Hi Elaine,
I was wondering whether it it possible (either directly or via a plugin) to open a UCSF chimera/chimeraX window within a Microsoft powerpoint slide so that I can open a PDB file directly within the slide and perform different types of operations (showing distance between 2 atoms which someone from the audience demanded to know, for example)?
This way, I would be able to satisfy the doubts of the audience without breaking the flow of the presentation.
Thank you,
Hi Prathvi, Sorry, I don't know anything about Powerpoint, but I doubt it. I know that years ago people used to first make a movie file with Chimera and then put the pre-made movie in their Powerpoint, but it would not be interactive.
Personally I would just make a ChimeraX session and then put a link in the Powerpoint to the session file, which (maybe?) if you click it would start the ChimeraX session. I make all my presentations in HTML and do something like that, but I don't use Powerpoint. Even starting ChimeraX may take more time than you want, so another approach I've taken in the past is just to have the session already started and simply put a slide in the presentation that reminds me to change apps and show the already-started ChimeraX session.
I hope this helps, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Chimera(X) team Resource for Biocomputing, Visualization, and Informatics Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco
On Mar 8, 2024, at 6:37 AM, Prathvi Singh via ChimeraX-users chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu wrote:
Hi Elaine,
I was wondering whether it it possible (either directly or via a plugin) to open a UCSF chimera/chimeraX window within a Microsoft powerpoint slide so that I can open a PDB file directly within the slide and perform different types of operations (showing distance between 2 atoms which someone from the audience demanded to know, for example)?
This way, I would be able to satisfy the doubts of the audience without breaking the flow of the presentation.
Thank you,
Prathvi Singh, Research Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur-208016
If you can put your presentation on a web page, ChimeraX's help command can display that web page in the help viewer. And that web page could have embedded ChimeraX commands that control ChimeraX. Look at the ChimeraX tutorials for examples of how it's done. So not Microsoft Powerpoint, but maybe Google Slides.
-- Greg
On 3/8/2024 6:37 AM, Prathvi Singh via Chimera-users wrote:
Hi Elaine,
I was wondering whether it it possible (either directly or via a plugin) to open a UCSF chimera/chimeraX window within a Microsoft powerpoint slide so that I can open a PDB file directly within the slide and perform different types of operations (showing distance between 2 atoms which someone from the audience demanded to know, for example)?
This way, I would be able to satisfy the doubts of the audience without breaking the flow of the presentation.
Thank you,
Prathvi Singh, Research Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur-208016
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Thank you Elaine and Greg for your responses!
On Sat, Mar 9, 2024 at 5:08 AM Greg Couch gregc@cgl.ucsf.edu wrote:
If you can put your presentation on a web page, ChimeraX's help command can display that web page in the help viewer. And that web page could have embedded ChimeraX commands that control ChimeraX. Look at the ChimeraX tutorials for examples of how it's done. So not Microsoft Powerpoint, but maybe Google Slides.
-- GregOn 3/8/2024 6:37 AM, Prathvi Singh via Chimera-users wrote:
Hi Elaine,
I was wondering whether it it possible (either directly or via a plugin) to open a UCSF chimera/chimeraX window within a Microsoft powerpoint slide so that I can open a PDB file directly within the slide and perform different types of operations (showing distance between 2 atoms which someone from the audience demanded to know, for example)?
This way, I would be able to satisfy the doubts of the audience without breaking the flow of the presentation.
Thank you,
Prathvi Singh, Research Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur-208016
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Prathvi,
I know this isn't answering directly your question, but might be useful.
Aside from making and inserting a short .mp4 movie into your PowerPoint, the newer versions of PowerPoint now allow insertion of rotatable 3D objects (PowerPoint > Insert > 3D Models > your-file.glb). It's ok if all you want is a short 360 degree spin (PowerPoint > Animations > Turntable) or a rock'n'roll (PowerPoint > Animations > Swing). The main issue is the default lighting when exporting glb files from ChimeraX is far from optimal for this purpose, although showing your model in sphere style can be "usable". Inserting an mp4 movie still gives a more satisfying result.
Inserting glb files downloaded from Sketchfab works very well with PowerPoint, so it is the glb from ChimeraX that gives less than optimal results, at least in my hands.
Or perhaps others have a good tip for lighting settings...
One note of caution - if using rotatable glb files in your PowerPoint presentation, make sure the lectern computer in the lecture theatre has a compatible version of PowerPoint - or always use your own laptop.
Scott
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Thank you Elaine and Greg for your responses!
On Sat, Mar 9, 2024 at 5:08 AM Greg Couch <gregc@cgl.ucsf.edumailto:gregc@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
If you can put your presentation on a web page, ChimeraX's help command can display that web page in the help viewer. And that web page could have embedded ChimeraX commands that control ChimeraX. Look at the ChimeraX tutorials for examples of how it's done. So not Microsoft Powerpoint, but maybe Google Slides.
-- Greg
On 3/8/2024 6:37 AM, Prathvi Singh via Chimera-users wrote: Hi Elaine,
I was wondering whether it it possible (either directly or via a plugin) to open a UCSF chimera/chimeraX window within a Microsoft powerpoint slide so that I can open a PDB file directly within the slide and perform different types of operations (showing distance between 2 atoms which someone from the audience demanded to know, for example)?
This way, I would be able to satisfy the doubts of the audience without breaking the flow of the presentation.
Thank you, -- Prathvi Singh, Research Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur-208016
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