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ISOLDE 1.7 released
by Tristan Croll 21 Dec '23

21 Dec '23

Hi all, To follow the recent announcement of the ChimeraX 1.7 release, I'm happy to announce the matching release of ISOLDE 1.7. Should now be available for installation from the ToolShed. I've also put up a new build of the QScore plugin compatible with Python, allowing it to be used with recent ChimeraX versions. Happy holidays (and happy modelling)! Best, Tristan -- Altos Labs UK Limited | England | Company reg 13484917 Registered address: 3rd Floor 1 Ashley Road, Altrincham, Cheshire, United Kingdom, WA14 2DT

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ChimeraX Log File Question
by Bani Kaur 20 Dec '23

20 Dec '23

Hi, I hope you are doing well! My name is Bani Kaur and I am a ChimeraX user. I wanted to ask you how I would be able to download my log file - I am not able to figure out what line to put into the system. Thank you so much! Best, Bani kaur

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ChimeraX protein-protein binding site modeling question
by Parks, Ryssa 20 Dec '23

20 Dec '23

Hello, I work in a lab that researches biopesticides in the form of insect neuropeptides, which bind to receptor proteins. I am trying to use ChimeraX to model potential binding sites between peptide ligands and their corresponding receptor. Does ChimeraX have this capability? When I was trying to figure this out myself online through the ChimeraX Youtube tutorials and tutorials on the UCSF site, I came across a comment on a video that mentioned I could upload the sequences of my receptor and peptide ligand separated by a comma, and model it as a protein complex, and then I can get information on where the two molecules interact. I'm relatively new to protein research, and so I hadn't yet thought of ligand-protein interactions as a type of protein complex. My specific questions are: * When modeling a peptide ligand and a receptor as a protein complex, will ChimeraX accurately predict the relationship between the two molecules based on binding compatibility? Or is it based on something else, like similarity of sequence alignments...? * If multiple binding sites are possible, is there any way to view the different options for multiple binding sites? Or is there any way to restrict the area on the receptor to which my target peptide ligand is predicted to bind (i.e. the extracellular region only)? * The peptide ligands are only 7-9 amino acids in length and do not take very long to model, but the receptor is about 600 amino acids and takes a much longer time to model. Do I have to model protein complexes by re-modeling everything for each different receptor-ligand combination, or can I combine existing models somehow? I hope these questions aren't too troublesome, and I hope I haven't grossly misunderstood ChimeraX's capabilities. Thank you for your time, Ryssa Parks

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Problem with Snap Installation
by Stephen P. Molnar 20 Dec '23

20 Dec '23

I have had Chimerax.flatpack installed on by Debian Bookworm Platform. As a result of a system crash I was force to reinstall the OS. When I attempted a reinstallation on the New OS I got the following error: error: The application edu.ucsf.rbvi.ChimeraX/x86_64/master requires the runtime org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/22.08 which was not found Please advise. Thanks in advance. -- Stephen P. Molnar, Ph.D. https://insilicochemistry.net (614)312-7528 (c) Skype: smolnar1

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ISOLDE messes with view?
by Alexis Rohou 19 Dec '23

19 Dec '23

Hello, I've just noticed that the view command doesn't behave as expected after I have started ISOLDE. Specifically, if I save a view ("view name view1") and later try to restore it ("view view1"), it will get me back to the correct orientation of view1 but the zoom will not be restored. I assume ISOLDE is changing a setting under the hood. Is there some way to make ISOLDE play nicely with "view"? Right now my only workaround is to quit ChimeraX and start again front he beginning, without launching ISOLDE. Cheers, Alexis

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Adjust Torsions section of Build Structure is missing
by duhq 19 Dec '23

19 Dec '23

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Log auto-scrolling
by Alexis Rohou 19 Dec '23

19 Dec '23

Hi, Is there a way to make sure that the Log window stays scrolled all the way to the end of the log? I keep having to scroll back down to see the output of the last command I issued. Perhaps this is because I scrolled back up at some point, I'm not sure. Either way, it'd be nice to have the option to switch on (and off) "auto scroll" for the Log window. Cheers, Alexis

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Support for unknown amino acid and nucleotide
by Vorländer,Matthias Kopano 19 Dec '23

