
Hi JD, You didn't miss anything - the ribbackbone command always affects the entire model (which I agree can be inconvenient). http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/ribbackbone.html It is a whole-model setting that can also be changed in the molecule model attributes panel (opened by choosing "attributes..." from the Model Panel). You might be able to get what you want by opening the structure twice and showing ribbon for one copy and backbone atoms for the other copy. Best, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. meng@cgl.ucsf.edu UCSF Computer Graphics Lab and Babbitt Lab Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/meng/index.html On Nov 14, 2007, at 3:34 PM, Jean Didier Pie Marechal wrote:
Dear all,
I have a problem with the ribbackbone option. I have a model with the ribbon displayed for all the prot and the atoms of the residues on the binding site displayed in stick. I want backbone and ribbon representation for one residue only, let say my residue 93.
When typing:
ribbackbone :93
This displays all the backbone atoms for all the residues of the binding site.
What did I missed on the ribbackbone command?
Cheers, JD
Chimera version 1.2455 XP
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Hi JD, It might even be possible to get what you want by just undisplaying all the backbone atoms you don't want to see (without opening an additional copy). They all appeared when you used "ribbackbone" because the atoms were technically in the displayed state, just suppressed by the ribbon. By default (before using ribbackbone), showing ribbon automatically hides the backbone atoms even though they are still technically displayed. Ribbackbone allows you the option to see both at the same time. However, you can still specifically undisplay them with the command "~display" or by selecting them and using "Actions... Atoms/ Bonds... hide" I know this is confusing, sorry! E ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. meng@cgl.ucsf.edu UCSF Computer Graphics Lab and Babbitt Lab Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/meng/index.html On Nov 14, 2007, at 3:34 PM, Jean Didier Pie Marechal wrote:
Dear all,
I have a problem with the ribbackbone option. I have a model with the ribbon displayed for all the prot and the atoms of the residues on the binding site displayed in stick. I want backbone and ribbon representation for one residue only, let say my residue 93.
When typing:
ribbackbone :93
This displays all the backbone atoms for all the residues of the binding site.
What did I missed on the ribbackbone command?
Cheers, JD
Chimera version 1.2455 XP
Dr. Jean-Didier Maréchal Professor Lector Unitat de Química Física Departament de Química Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Edifici C.n. 08193 Cerdanyola (Barcelona) Tel: +34.935814936 e-mail: JeanDidier.Marechal@uab.es
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