Hi Jeff, That's definitely a Tom Goddard question, but he is away on vacation this week. Pending a definitive answer, I am guessing it is not in the plans. However, I believe you can do what you want by resampling the data on a differently oriented grid, and then using the "Planes" feature on that second, resampled set of data. You would generate the resampled data using the "Subregion selection" feature of Volume Viewer, by turning on "Select subregions..." with the mouse, and after drawing the selection box, turning on "Rotate selection box" and change the orientation as desired, then clicking the Resample button. This does not mess up your original data, just creates an additional, resampled data set. Downsides are that it may take some coordination or a couple of tries to rotate the box as desired, and resampling causes some loss of resolution. It may be that resampling is necessary for showing arbitrarily oriented planes, however, even if such an option were added to the GUI. I hope this helps, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. meng@cgl.ucsf.edu UCSF Computer Graphics Lab (Chimera team) and Babbitt Lab Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/meng/index.html On Aug 7, 2008, at 10:07 AM, Jeff Triffo wrote:
anyone know if the volume plane tool will support arbitrary orientation of the plane any time soon? -Jeff