Oops, I missed that the original molecule is pretty easy to select after the
append of ethane. RotateSelected then gets the job done.
I'm still interested in finding out if a mouse click/drag rotation is
possible on selected atoms, however.
Otis
On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Otis Rothenberger <o...@chemagic.com>wrote:
> Hello-
>
> I'm using a data statement to add a detached ethane to a model so that I
> can edit the ethane and add the subsequent substructure to the original
> model. This all works well within the context of the editors click callback
> routines.
>
> Subsequent clean-up or the new structure by "minimize" makes it clear that
> it would be nice to rotate the original model relative to the substructure
> prior to the substructure attachment. The minimize works best if the two
> fragments are in a chemically logical position prior to attachment.
>
> Is there any way to click/rotate the original structure independent of the
> substructure? Alternatively, can Jmol's left, right, back, front, top,
> bottom be applied to the original model independent of the new substructure?
> This latter approach could be used to put almost any atom in the original
> molecule close to a chemically logical attaching position of the
> substructure.
>
> --
> Otis Rothenberger
> http://chemagic.org
>
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Otis Rothenberger
http://chemagic.org
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