Hi S, As described in this recent post, <http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/pipermail/chimera-users/2010-February/004768.html
you can use the "align" command to put one or more atoms in front and one or more atoms in back (aligns them along the Z axis in the center of the screen), then use "turn" to rotate the alignment to other axes. For example, including 3 different possibilities for "align": open 1gcn rlabel align :1.a :29.a ( - OR - ) align :1.a@n :29.a@c ( - OR - ) align :1.a@n,ca,c :29.a@n,ca,c turn y 90 focus I hope this helps, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Computer Graphics Lab (Chimera team) and Babbitt Lab Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco On Feb 8, 2010, at 8:52 AM, snoze pa wrote:
Dear Chimera Users,
I am wondering if it is possible to align the molecule along the X-Y or Z axis. I want to place the molecule, along a line joining N to C terminal line. Idea is to place a molecule along this line(N to C line) which is X or Y or Z axis.
Thank you,
S