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==Maximum Size Per Model==
==Maximum Size Per Model==
Strictly speaking, the format of [[PDB files]] is limited to 99,999 atoms in a single model, because there are only 5 columns allocated to atom serial numbers. [[3cc2]] is a model of a large ribosomal subunit containing 99,049 atoms (close to the limit for a single PDB file). Most likely it will display in Jmol when you go to that page. Jmol ignores the atom serial number, columns 7-11 in the PDB file, instead assigning its own ''atomindex'' number. Jmol can handle PDB files containing >100,000 atoms.
Strictly speaking, the format of [[PDB files]] is limited to 99,999 atoms in a single model, because there are only 5 columns allocated to atom serial numbers. [[3cc2]] is a model of a large ribosomal subunit containing 99,049 atoms (close to the limit for a single PDB file). Most likely it will display in Jmol when you go to that page. Jmol ignores the atom serial number, columns 7-11 in the PDB file, instead assigning its own ''atomIndex'' number. Jmol can handle PDB files containing >100,000 atoms.


==Multiple Model Files==
==Multiple Model Files==