Hello Aaron, * aaron.b.mil...@gsk.com <aaron.b.mil...@gsk.com> [2002-10-11 15:36] wrote: > Hello, > > I am somewhat new to PYMOL and was trying to create a selection of atoms. > What I need to do is select all atoms of a protein that are within 5 > angstroms of an inhibitor (the protein and inhibitor are separate > molecules). I cannot figure out how to do this from the examples in the > manual. I will want to use this selection to make a surface of the > selection afterward.
If your molecule objects are called, for example, prot and inhib, you could use something like: select interface, (prot and (inhib around 5.)) show surface, interface by creating a named selection, it can be easier to do subsequent manipulations of your representation. Cheers, Robert -- Robert L. Campbell, Ph.D. http://biophysics.med.jhmi.edu/rlc r...@k2.med.jhmi.edu phone: 410-614-6313 Research Specialist/X-ray Facility Manager HHMI/Dept. of Biophysics & Biophysical Chem., The Johns Hopkins University PGP Fingerprint: 9B49 3D3F A489 05DC B35C 8E33 F238 A8F5 F635 C0E2