19 Dec '23

Dear ChimeraX team, When depositing models in the PDB, it is often necessary to change the nucleotide or amino acid type to “Unknown” when the resolution is not good enough to identify the register (https://www.wwpdb.org/documentation/procedure) Would it be possible to extend the functionality of the swapna and swapaa commands to support changing residues into UNK for proteins and N/DN for nucleic acids? Many thanks in advance, Matthias

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ChimeraX 1.7 release!
by Elaine Meng 19 Dec '23

19 Dec '23

UCSF ChimeraX version 1.7 has been released! ChimeraX includes user documentation and is free for noncommercial use. Download for Windows, Linux, and MacOS from: https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/download.html Updates since version 1.6 (May 2023) include: New graphical interfaces: - Fetch By ID - Map Filter - Adjust Torsions (new section in Build Structure) - Adjust Angles defined by three atoms (also in Build Structure) Open command options to: - specify model number - combine incoming session with existing session - designate map as difference map (show +/-contours automatically) - fetch by IUPAC name (also in Build Structure tool) - fetch EMDB map + fit structures Mouse mode updates: - new mouse mode to center the view on the clicked item - better separation of trackpad multitouch zoom and rotate - Z-translation by additionally pressing Ctrl in a translation mouse mode Other: - invert selection with left/right arrow keys - mcopy command to copy settings from one atomic structure to another - save GLTF options to cull backfaces, omit per-vertex colors, omit normals - volume defaultvalues command to set defaults for subsequently opened maps - info command saveFile option (list selection, attribute values, etc.) - opening docking results automatically starts ViewDockX - button to save Blast Protein results to TSV For details, please see the ChimeraX change log: https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/trac/ChimeraX/wiki/ChangeLog On behalf of the team, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Chimera(X) team Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco

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extract highlighted residue with sequence number
by paul.protein.test＠gmail.com 19 Dec '23

19 Dec '23

Hi All I am highlighting all residues that are involved in a protein-protein interaction. Is there anyway to extract a list including all residues and associated sequence number, or display in log?

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Re: extract highlighted residue with sequence number
by Luca Genz 19 Dec '23

19 Dec '23

Hi, there is a plug-in in the ChimeraX toolshed called PICKLUSTER that can identify the residues in the protein interface, colors them and reports a list of the residues in the interface with their sequence number in the Log. It can also report the contacts and can color the interface residues in the sequence. Hope that helps!

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how to set pH level from ChimeraX
by Chang Jang 18 Dec '23

18 Dec '23

Dear ChimeraX help, I am using ChimeraX 1.6.1. Would anyone know how to "*set or change and check*" a pH level of a protein or a system from the software? Thanks, Chang Woon

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AUTODOCK VINA - CHIMERAX (Candidate version 1.7rc202312150000)
by Emmanuel Funsho Alakunle 18 Dec '23

18 Dec '23

Good day, Please I am running Chimera-x ( Candidate version 1.7rc202312150000) on windows11, and I cannot locate the autodock vina plugin. Kindly help. Thanks *Emmanuel Funsho Alakunle* *Natural and Environmental Sciences (Biomedical Science)* *American University of Nigeria* *Yola-by-pass, PMB 2250, Yola* *Nigeria.* *P:+234(0)8108074431* *Skype:* *Linkedin: **linkedin.com/in/emmanuel-alakunle-356088154 <https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuel-alakunle-356088154>*

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RAMACHDRAN PLOT - CHIMERAX
by Emmanuel Funsho Alakunle 17 Dec '23

17 Dec '23

Good day, Please I am running Chimera-x on windows11, and I cannot generate ramachdran plot. Kindly help. Thanks *Emmanuel Funsho Alakunle* *Natural and Environmental Sciences (Biomedical Science)* *American University of Nigeria* *Yola-by-pass, PMB 2250, Yola* *Nigeria.* *P:+234(0)8108074431* *Skype:* *Linkedin: **linkedin.com/in/emmanuel-alakunle-356088154 <https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmanuel-alakunle-356088154>*

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savefile command
by Bajaj, Ruchika 17 Dec '23

17 Dec '23

Hi I am trying to use the following commands for selected atoms. I am trying this "info atoms sel" and it is working. However, I am not able to use saveFile file commands. Could you please help me with its usage. I'd appreciate your help in this regard. Thanks !! Regards Ruchika info atoms atom-spec<https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/atomspec.html> [ attribute attribute-name ] [ saveFile<https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/info.html#saveFile> file ]

