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As of ATOMS V6.4, different ways the structure can be shown are differentiated according to the Model mode and the Drawing mode, instead of having only one Display Mode selection.

Model Mode - Submenu - Controls the way that structure elements are represented in ATOMS. Standard mode includes ball-and-stick as well as polyhedra; Thermal Ellipsoid is like ORTEP; Cavities shows open space; and Protein mode shows protein backbones and residues in special ways.

Drawing Mode - Submenu - Controls the way the the structure is drawn on the screen, on paper or in files. The drawing can be in 2D (two-dimensional) mode, for more schematic drawings; or in 3D (OpenGL) mode for more realistic representation as 3D objects. For actual stereoscopic viewing, either 2D or 3D can be shown as separated stereopairs, the Quad Stereo mode can take advantage of hardware which supports quad-buffered OpenGL or the Direct3D mode can show stereo in Windows with appropriate hardware.

Replot - Replots the image (does not recalculate).

Color - Switches the screen between black-and-white and color.

Atom Labels - Controls automatic labeling of atoms, using input labels.

Bond Labels - Controls automatic labeling of bond distances.

Angle Labels - Controls automatic labeling of interbond angles.

Scale Grid - Superimposes a scale grid for location of the structure or parts thereof.

Mark Atoms - Draws a small box at the location of specified types of atoms.

Clinographic Viewing - Switches clinographic viewing on and off.

DialogBar - Left - This is a control bar which is fixed on the left side of the Main window.

DialogBar - Right - This is a control bar which is fixed on the right side of the Main window. It contains some frequently-used controls.

DialogBar - Fragments - This controls placement and orientation of individual structure fragments, if present.

Powder Diffraction - Produces a simulated powder diffractogram or a list of reflections.

Precession Pattern - Produces a simulated precession photograph of a given net.