I fixed this ... never mind :-)

Miguel

> Dave,
>
> When looking at 1crn.pdb I see a strange 'hairpin turn' at one end of the
> chain.
>
> I am quite sure that this is my bug, not yours.
>
> But since you have been working on this code recently you are probably
> more familiar with it than me.
>
> Try the following:
>
> load samples/pdb/1crn.pdb
> wireframe off; cpk off;
> select alpha; cpk .4
> backbone .3; color backbone lime
> strands .75; color strands hotpink
>
> On one of the ends, the strands are curling back to the second
> alpha-carbon.
>
> Your Ribbons/Mesh code has inherited this behavior.
>
> Q: Can you confirm that this is a bug?
>
> I suspect that it is in the routine Strands.calcCentersAndVectors, either
> at the beginning or the end of the loop. But it has been so long since I
> looked at that code that I cannot get my head around it right now.
>
> Please do not feel obligated to fix it.
>
> It would be helpful for me if you could just confirm whether or not it
> looks like a bug to you in the rendering of 1crn.pdb.
>
> --
>
> Separately, we should think about changing the class hierarchy with
> Strands.java/Ribbons.java/Mesh.java so that all the classes inherit from a
> common base class. That way we can eliminate the redundant code between
> those classes.
>
> Miguel



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