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Density map on ligand
by Louis Fellipe Moreno Oliveira 15 Dec '23

15 Dec '23

Hello, I hope this email finds you well. My name is Louis OIiveira, and I am a Master's student specializing in protein crystallography at the University of São Paulo. I am currently using Chimera X for generating images of the structure I am studying. However, I have encountered some issues that I am struggling to resolve. Specifically, I have successfully validated the structure of the enzyme and am now attempting to present the co-crystallized ligand along with its electronic density map interacting with the enzyme. My challenge lies in isolating the electronic density of the ligand without including the electronic density of the nearby residues. I have attempted to use the "zone" function in the map menu, but I am still seeing some electronic density that I wish to exclude as shown in the picture . I would greatly appreciate your guidance on how to effectively isolate the electronic density of the ligand in Chimera X. If you have any insights or recommendations, I would be grateful for your assistance. Thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you soon. Best regards, Louis Oliveira Master's Student Instituto de Fisica de São Carlos University of São Paulo

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insertion codes in labels
by Alexis Rohou 13 Dec '23

13 Dec '23

Hello, A two part question from me today: Part A. What is the syntax to get the label command to show insertion codes? As far as I can tell, insertion codes are not attributes. I can see that the insertion code is part the residue ID, but I don't know how to specify it as part of the label command. Part 2. Would you consider having residue labels show insertion codes by default? This would be very useful when labeling residues from antibodies with Kabat numbering, for example, and my guess is it wouldn't "hurt" existing usage. My apologies to Elaine in advance if I missed all this in the documentation. Cheers, Alexis

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command line to save multiple models
by Rayees Mattoo 13 Dec '23

13 Dec '23

Hi, I volume flipped 20 different models (#1 to #20) and now I want to save all the 20 flipped maps as .mrc with the same name as before and add flip in their names. How could I modify the save command line to do that? Best

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'Send to Quest' button not available
by Wiesler, Marie-Christin (Manufacturing, Clayton) 12 Dec '23

12 Dec '23

Dear User Guides, I am trying to send a file from ChimeraX to LookSee, in order to visualise it on my Meta Quest Pro headset. The tool 'Send to Quest' is not available in ChimeraX on my desktop, it is supposed to be in Tools/General. Thanks in advance! Mary

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unexpected surface "shimmering" when model argument is given to turn command with soft lighting
by Alexis Rohou 12 Dec '23

12 Dec '23

Hi all, I was playing around with movies where I rotate models around their own centers and noticed an unpleasant (to my eye) rendering glitch. Steps to reproduce (this is with 1.7rc202311150127): close open pdb:7vja; lighting soft; surf; ~show; view movie record; turn y 1 360 model #1; wait 360; movie encode test_spin_model.mp4 movie record; turn y 1 360; wait 360; movie encode test_spin.mp4 So we have two "spin" movies of the same surface, but one of them ("test_spin_model.mp4") has a shimmering artefact. At first I mistook this for a video compression artefact, but it's there in the "live" rendering and it disappears if I drop the "model" argument to the "turn" command. Also, I can't reproduce this if I don't use soft lighting. I will try to send the movies as attachments to a reply to this email (not sure they'll go through). Cheers, Alexis

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rainbow "structures" different from single chain specifier
by vincent Chaptal 12 Dec '23

12 Dec '23

Hi, on a pdb ensemble, when I use: rainbow #1 structures palette blue:cyan it colors the whole chain 1.1 blue and varies the color to cyan all the way to chain 1.20 (which is what I want). However, if I want to color a specific chain differently using: rainbow #1.1-10/O palette red:yellow it colors the rainbow from N-ter to C-ter for all the chains. How can I apply the first type of coloring (structures) to a specific chain? Thank you. Vincent -- Vincent Chaptal, PhD Director of GdR APPICOM Drug Resistance and Membrane Proteins Lab MMSB -UMR5086 7 passage du Vercors 69007 LYON FRANCE +33 4 37 65 29 01 http://www.appicom.cnrs.fr http://mmsb.cnrs.fr/en/

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augment mousemode center with cofr centerofview; alter animation frames
by leeyang+chimerax＠gmail.com 11 Dec '23

