Thank you for your help, Justin, Maryam, and Mark. By following your advice, I was able to use my own LJ parameters for my molecule. I used the following lines to be able to change atom X.
*In the topology.top:* ; Include forcefield parameters #include "ffoplsaa.itp" *#include "molecule.itp"* *In molecule.itp:* *[ atomtypes ]* * ;name bondtype mass charge ptype sigma epsilon* * X 1 18.998 -0.120 A 2.50000e-01 1.25520e-01* [ moleculetype ] PFOA 3 [ atoms ] 1 opls_961 1 PFOA CX3 1 0.360 12.011 2 opls_962 1 PFOA CX2 2 0.240 12.011 3 opls_962 1 PFOA CX2 3 0.240 12.011 4 opls_962 1 PFOA CX2 4 0.240 12.011 5 opls_962 1 PFOA CX2 5 0.240 12.011 6 opls_962 1 PFOA CX2 6 0.240 12.011 7 opls_962 1 PFOA CX2 7 0.240 12.011 8 opls_267 1 PFOA Coo 8 0.520 12.011 * 9 X 1 PFOA X 1* * 10 X 1 PFOA X 1* * 11 X 1 PFOA X 2* * 12 X 1 PFOA X 2* * 13 X 1 PFOA X 3* * 14 X 1 PFOA X 3* * 15 X 1 PFOA X 4* * 16 X 1 PFOA X 4* ... *and so on...* Sincerely, Dan On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 2:50 PM, Mark Abraham <mark.j.abra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 7:55 PM Phwey Gil <ps...@case.edu> wrote: > > > Hi Justin, Maryam, > > > > My initial problem was that I did not specify the atom types as Justin > > said. Now I am able to change the masses and charges easily, but there > are > > still some problems with implementing the lennard-jones potential. > > > > In my .itp file I write: > > [ atomtypes ] > > X 1 7.777 0.450 A 2 3 > > > > Where X is the atom in question, and I have made up numbers to see how > they > > appear in topol.tpr. I was able to see that the masses and charges can be > > implemented straightforwardly. However, the C6 and C12 parameters are not > > (2 and 3). The output values found in topol.tpr are: > > > > functype[9]=LJ_SR, c6= 1.41771114e+00, c12= 3.59777004e-01 > > > > LJ parameters for the two atom types involved in an interaction combine > according to the equations in chapter 4 of the manual. There's been some > pre-computation already. > > Additionally, [ Bonds ] do not appear in the topol.tpr either. > > > > Well, don't ask grompp to convert your bonds into constraints ;-) > > Mark > > > > On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 7:43 AM, Maryam Kowsar <maryam.kow...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Hi justin > > > Actually i modified the forcefield parameters to introduce atoms that > are > > > not present in that. I think you are right in the case that we want to > > > change bonded or nonbonded parameters in the forcefield > > > > > > On Wednesday, September 9, 2015, Justin Lemkul <jalem...@vt.edu> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 9/9/15 7:29 AM, Maryam Kowsar wrote: > > > > > > > >> Hi dan > > > >> I think that's not possible to change forcefield parameters and use > > the > > > >> old > > > >> defined forcefield like opls. When you change the parameters in .itp > > you > > > >> should introduce your own forcefield. Try to have all the needed > files > > > of > > > >> forcefield in a new folder and use that during making topology. > > > >> > > > >> > > > > This is not true. Any force field can be modified or extended. A > local > > > > copy of a modified force field is a safe recommendation, but in the > > case > > > of > > > > simply adding new atom types, there's little harm that can be done. > > > > > > > > -Justin > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, September 8, 2015, Phwey Gil <ps...@case.edu> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> Hi, > > > >>> > > > >>> I am looking to specify my own parameters for LJ parameters. Using > > the > > > >>> OPLS > > > >>> forcefield, I only want to change the LJ parameters of some atoms. > > > >>> > > > >>> I have H2O, C8H16O2 (Octanoic acid) and C2H6O (Ethanol). > > > >>> I am using SPC/E for H2O, and OPLS for C8H16O2 and C2H6O. And I > want > > to > > > >>> change the LJ parameters for the hydrogens in C8H16O2 only. > > > >>> > > > >>> I have tried specifying [ atomtypes ] in various places (In .top or > > > .itp) > > > >>> using the following format: > > > >>> > > > >>> [ atomtypes ] > > > >>> H H 1.008 0.450 A 5.66387665E-4 > > > >>> 2.80730518E-7 > > > >>> > > > >>> But I was not successful; I checked topol.tpr and the numbers are > > > >>> according > > > >>> to OPLS and not my specified values. > > > >>> > > > >>> Can someone give me advice on how to do this? I've checked the > forums > > > >>> and I > > > >>> was not successful at finding the correct information. > > > >>> > > > >>> Best Regards, > > > >>> > > > >>> Dan > > > >>> > > > >>> -- > > > >>> Dan Gil > > > >>> Case Western Reserve University | Class of 2016 > > > >>> Researcher, Department of Chemical Engineering > > > >>> ps...@case.edu <javascript:;> > > > >>> -- > > > >>> Gromacs Users mailing list > > > >>> > > > >>> * Please search the archive at > > > >>> http://www.gromacs.org/Support/Mailing_Lists/GMX-Users_List before > > > >>> posting! > > > >>> > > > >>> * Can't post? Read http://www.gromacs.org/Support/Mailing_Lists > > > >>> > > > >>> * For (un)subscribe requests visit > > > >>> https://maillist.sys.kth.se/mailman/listinfo/gromacs.org_gmx-users > > or > > > >>> send a mail to gmx-users-requ...@gromacs.org <javascript:;>. > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > > -- > > > > ================================================== > > > > > > > > Justin A. Lemkul, Ph.D. > > > > Ruth L. 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