The "drag" action provides an easier to use solution. Right click on the atom, select molecule/chain/object then drag.
>From that point on, shift-left, shift-middle, and shift-right click can be used to move those atoms. -- DeLano Scientific LLC Subscriber Support Services mailto:del...@delsci.info "Not yet a PyMOL Subscriber, but want to support the project? Email sa...@delsci.com to quote your lab, school, or employer. Thank you for sponsoring this open-source endeavor!" -WLD > -----Original Message----- > From: pymol-users-boun...@lists.sourceforge.net > [mailto:pymol-users-boun...@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf > Of Robert Campbell > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 10:22 AM > To: pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [PyMOL] moving objects freely > > Hi Tom, > > On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:20:35 -0700, Tom <tl...@optonline.net> wrote: > > > From time to time, I have a need to manually move > objects relative > > to one another. For example, manual docking of a ligand > requires that > > it the translated and rotated relative to its binding pocket. It > > there a simple, intuitive way to do this? > > Put the mouse in editing mode (either through the "Mouse" > menu in the external GUI or by clicking anywhere in the > bottom right region of the graphics window where the mouse > functions are described). Then while holding down the > "Shift" button the left and middle mouse buttons can be used > to rotate and translate an object. Just make sure your mouse > is over the object you want to move when you press the mouse button. > > Just be careful that you haven't picked an atom within the > moving object, or that atom will not move. > > Cheers, > Rob > -- > Robert L. Campbell, Ph.D. > Senior Research Associate/Adjunct Assistant Professor > Botterell Hall Rm 644 Department of Biochemistry, Queen's > University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 Canada > Tel: 613-533-6821 Fax: 613-533-2497 > <robert.campb...@queensu.ca> > http://pldserver1.biochem.queensu.ca/~rlc > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and > a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> > http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ > PyMOL-users mailing list > PyMOL-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pymol-users
