Selection command for atoms in different models

Hi, Is there a way to select residues from 2 different models using a single line of command? For example, I want to select residues 230 and 260 of Model 0 and residues 232 and 262 of Model 1. I then want to display the side chains, color magenta, then color by heteroatom. This is what my current (annoying) workflow is: select #0:230,260 Actions --> Color --> Magenta Actions --> Color --> By heteroatom select #1:232,262 Actions --> Color --> Magenta Actions --> Color --> By heteroatom I know I can do the following instead: disp #0:230,260 color magenta #0:230,260 color byhet #0:230,260 Repeat for #1:232,262 ...but it doesn't really save any time. I want to select all 4 residues at once without having to ctrl + shift + click on them all. Please tell me there's a way! Thank you, Annie

Hi Annie, Sure, you could just select them all with command: select #0:230,260 #1:232,262 You can also use commands like the following without bothering to select first, e.g.: color magenta #0:230,260 #1:232,262 color byhet #0:230,260 #1:232,262 Also what I like to do sometimes is just make an alias for a set of residues, e.g. commands: alias myres #0:230,260 #1:232,262 show myres color magenta myres color byhet myres Command-line atom specification: <https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/frameatom_spec.html> alias command: <https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/alias.html> I hope this helps, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Chimera(X) team Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco
On Dec 14, 2021, at 2:19 PM, Woodbrey Anne via Chimera-users <chimera-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
Hi, Is there a way to select residues from 2 different models using a single line of command?
For example, I want to select residues 230 and 260 of Model 0 and residues 232 and 262 of Model 1. I then want to display the side chains, color magenta, then color by heteroatom. This is what my current (annoying) workflow is: select #0:230,260 Actions à Color à Magenta Actions à Color à By heteroatom select #1:232,262 Actions à Color à Magenta Actions à Color à By heteroatom I know I can do the following instead: disp #0:230,260 color magenta #0:230,260 color byhet #0:230,260 Repeat for #1:232,262 …but it doesn’t really save any time.
I want to select all 4 residues at once without having to ctrl + shift + click on them all. Please tell me there’s a way!
Thank you, Annie

YESSSS!!!!! THANK YOU!!! -----Original Message----- From: Elaine Meng <meng@cgl.ucsf.edu> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 6:02 PM To: Woodbrey Anne <awoodbrey@lallemand.com> Cc: chimera-users@cgl.ucsf.edu Subject: Re: [Chimera-users] Selection command for atoms in different models Hi Annie, Sure, you could just select them all with command: select #0:230,260 #1:232,262 You can also use commands like the following without bothering to select first, e.g.: color magenta #0:230,260 #1:232,262 color byhet #0:230,260 #1:232,262 Also what I like to do sometimes is just make an alias for a set of residues, e.g. commands: alias myres #0:230,260 #1:232,262 show myres color magenta myres color byhet myres Command-line atom specification: <https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rbvi.ucsf.edu%2Fchimera%2Fdocs%2FUsersGuide%2Fmidas%2Fframeatom_spec.html&data=04%7C01%7Cawoodbrey%40lallemand.com%7C4d2f9797648840b1556008d9bf55d8c8%7C8287db1ce074412b9c78e1d70e3cc068%7C0%7C0%7C637751198118971412%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=Ck7yXfJAYmGPLo%2B%2F6u8UORDn5U322ojZH%2FkMGVvUYlg%3D&reserved=0> alias command: <https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rbvi.ucsf.edu%2Fchimera%2Fdocs%2FUsersGuide%2Fmidas%2Falias.html&data=04%7C01%7Cawoodbrey%40lallemand.com%7C4d2f9797648840b1556008d9bf55d8c8%7C8287db1ce074412b9c78e1d70e3cc068%7C0%7C0%7C637751198118971412%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=WMBBJaoF%2FKr9sxgYrbUUKKW9NQfpYVw5QqxdLFCrGYc%3D&reserved=0> I hope this helps, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Chimera(X) team Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco
On Dec 14, 2021, at 2:19 PM, Woodbrey Anne via Chimera-users <chimera-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
Hi, Is there a way to select residues from 2 different models using a single line of command?
For example, I want to select residues 230 and 260 of Model 0 and residues 232 and 262 of Model 1. I then want to display the side chains, color magenta, then color by heteroatom. This is what my current (annoying) workflow is: select #0:230,260 Actions à Color à Magenta Actions à Color à By heteroatom select #1:232,262 Actions à Color à Magenta Actions à Color à By heteroatom I know I can do the following instead: disp #0:230,260 color magenta #0:230,260 color byhet #0:230,260 Repeat for #1:232,262 .but it doesn't really save any time.
I want to select all 4 residues at once without having to ctrl + shift + click on them all. Please tell me there's a way!
Thank you, Annie
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