Hello, my two cents, load different molecules in the same window is an important feature for on screen comparison and alignment of 2 models. A picture of such an alignment can be seen on the following page : http://cl.sdsc.edu/ce.html (these alignments can be computed in one nmr file, but you loose interactivity). RasTop on windows (http://www.geneinfinity.org/rastop/), uses the concept of "WORLD" to handle the whole scene (eg rotation, zoom & translations). By pressing on a button, you switch between controling the whole scene or the indivdual models. I think that latest versions of RasMol allows to load multiple molecules in the same window but I don't know how the different models are handled. This function is not implemented in Chime. In MolMol, you choose in a window the models you want to act on. I don't know how this feature works in other programs. I remember that I used once SwissProt to align two molecules and this program ownes a wonderful feature called "magic fit", which auto-align two models.
Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Miguel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 9:05 AM Subject: Re: [Jmol-users] several different molecules from different files in 1 applet window > > does anyone know if it is possible to load several different molecules > > from different files in 1 applet window in Jmol? > > > > chris harwell > Chris, > > If I understand your question correctly, the answer is "No, Jmol will not > allow you to load more than one file into the same window" > > I need a better picture of what you are trying to accomplish ... you want > to load two+ files at the same time into the same window? Why? > > Is this not the same as merging both/all molecules into the same file? > > My first thought was that it would probably not be too difficult to > implement. Then I started thinking about it a little more and I started > coming up with problems. > > The fundamental issue would be positioning and behavior once the two files > are loaded. You aren't going to get much control over the positions of the > molecules. It would essentially combine all the coordinates and > recalculate the center and scale based upon the new, larger molecule. In > fact, just as though they came from the same file. > > Miguel > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. > Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it > help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help > YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ > _______________________________________________ > Jmol-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
