From: Axel Kohlmeyer (akohlmey_at_gmail.com)
Date: Mon Nov 11 2024 - 18:14:49 CST

Changing default colors in the init file is a bit trickier. Please see:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sites.google.com/site/akohlmey/random-hacks/vmd-init-script__;!!DZ3fjg!-K_4n9TnVnOi6N9HxY8nAQicy5y22w7NjMl9jIJvILuzaWL_Ce0RpNWDiUWFfc8aiBayf4rvyIeKhUsxbw$ .
Please also consider using desaturated colors for improved image quality as
explained a couple paragraphs down.

On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 6:23 PM Giacomo Fiorin <giacomo.fiorin_at_gmail.com>
wrote:

> You could add this to .vmdrc?
>
> color Name {C} silver
>
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 5:21 PM I. Camps <icamps_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi.
>>
>> I wonder how to use the CPK/RasMol color scheme in VMD.
>>
>> In my setup, the carbon atoms are displayed as cyan instead of light
>> gray, for example. There are other atom types with color differences too.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>> Camps
>>
>

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