Thanks! I was not aware of the Reply Log before. There was actually no need to create a Python script since the Reply Log has a save button. I have all the data now.

Best,

Morais

From: Elaine Meng
Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2022 9:09 PM
To: Morais Brown
Cc: chimera-users@cgl.ucsf.edu List
Subject: Re: Chimera Help Needed- Wring output of status line to file

Hello,
CCing chimera-users@cgl.ucsf.edu (recommended address for questions to ensure it doesn't fall through the cracks... and also because often other people know the answer when I do not)...
<https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/feedback.html>

I guess you are talking about method "b" in that post?   I believe the values would also go to the Reply Log in addition to the status line.  You can save the Reply Log contents using a bit of python.  That is beyond my expertise personally, but fortunately is described at the bottom of this page on basic scripting:
<https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/current/docs/ProgrammersGuide/basicPrimer.html>

I hope this helps,
Elaine
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Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D.                      
UCSF Chimera(X) team
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of California, San Francisco

> On Mar 10, 2022, at 5:46 PM, Morais Brown <moraisbrown@outlook.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> 
> I followed your advice here: http://plato.cgl.ucsf.edu/pipermail/chimera-users/2012-January/007160.htmland created a script that get the rmsd values of my residues of interest using a reference structure. How do I record these RMSD values to a file so that I can plot them? I only see them fluctuating in the status line when I play my trajectory.
> 
> Best,
> Morais