I think you are just running into memory issues. You can reduce those by:
set autobond false
set preservestate false
set allowMoveAtoms true
then use
select _C
set dragselected
and use alt-shift-left-drag.
I did this, and the carbon tip moved quite smoothly.
Bob
On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 4:54 PM, Eng.Rajab Al-Sayegh <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Jmol users and developers,
>
> As for the attached file that could be found here
>
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/z5v4zd2kcyx047l/output.xyz
>
> there are two types of atoms: Carbon tip (represented as a ball) and
> Silicon substrate.
>
> What I just want to do to the structure, is to move the whole ball (the
> set of Carbon atoms) at once, without causing the substrate to move.
>
> I have done it plenty of times before for smaller structure, simply by
> choosing the function (drag molecule) or by typing (set picking
> dragmolecule) in the console and move the simple structure.
>
> for some unknown reason, the function (set picking dragmolecule) does not
> work with the attached structure when I'm trying to move the Carbon atoms
> (the whole ball) at once.
>
> I don't really know whither this problem is due to the file contents
> (large structure) or Jmol limitation.
>
> Please assist me with how to tackle this issue to move that ball.
>
> Regards,
> Rajab
>
>
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