Hi Jared, You can use "set independent" and then "turn y 3 120" (120 steps of 3 degrees each) to rotate each model about its own center as Elaine mentioned. There is unforunately no command to face out maps or pdb models. An alternative approach to making animations in Chimera with a script and the Movie Recorder tools is to use the EMANimator extension. http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/related/emanimator/emanimator.html This is a Chimera extension distributed by Steve Ludtke of the National Center for Macromolecular Imaging with his EMAN single particle reconstruction software. It allows you to move maps, spin them, fade them out, change surface thresholds, and control clipping. You create an animation timeline that you can play in Chimera and later save to a movie file. The main disadvantage of EMANimator is that it will not do much with PDB models. It cannot fade PDB models or control selection display of parts of those models. I'm going to add a command to the animation commands package on the Chimera experimental features page http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/experimental/experimental.html to fade in/out maps, and if it proves easy, pdb models too. I'll send another email when that is available. Maybe later today or maybe next week. Tom