Miguel sent (2004.05.03 at 11.41a [+0200gmt]) : >>for me, the source of the major quantity of PDB formated files is >>the RCSB/PDB, therefore if a *.ca is recognized as being part of a >>protein, and this is the case with 1alm select *.ca & protein 2989 >>atoms selected (or select backbone & protein ) I expected that the >>*.ca trace or backbone (all what is only dependent on the *.ca of >>amino acids / or *.p of nucleic) could be rendered. Furthermore, >>this is RasMol/Chime compatible. > >Good points. > >Particularly since you can say select *.ca & protein > >Q: What does RasMol do if you try to do a trace or a cartoon? >
hi, IIRC, neither Rasmol nor Chime draw cartoons for structures that have only alpha-carbons. this includes trace, ribbons, strands, and cartoon. regards, tim -- Timothy Driscoll molvisions - see, grasp, learn. <http://www.molvisions.com/> usa:north carolina:wake forest ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id149&alloc_id�66&op=click _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users