11 Dec '23

Hi, I find the mousemode center function very useful when navigating around a model. One of the features I loved about the original Chimera. Would it be possible to have the option to augment it with a cofr centerofview feature so that the pivotpoint then follows subsequent translation? Also, would it be possible to define a custom number of frames over which the animation occurs? Cheers, Yang

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Re: AlphaFold to run .pkl file and the tax error
by Tom Goddard 11 Dec '23

11 Dec '23

Hi Serhat, AlphaFold does not provide docking scores or energy minimization scores as far as I know. AlphaFold estimates pTM (predicted TM) and ipTM (interface predicted TM) scores related to prediction accuracy. You might want to google molecule TM score to learn about those. And googling Alphafold iptm gives as the top hit a paper describing those scores Evaluation of AlphaFold-Multimer prediction on multi-chain protein complexes https://academic.oup.com/bioinformatics/article/39/7/btad424/7219714 ChimeraX does not show you those scores but does have ways of visualizing the pLDDT (predicted local distance difference test) and PAE (predicted aligned error) generated by AlphaFold, described here https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/data/pae-apr2022/pae.html And you may be interested in ChimeraX videos about visualizing AlphaFold confidence https://youtu.be/oxblwn0_PMM https://youtu.be/TMcjEecFHaI and more ChimeraX AlphaFold videos here https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/videos/ The .pkl (Python pickle) files contain data such as PAE scores. ChimeraX can read pkl file to show the scores as described in the above links. The alphafold issue #629 you reference about AlphaFold inserting jax data structures into .pkl files was long ago fixed in both AlphaFold and ChimeraX 1.5 as described in the link you sent. The solution is of course to update the version of ChimeraX and AlphaFold you are using. If you are using any ChimeraX version to run AlphaFold it is using a current AlphaFold. But ChimeraX AlphaFold runs don't produce .pkl files so I guess you are running an old AlphaFold in a different. Tom > On Dec 11, 2023, at 4:23 AM, serhat inceer <serhatinceer(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Dear Tom Goddard > > > My name is Serhat Inceer Researcher at the University of Vienna department od Molecular Biology, and I am reaching out to seek assistance regarding the interpretation of docking scores and multimer energy minimization scores in AlphaFold. > > Additionally, I have questions about running ".pkl" files to analyze plDDt graphs for the predicted and ranked models that I have already predicted models. > > Specifically, I am interested in understanding the methodology and significance of the docking score and multimer energy minimization score provided by AlphaFold. Could you please provide more information on how these scores are calculated and what they signify in the context of protein structure prediction? > > Furthermore, I have generated ".pkl" files for my predicted models, and I am interested in running them to obtain plDDt graphs. Could you please guide me on the steps to run the ".pkl" files for this purpose? Any documentation or resources that outline the process would be greatly appreciated. > > According my research on GitHub you got also same error and I am wondering about how could you fit it this situation > > https://github.com/google-deepmind/alphafold/issues/629 > > Thank you very much for your time and assistance. I look forward to your response. > > Best regards, > > Serhat Inceer > >

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Smooth-MD script for a trajectory visualisation
by Enrico Martinez 08 Dec '23

08 Dec '23

Dear Chimera-X users. I am trying to record a md trajectory loaded as multi-pdb file: open ./stripped_traj2.pdb coordsets true I have the issue with smooth-md script (enclosed), which produces the following error: open smooth_md_chX.py open /home/test/Bureau/MOVIE_CHIMERAX\/smooth_md_chX.pyTraceback (most recent call last): File "/home/test/Bureau/MOVIE_CHIMERAX\/smooth_md_chX.py", line 23, in <module> avg += weight * coord_sets[j] ValueError: operands could not be broadcast together with shapes (6120,3) (6112,3) (6120,3) Should something be fixed in the script in order that I could observe the MD movie with smooth details ? Thank you in advance Enrico

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Re: Following Up on Drawing Outlines
by Tom Goddard 07 Dec '23

