Table 1 List of default display type (engine) plugins

Renders x, y, z Cartesian axes from the origin

Standard ball and stick representation

Secondary biological structure (αhelix and βsheet)

Render direction/magnitude of dipole

moment if present

Renders arrows showing forces on atoms from

force field

Renders hydrogen bonds as dotted lines

Shows labels on atoms and bonds, configurable

Overlay of color gradient used for electrostatic

properties

Renders closed polygons of metallic centers

Basic secondary structure ribbon rendering

Renders rings in structure, different colors

depending on ring size

Very simple wireframe display

Stick or liquorice rendering style for atoms

and bonds

Renders triangular isosurface meshes

Van der Waals sphere rendering (no bonds,

space-filling)

Wireframe with more features such as bond order

rendering