> On Nov 16, 2005, at 3:43 p, Miguel wrote: > >> >>> Is there a way to get Jmol to tell me the current centerAt boundbox >>> coordinates, once I have changed the center by a command such as >>> "center 124:a.ca" ? >> >> Not sure exactly what you are asking with the phrase 'current centerAt >> boundbox' >> > > hi all, > > Frieda and I spoke yesterday for quite a while about this issue. to > sum up: > > the goal is to convert the output of Chime's 'view show' command into > a set of orientation commands that Jmol understands, without user > involvement. > > the problem was that we had the center coords from Chime, but > applying them in Jmol using 'centerAt boundbox' was not giving the > expected results.
That is because 'centerAt boundbox' was the wrong command. You don't want the center it relative to the boundbox, you want to center it at an absolute coordinate. > we thought that 'centerAt boundbox' might not be working; in fact, it > appears to be working just fine. BUT... you must switch the sign of > the z center coordinate from Chime first. > > argh. <doh>. for lack of a nail... Now I am very confused ... ?!#@(*& Do *not* use 'centerAt boundbox' ... use 'centerAt absolute' Miguel ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. Get Certified Today Register for a JBoss Training Course. Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005. For more info visit: http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idv28&alloc_id845&op=click _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
