This allows sequences of commonly used commands to be stored and performed by single command. If nothing but the filename is specified then the script file will be searched for in the same directory on the server as the script file was retrieved from. The RasMol slab command enables, disables or positions the z-clipping plane of the molecule. The program only draws those portions of the molecule that are further from the viewer than the slabbing plane. Values range from zero at the very back of the molecule to 100 which is completely in front of the molecule.
Intermediate values determine the percentage of the molecule to be drawn.
The RasMol translate command moves the position of the centre of the molecule on the screen. The axis parameter specifies along which axis the molecule is to be moved and the integer parameter specifies the absolute position of the molecule centre from the middle of the screen. Permited values for the axis parameter are x , y , and z . Displacement values must be between -100 and 100 which correspond to moving the current molecule just off the screen. A positive x displacement moves the molecule to the right, and a positive y displacement moves the molecule down the screen.