> Hi Miguel,
>
> I'm using the 'show orientation' command in Jmol 10 (for which many
> thanks).  The commands given work - but  there seems to be an error in
> what is shown at the command line.  The x coordinate is never given and
> always two rotate z commands. E.g.
>
> reset; rotate z 160.3; rotate y 47.8;; rotate z 86.0; zoom 209; translate
> x 3; translate y 29;

This is not a bug, it is a feature.

> Will this be changed in a later release if so will it affect current
> scripts?

This follows the proper ZYZ convention for 3D Euler rotations, a generally
accepted format for rotations of objects in 3D. (There is an alternate ZXZ
format that is used in some fields).

This will not be changed in a future release.


Miguel

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