Set surface_quality command not multi-threading

[sbembenek18]

I know Pymol will run certain commands in parallel/multi-thread (e.g. ray tracing).

I'm wondering if the command: can 'set surface_quality' can be handled this way.

For example, if you're looking for high quality surfaces and run (like: 'set surface_quality, 4'), it's a lot of overhead depending on how many entries you have, and would be something you would want all the processors working on.

[JarrettSJohnson]

I had a mostly working implementation that I might throw up on a branch; but I am unsure if I have the time to finish it. If there's anyone that feels like they can take that to completion, let me know.

Relevant code in master:

pymol-open-source/layer2/RepSurface.cpp

Line 4560 in 7852010

SurfaceJob* surf_job = SurfaceJobNew(G);

[sbembenek18]

Thanks for the update. I'm still interested in this feature and think that overall this would be a real value add.