\
0.454857916, -0.874098599, -0.170457616,\
-0.826678693, -0.485608459, 0.284229279,\
-0.331220239, 0.011628916, -0.943481266,\
0.000000000, 0.000000000, -275.660125732,\
43.778598785, 16.942298889, 15.083831787,\
236.467651367, 314.852630615, 1.000000000 )
# move to the right place
#translate [-40,-30,0]
#set up the variables for the background representation
#color the background yellow
bg_color black
#set the depth
set depth_cue=0
#add some fog
set ray_trace_fog=10
#prepare variables for ray tracing
#set the orthoscopy
set orthoscopic=0.3
#improve the resolution
set antialias=1.0
#crank up the glossiness
set spec_power = 200
set spec_refl=1.5
#specify a large ray-traced image type,
#ray 600,600
#save the scene
#png c:\filename.png