Dear Bala, Here are the ways you can change the model ballscale and stickscale now: (a) setattr command, for example: setattr m stickScale 1.8 #1 setattr m ballScale 0.4 <http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/setattr.html> (b) molecule model attributes panel. Open Model Panel, choose model(s) on left side, choose "attributes..." on the right side. Also, by default, just double-clicking the model name on the left side of the Model Panel will open its attributes panel. <http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/moleculeattrib.html> I hope this helps, Elaine ---------- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Computer Graphics Lab (Chimera team) and Babbitt Lab Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco On Jul 11, 2010, at 10:21 PM, Bala subramanian wrote:

Friends, I apologize that i sent the following mail wrongly to chimera-bugs. So i am fwdg it to the users list once again.

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bala subramanian <bala.biophysics@gmail.com> Date: Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 7:18 AM Subject: request for stick and ball size in Atoms/Bonds menu To: chimera-bugs@cgl.ucsf.edu

Dear developers, Greetings. I downloaded a recent daily builds (July 8th) and I am quite happy to see the new additions on the Atoms/Bonds menu. I thank you all for your effort. I would like to request you for the addition the Stick and Ball size settings in the Atoms/Bonds menu. Because when i change the stick/Ball size from preference-New molecules option. I am not able to see the change for the molecule presently loaded in Chimera. It would be of great help to have this option in Atoms/Bonds menu itself. Regards, Bala