07 Dec '23

Hi André, There is only one selection outline in ChimeraX so you cannot show different color outlines directly in ChimeraX using the selection outline. Here are a couple ideas. You could select all your sites and make one outline around all of them in green and then in Photoshop change the color of parts of the outline to the appropriate colors. Another idea is you can select each patch and make its outline in the correct color and then just save that outline but not the surface. To show just the outline and not the surface you would make the surface 100% transparent and hide atoms transparency 100 hide atoms save outline1.png transparentBackground true. Save each outline as a separate image and then layer them on top of your surface in Photoshop. A problem with both of these methods is that your patches border each other so the outlines will overlap. In fact the selection outline extends outward when you make it thicker (ChimeraX avoids covering the patch with the outline). So two adjacent patches with different outlines are going to draw the outlines intersecting and crossing each other where they adjoin each other. Making the outlines extend inward could be done in Photoshop by fattening the individual layer outlines. This gets into a lot of hand work. Tom > On Dec 7, 2023, at 1:15 PM, Andre Leon <aleon(a)scripps.edu> wrote: > > Hello Tom, > > Thank you for the response! I'm guessing the answer to my next question is no, but I was wondering if there's a way to create these selection outlines around multiple regions to create figures similar to the one below, highlighting all the major antigenic sites on influenza HA. That way I can simultaneously outline the epitopes and also color the figure by sequence conservation as opposed to doing one or the other. If that's not possible, than I will pseudo outline in Illustrator or Photoshop, but it would be ideal to be able to specifically highlight the exact residues using ChimeraX. > > Again, thank you so much for your rapid response! > > > Best Regards, > André Nicolás León > Graduate Student - Ward Lab <https://ward.scripps.edu/> > https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrenicolasleon/ > From: Tom Goddard <goddard(a)sonic.net> > Sent: Thursday, December 7, 2023 12:25 PM > To: Andre Leon <aleon(a)scripps.edu> > Cc: chimerax-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu <chimerax-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu> > Subject: Re: [chimerax-users] Following Up on Drawing Outlines > > Hi André, > > Making a thick colored outline around an epitope on a protein surface is easier in ChimeraX using thick selection outlines. The link you mentioned from 2014 is from our old program Chimera which could only draw thin 1 pixel wide outlines. Here is an example in ChimeraX where I make a thick (10 pixel wide) red outline around some residues. > > open 2x7r > hide ~/C atoms > surface /C > select /C:670-681 > graphics selection color red width 10 > > Tom > > > >> On Dec 7, 2023, at 10:53 AM, Andre Leon via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote: >> >> Hello Chimerax, >> >> I was wondering if there has been any progress on making outlines of specific epitopes in ChimeraX since this thread back in 2014? <https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/data/outline-may2014/outlines.html> Thank you in advance. >> >> Best Regards, >> André Nicolás León >> Graduate Student - Ward Lab <https://ward.scripps.edu/> >> https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrenicolasleon/ >> _______________________________________________ >> ChimeraX-users mailing list -- chimerax-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu <mailto:chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> >> To unsubscribe send an email to chimerax-users-leave(a)cgl.ucsf.edu <mailto:chimerax-users-leave@cgl.ucsf.edu> >> Archives: https://mail.cgl.ucsf.edu/mailman/archives/list/chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu/

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Following Up on Drawing Outlines
by Andre Leon 07 Dec '23

07 Dec '23

Hello Chimerax, I was wondering if there has been any progress on making outlines of specific epitopes in ChimeraX since this thread back in 2014?<https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/data/outline-may2014/outlines.html> Thank you in advance. Best Regards, André Nicolás León Graduate Student - Ward Lab<https://ward.scripps.edu/> https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrenicolasleon/

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Add charge to PDB fails
by Daniel Hsu 06 Dec '23

06 Dec '23

Hi All What might cause this action to fail, pH=7.4, H added to protein before adding charge? No errors were thrown. Both DOCK-Prep, and adding H then charge both do not change the PDB file (no charges added to respective atoms). Log reports "Using Amber 20 recommended default charges and atom types for standard residues" Alternative command 'addcharge standardizeResidues 5BU,CSL,MSE,UMS' reports "Using Amber 20 recommended default charges and atom types for standard residues" and no errors but don't add charges to saved PDB file. Charges are added with another structure editor. Thanks for insights! **CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE** This e-mail communication and any attachments are for the sole use of the intended recipient and may contain information that is confidential and privileged under state and federal privacy laws. If you received this e-mail in error, be aware that any unauthorized use, disclosure, copying, or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please contact the sender immediately and destroy/delete all copies of this message.

