The Plot menu implements a rudimentary plotting option in O. The Plot command generates an O descriptor language description of the objects to be plotted together with keywords describing scale and orientation information. These may require fine tuning before making the final plots. This file can be converted into a POSTSCRIPT file using the program oplot.
The following are not plotted: sketch_stick, sketch_cpk, cpk_object and semi-transparent maps. With a suitable printer, coloured drawings can be plotted.
plot_setup root_name plot_number <plot the menu Y/N>
<plot in stereo Y/N>
Setup for the plotting menu. Define the root name of the plot file, and the plot number. The root name is a template used to generate a unique name for each file to be plotted. The plot number will be incremented for each file created, and the plot number inserted into the file name template. The position of the plot number in the template is indicated by character %. For example, defining crbp_%%%.plt as the template and a plot number of 1 would result in the first file being crbp_001.plt, the next one crbp_002.plt etc. Defining crbp.plt as a template would result in the file being overwritten after each plot. The user is also prompted to plot the menu and whether to make the final plot in mono or stereo.
Creates a plot file for oplot. Only molecular objects, and the last defined electron density file can be plotted.
Switch on plotting. All graphics instructions that afterwards get activated, will create something in the plot file. The dials are not active while plot_on is selected.
Switch off plotting.