Package Scientific :: Package Visualization :: Module VMD :: Class Material
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Class Material



VMDObject --+
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           Material

Material specification for graphics objects

A material defines the color and surface properties of an object.

For compatibility with the module Scientific.Visualization.VRML, many material attributes are accepted but not used in any way.

Instance Methods [hide private]
  __init__(self, **attr)
  writeToFile(self, file)

Inherited from VMDObject: __copy__, __getitem__, __setitem__


Class Variables [hide private]
  attribute_names = ['comment', 'ambient_color', 'diffuse_color', 'specu...

Method Details [hide private]

__init__(self, **attr)
(Constructor)

 
Parameters:
  • attr - material attributes as keyword arguments
  • diffuse_color (Color) - the color of a diffusely reflecting surface
  • emissive_color - not used
  • ambient_color - not used
  • specular_color - not used
  • shininess - not used
  • transparency - not used
Overrides: VMDObject.__init__

writeToFile(self, file)

 
Overrides: VMDObject.writeToFile

Class Variable Details [hide private]

attribute_names

Value:
['comment',
 'ambient_color',
 'diffuse_color',
 'specular_color',
 'emissive_color',
 'shininess',
 'transparency']