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Surphace representation of multi-model pdb and moovie recording
by Enrico Martinez 06 Dec '23

06 Dec '23

Dear Chimera-X users ! I am working on molecular visualization of membrane system from the md trajectory loaded in the Chimera-x using the open coordset true command. The issue is with the surface representation of the membrane: transparency :OL,PA,PE,PC 80 target s which are applied only on the current frame (not on the whole trajectory). Also when I try to make a movie of the system the presence of the surface does slow down everything. Which options could be useful e.g. to decrease the quality of the surface representation ? Many thanks in advance Enrico

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ChimeraX & ConSurf
by martin.brehm＠univie.ac.at 05 Dec '23

05 Dec '23

Dear ChimeraX developers, I have a question regarding a potential upgrade of ChimeraX. Would it be possible to include the functionality of ConSurf, a tool to plot the degree of sequence conservation onto a model, into ChimeraX? The code for this is publically available on GitHub: https://github.com/Rostlab/ConSurf See this publication for more information: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4987940/ Thanks a lot in advance and have a nice day! Best regards Martin Brehm Martin Brehm - PhD Student Falk Lab - Max Perutz Labs Vienna Room 1.624 - Phone +43 14277 74361 martin.brehm(a)univie.ac.at

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ISOLDE on Mac M1/M2/M3 or on Linux CentOS 7
by Mark Hilge 05 Dec '23

05 Dec '23

Hello, Could you please tell me whether your latest Version of ISOLDE would either run on a Mac with an Apple Silicon chip (M1, M2, or M3) or on a Linux box with CentOS 7 installed? Many thanks in advance! Kind regards, Mark

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Missing tools in ChimeraX
by Lars Backman 05 Dec '23

05 Dec '23

Hi, In Chimera, a tool named “Viewing” was available. It was an excellent tool to adjust appearance of the final png or jpg figure. I have looked for a similar tool in ChimeraX, but it seems to be absent. Or is there a way to create something similar? Best regards, Lars Backman [signature_2226121467] Lars Backman Professor Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry Umeå University SE-90187 Umeå, Sweden Tel: (46) 070 833 9946 e-mail: lars.backman(a)chem.umu.se<applewebdata://6E905793-FDA7-4651-8DC6-A97D8021B9DD/lars.backman@chem.umu.se> http://staff.chem.umu.se/lars.backman/research/ När du skickar e-post till Umeå universitet så innebär detta att Umeå universitet behandlar dina personuppgifter. För att läsa mer om hur detta går till, gå till www.umu.se/gdpr<http://www.umu.se/gdpr> By sending an email to Umeå University, the University will need to process your personal data. For more information, please read www.umu.se/en/gdpr<http://www.umu.se/en/gdpr>

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Exporting scene with .obj and .mtl file
by Berndsen, Zachary 04 Dec '23

04 Dec '23

Hello, I need to export an obj file along with the associated mtl file, however, under the “file > save” option, there is only an option for saving as .obj, not .mtl. I read in the online documentation that there should be the capability to “export a scene” which saves an obj and mtl file, however I do not see this option when using v 1.6.1. Is this still supported? Thanks, Zack

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Python Function that implements the "center" method from the GUI
by tong.you＠icm.uu.se 01 Dec '23

01 Dec '23

Hello, For an automatic pipeline workflow, I want to have a way to center several mrc files using the Python module. However, I can't seem to find the corresponding Python function that I can use in a script to "center" an opened map. Is there a Python function to "center" a map similarily as in the GUI? Kind regards, Tong

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Independent movement of chains in movie
by Caroline Stone (JIC) 30 Nov '23

30 Nov '23

Dear ChimeraX team and list subscribers, I am making a little movie to show a complex of two proteins, but am stuck on individual movements of chain /A and /B. If I use the move command, chain /A and /B both move independently, away from each other: move x -10 atoms /A; move x 10 atoms /B However, if I attempt to do the same movement by going -1 or +1 over a series of 10 frames, I no longer get any movement of /A and /B. move x -1 10 atoms /A; move x 1 10 atoms /B I can achieve movement over a number of frames, but both chains move although I tried to specify only /A. I did this based on "move axis [ distance [ frames ]]". move x -1 10 atoms /A I feel I might be on the right track because when I use turn, I am able to trigger simultaneous independent rotation of /A and /B around their own axes (thank you for this feature by the way, last time I wondered about this it wasn't possible). cofr /A; turn y -1 90 atoms /A; cofr /B; turn y 1 90 atoms /B My ultimate goal is to open the binding interface up a bit like opening a book. I suppose I could achieve a similar effect by setting the centre of rotation for each chain behind, rather than within - if independent movement over a series of frames isn't possible, I might experiment with that. I updated to version 1.6 and searched the list, but I still see this behaviour with the move command. Perhaps I am missing something basic? Thank you for any pointers you might be able to share! Caroline

