Latévi Max LAWSON DAKU wrote: > Dear Bob, > > Your addition is very nice: I've played with. funny. > Unfortunately, I am interested in ... 3D circle :-P > > I'll try to use a(n awfull) hack to do this (with polygons).. > So you really want to see an ellipse when the model is rotated, right?
> While playing with 11.5.25, I've noticed a bug which is probably > due to the introduction of the capability to draw circles. The bug > can be reproduced with the attached file by issuing the commands > > load test.xyz > draw (atomno=1) (atomno=2) (atomno=3) > > You will notice that an unwanted circle is drawn around the first > atom. > yes, I noticed that too late for 11.5.25 --- it's fixed in 11.5.26 > > All the very best, > MAx > > > Bob Hanson wrote: > >>Jmol 11.5.25 draws circles. >> >>See http://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/docs/examples-11/new.htm >> >>and >> >>http://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/docs/examples-11/Jmol-11_5.zip >> >>I think this is a very nice addition. Max, I hope you were thinking of >>circles the way I was -- not 3D, but 2D -- and that this will be useful >>to you. 3D would be considerably harder. >> >>Bob >> >> >>Latévi Max LAWSON DAKU wrote: >> >> >> >>>Many thanks, Bob, for implementing this feature. >>>I will download the new Jmol version and play with, >>>as soon as possible :-) >>> >>>All the best, >>>Max >>> >>>Bob Hanson wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>version=11.5.25_dev >>>> >>>># new feature draw circle: >>>># >>>># A circle is a 2D object that behaves like a halo, always appearing >>>>circular >>>># >>>># draw circle {molecule=1} # around specified atoms >>>># draw diameter 2.0 circle {atomno=3} # 2.0 angstroms; scales >>>># draw width 100 circle {_O}[1] # 100 pixels (doesn't scale) >>>># draw circle plane {*} # a solid plane in the shape of a circle; >>>>can be translucent >>>> >>>> >>>>Latévi Max LAWSON DAKU wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Bob Hanson wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Latévi Max LAWSON DAKU wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Hello, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Is there a (simple) way to draw a circle using Jmol ? >>>>>>>I guess there is one but cannot find it (googling or >>>>>>>searching the mails I received don't help). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Thanks in advance for telling me how to proceed. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>All the best, >>>>>>>Max >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>no, there is not. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>Many thanks, Bob, for your answer. >>>>> >>>>>Could you, please, consider enabling the drawing an arc of a circle or >>>>>a circle, >>>>>by issuing a command like >>>>> >>>>> 1) circle [object_id] \ >>>>> CENTER <{x y z} || (atom_expr)> \ >>>>> PLANE <a_plane_id || (atom_expr)> \ >>>>> RADIUS <the_radius> \ >>>>> [ANGLE <default=360>] \ >>>>> COLOR <color> \ >>>>> [FILLED || NOFILLED] >>>>> >>>>>or >>>>> >>>>> 2) circle [object_id] \ >>>>> CENTER <{x y z} || (atom_expr)> \ >>>>> NORMAL <{u v w}> \ >>>>> RADIUS <the_radius> \ >>>>> [ANGLE <default=360>] \ >>>>> COLOR <color> \ >>>>> [FILLED || NOFILLED] >>>>> >>>>>In the first case, one gives the plane in which the circle must be drawn; >>>>>in the second case, one rather gives the normal to this plane. >>>>> >>>>>I don't know how demanding the implementation of this feature will >>>>>be ... but I am quite sure this may be useful for representing and/or >>>>>following in schemes structural data, such as angles or distances, as >>>>>in the case I am interested in. >>>>> >>>>>Thanks in advance for considering my request. >>>>> >>>>>Regards, >>>>>Max >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>*********************************************** >>>>>Latevi Max LAWSON DAKU >>>>>Departement de chimie physique >>>>>Universite de Geneve - Sciences II >>>>>30, quai Ernest-Ansermet >>>>>CH-1211 Geneve 4 >>>>>Switzerland >>>>> >>>>>Tel: (41) 22/379 6548 ++ Fax: (41) 22/379 6103 >>>>>*********************************************** >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. >>>>>It's the best place to buy or sell services for >>>>>just about anything Open Source. >>>>>http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace >>>>> >>>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>Jmol-users mailing list >>>>>[email protected] >>>>>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>-- >>>*********************************************** >>>Latevi Max LAWSON DAKU >>>Departement de chimie physique >>>Universite de Geneve - Sciences II >>>30, quai Ernest-Ansermet >>>CH-1211 Geneve 4 >>>Switzerland >>> >>>Tel: (41) 22/379 6548 ++ Fax: (41) 22/379 6103 >>>*********************************************** >>> >>> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. >>>It's the best place to buy or sell services for >>>just about anything Open Source. >>>http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace >>> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Jmol-users mailing list >>>[email protected] >>>https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > >-- >*********************************************** >Latevi Max LAWSON DAKU >Departement de chimie physique >Universite de Geneve - Sciences II >30, quai Ernest-Ansermet >CH-1211 Geneve 4 >Switzerland > >Tel: (41) 22/379 6548 ++ Fax: (41) 22/379 6103 >*********************************************** > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. >It's the best place to buy or sell services for >just about anything Open Source. >http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Jmol-users mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users > > -- Robert M. 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