Yes, animation is tricky. In order to be consistent with previous versions, "animation on" sets all frame ranges to the full range. Instead, you need "animation play". What you want is:
set backgroundModel 1.19 frame range 1 18 animation play Bob Eric Martz wrote: >I have a PDB file with 19 models. The first 18 represent rotation of >the gamma chain of the F1-ATPase motor, and the 19th represents the >"stator" hexamer. I want to show frame 19 all the time, while >animating frames 1-18. I tried this script in Jmol 11.5.39: > > >animation mode loop 0 0 >frame range 1 18 >frame 19 >animation on > > >Everything works as expected except that frame 19 is included in the >animation loop display (it flashes on only once per animation loop, >rather than staying on all the time). How can I limit the animation >range to 1-18? > >Also, how can I keep frame 19 displayed while frames 1-18 are animating? > >Is there a better way to do this? > >Can I rotate the gamma chain from a single model, and if so, how >would I do that? > >Thanks, -Eric > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. >It's the best place to buy or sell services for >just about anything Open Source. >http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php >_______________________________________________ >Jmol-users mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users > > -- Robert M. Hanson Professor of Chemistry St. Olaf College Northfield, MN http://www.stolaf.edu/people/hansonr If nature does not answer first what we want, it is better to take what answer we get. -- Josiah Willard Gibbs, Lecture XXX, Monday, February 5, 1900 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users