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"view" in command line vs. menu
by C. Klein 30 Nov '23

30 Nov '23

Dear Eric, Oliver, et al. you may remember my comment on the missing "focus" function. Anyhow, what I noticed now is interesting: The function of the "view" command is different in the menus vs. the command line. in the command line, "view" will zoom out and show everything in the menu, "view" will focus on the selected ligand or whatever (which is what I want a bit more, mostly) Perhaps this could be resolved with modified or rather re-surrected terminology: Focus on selection: "focus" in command line "focus on selection" in menu Zoom to fit all: "zoomall" in command line "zoom to fit all" in menu just some suggestions. But what I think is clear is that the function of commandos should be identical in menu and command line. Again, thank you very much for your important and good work on the Chimera software. Best wishes Christian OpenGL version: 3.3.0 NVIDIA 452.56 OpenGL renderer: Quadro P620/PCIe/SSE2 OpenGL vendor: NVIDIA Corporation Python: 3.9.11 Locale: en_US.cp1252 Qt version: PyQt6 6.4.2, Qt 6.4.2 Qt runtime version: 6.4.3 Qt platform: windows Manufacturer: LENOVO Model: 30C5004VGE OS: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro (Build 22621) Memory: 17,010,716,672 MaxProcessMemory: 137,438,953,344 CPU: 12 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz OSLanguage: en-US Installed Packages: alabaster: 0.7.13 appdirs: 1.4.4 asttokens: 2.2.1 Babel: 2.12.1 backcall: 0.2.0 beautifulsoup4: 4.11.2 blockdiag: 3.0.0 build: 0.10.0 certifi: 2023.5.7 cftime: 1.6.2 charset-normalizer: 3.1.0 ChimeraX-AddCharge: 1.5.9.1 ChimeraX-AddH: 2.2.5 ChimeraX-AlignmentAlgorithms: 2.0.1 ChimeraX-AlignmentHdrs: 3.3.1 ChimeraX-AlignmentMatrices: 2.1 ChimeraX-Alignments: 2.9.3 ChimeraX-AlphaFold: 1.0 ChimeraX-AltlocExplorer: 1.0.3 ChimeraX-AmberInfo: 1.0 ChimeraX-Arrays: 1.1 ChimeraX-Atomic: 1.43.10 ChimeraX-AtomicLibrary: 10.0.6 ChimeraX-AtomSearch: 2.0.1 ChimeraX-AxesPlanes: 2.3.2 ChimeraX-BasicActions: 1.1.2 ChimeraX-BILD: 1.0 ChimeraX-BlastProtein: 2.1.2 ChimeraX-BondRot: 2.0.1 ChimeraX-BugReporter: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-BuildStructure: 2.8 ChimeraX-Bumps: 1.0 ChimeraX-BundleBuilder: 1.2.2 ChimeraX-ButtonPanel: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-CageBuilder: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-CellPack: 1.0 ChimeraX-Centroids: 1.3.2 ChimeraX-ChangeChains: 1.0.2 ChimeraX-CheckWaters: 1.3.1 ChimeraX-ChemGroup: 2.0.1 ChimeraX-Clashes: 2.2.4 ChimeraX-ColorActions: 1.0.3 ChimeraX-ColorGlobe: 1.0 ChimeraX-ColorKey: 1.5.3 ChimeraX-CommandLine: 1.2.5 ChimeraX-ConnectStructure: 2.0.1 ChimeraX-Contacts: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-Core: 1.6.1 ChimeraX-CoreFormats: 1.1 ChimeraX-coulombic: 1.4.2 ChimeraX-Crosslinks: 1.0 ChimeraX-Crystal: 1.0 ChimeraX-CrystalContacts: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-DataFormats: 1.2.3 ChimeraX-Dicom: 1.2 ChimeraX-DistMonitor: 1.4 ChimeraX-DockPrep: 1.1.1 ChimeraX-Dssp: 2.0 ChimeraX-EMDB-SFF: 1.0 ChimeraX-ESMFold: 