Hi Bala, Yes, in recent daily builds you can move the regular (3D) labels by specifying "offset" along with the command "label" or "rlabel," or by dragging the label with the mouse (default Ctrl-right button). Example command: rlabel offset 0.5,1,2.2 nucleic acid The numbers are x,y,z distances, so that command would offset the labels 0.5 angstrom to the right, 1 angstrom up, and 2.2 angstroms toward the viewer. Documentation for the commands: <http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/label.html> <http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/rlabel.html> For using the mouse: <http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/mouse.html#othermouse> I don't understand what you are saying about the lighting -- in my tests that is working fine, although it may not affect the labels very much. If you think there is a problem, you should use "Help... Report a Bug" and include much more information, such as all the steps you tried, what happened, and how that was different than what you expected. 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 Sep 9, 2009, at 1:45 AM, Bala subramanian wrote:

Friends, Is there any possiblity to move a 3D label along a particular axis in chimera 1.4. I labelled the residues of a DNA molecule using rlabel command. Some residue labels are displayed behind the base of the DNA. I tried to change the lighting also but it vain. Thanks, Bala