On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Eric Martz <ema...@microbio.umass.edu>
wrote:
> 1. When I apply "rotate best" to 1d66, I expect the distance from the
> frontmost to backmost atoms to be minimized, and the distance from the
> leftmost to rightmost atoms to be maximized. Neither appears to happen.
> Do I misunderstand the goal?
>
>
works for me. What are you seeing? Do you have all the atoms selected?
> " Rotates the model to a calculated "best" orientation for viewing, such
> that the model's containing box is thinnest along the line of site (z),
> and widest horizontally (x)."
>
>
That should read -- such that the box containing *the selected atoms....*
> When I apply "rotate best" to 3hyd (a linear peptide), the top to bottom
> distance seems to be minimized and the left to right maximized, with the
> front to back intermediate.
>
> If "rotate best" is working properly, could someone please explain it to
> me?
>
> 2. Are there any other commands that automatically rotate the model to
> an optimal orientation? It appears to me that "moveto
> front|top|bottom|left|right|back" relates to the initial (reset)
> orientation, not to any "optimal" orientation.
>
>
Just that one.
> Thanks, Eric
>
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