Aug 8 2008
Contents
 
Introduction
Overview - RECOMMENDED READING FOR NEW ICM USERS
File Menu
Graphics Move Tools
Display Tab
 Hydrogens
 Structure Representation
 H-Bond
 Coloring
 Background
 Labeling
 Tethers
 Dist/Restraints
 Superimpose
 Display Clash
Light Tab
Labels Tab
PDB Search Tab
Meshes Tab
View Menu
Selections
Tables
Local DB
Sequences
Bioinfo Menu
Tools Menu - Xray
Tools Menu - 3D Predict
Tools Menu - Analysis
Tools Menu - Superimpose
Homology and Modelling
Working with Chemistry Tools
Chemsitry Menu
Docking
Ligand Editor
Animations, Slides, & Documents
ActiveICM
Movie Making
Frequently Asked Questions
Tutorial - Graphical Display
Molecular Document
Tutorial - Working with PDB Protein Structures
Tutorial - Working with Sequence Alignments
Tutorial - Ligand Binding Pocket Analysis
Tutorial - Homology and Modeling Tools
Tutorial - Crystallographic Analysis Tools
Tutorial - Working with Chemical Tables
Tutorial - Working with the Molecular Editor
Tutorial - Chemical Searching
Tutorial - Docking and Virtual Ligand Screening
 
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5.5 Background Image
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NOTE: this functionality is only available in versions 3.6 and above.

A background image can be added to the graphical display. This can be useful for making cool images or for comparing structures (e.g.compare displayed object with background image of object).

To add a background image from an image file (png or jpeg):

  • File/Open Image
  • Right click on the image in the ICM Workspace and select "Set as Background in Graphics."

To set currently display as background image:

  • Click and hold on the "Copy Image to Clipboard" button at the bottom of the gui and select the "Set as Background" option.

To remove a background image:

  • Select the display tab and then click and hold on the color sphere button and select "Remove Background Image".


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