Hi, I was wondering if there is a stand alone version of the "Transform Molecule Coordinates" Chimera extension available. Alternatively, how will I be able to use this feature outside of Chimera? Thanks. Reza
Hi Reza, You can use the Chimera transform molecule coordinates tool to rotate a molecule using Euler angles without displaying the Chimera graphical interface. You need a Python script to do this. I've attached an example script rotatepdb.py that you would run from a terminal window as follows: $ chimera --nogui rotatepdb.py The --nogui flag means that Chimera should not display any windows. Chimera is needed because it contains the code that reads and writes PDB files and applies transformation matrices. Tom
Hi Tom, Thank you very much. Reza
Hi Reza,
You can use the Chimera transform molecule coordinates tool to rotate a molecule using Euler angles without displaying the Chimera graphical interface. You need a Python script to do this. I've attached an example script rotatepdb.py that you would run from a terminal window as follows:
$ chimera --nogui rotatepdb.py
The --nogui flag means that Chimera should not display any windows.
Chimera is needed because it contains the code that reads and writes PDB files and applies transformation matrices.
Tom
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