1.0 ChimeraX-FileHistory: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-FunctionKey: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-Geometry: 1.3 ChimeraX-gltf: 1.0 ChimeraX-Graphics: 1.1.1 ChimeraX-Hbonds: 2.4 ChimeraX-Help: 1.2.1 ChimeraX-HKCage: 1.3 ChimeraX-IHM: 1.1 ChimeraX-ImageFormats: 1.2 ChimeraX-IMOD: 1.0 ChimeraX-IO: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-ItemsInspection: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-Label: 1.1.7 ChimeraX-ListInfo: 1.1.1 ChimeraX-Log: 1.1.5 ChimeraX-LookingGlass: 1.1 ChimeraX-Maestro: 1.8.2 ChimeraX-Map: 1.1.4 ChimeraX-MapData: 2.0 ChimeraX-MapEraser: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-MapFilter: 2.0.1 ChimeraX-MapFit: 2.0 ChimeraX-MapSeries: 2.1.1 ChimeraX-Markers: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-Mask: 1.0.2 ChimeraX-MatchMaker: 2.0.12 ChimeraX-MDcrds: 2.6 ChimeraX-MedicalToolbar: 1.0.2 ChimeraX-Meeting: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-MLP: 1.1.1 ChimeraX-mmCIF: 2.12 ChimeraX-MMTF: 2.2 ChimeraX-Modeller: 1.5.9 ChimeraX-ModelPanel: 1.3.7 ChimeraX-ModelSeries: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-Mol2: 2.0 ChimeraX-Mole: 1.0 ChimeraX-Morph: 1.0.2 ChimeraX-MouseModes: 1.2 ChimeraX-Movie: 1.0 ChimeraX-Neuron: 1.0 ChimeraX-Nifti: 1.0 ChimeraX-NRRD: 1.0 ChimeraX-Nucleotides: 2.0.3 ChimeraX-OpenCommand: 1.10.1 ChimeraX-PDB: 2.7.2 ChimeraX-PDBBio: 1.0 ChimeraX-PDBLibrary: 1.0.2 ChimeraX-PDBMatrices: 1.0 ChimeraX-PickBlobs: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-Positions: 1.0 ChimeraX-PresetMgr: 1.1 ChimeraX-PubChem: 2.1 ChimeraX-ReadPbonds: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-Registration: 1.1.1 ChimeraX-RemoteControl: 1.0 ChimeraX-RenderByAttr: 1.1 ChimeraX-RenumberResidues: 1.1 ChimeraX-ResidueFit: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-RestServer: 1.1 ChimeraX-RNALayout: 1.0 ChimeraX-RotamerLibMgr: 3.0 ChimeraX-RotamerLibsDunbrack: 2.0 ChimeraX-RotamerLibsDynameomics: 2.0 ChimeraX-RotamerLibsRichardson: 2.0 ChimeraX-SaveCommand: 1.5.1 ChimeraX-SchemeMgr: 1.0 ChimeraX-SDF: 2.0.1 ChimeraX-Segger: 1.0 ChimeraX-Segment: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-SelInspector: 1.0 ChimeraX-SeqView: 2.8.3 ChimeraX-Shape: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-Shell: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-Shortcuts: 1.1.1 ChimeraX-ShowSequences: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-SideView: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-Smiles: 2.1 ChimeraX-SmoothLines: 1.0 ChimeraX-SpaceNavigator: 1.0 ChimeraX-StdCommands: 1.10.3 ChimeraX-STL: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-Storm: 1.0 ChimeraX-StructMeasure: 1.1.2 ChimeraX-Struts: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-Surface: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-SwapAA: 2.0.1 ChimeraX-SwapRes: 2.2.1 ChimeraX-TapeMeasure: 1.0 ChimeraX-Test: 1.0 ChimeraX-Toolbar: 1.1.2 ChimeraX-ToolshedUtils: 1.2.1 ChimeraX-Topography: 1.0 ChimeraX-Tug: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-UI: 1.28.4 ChimeraX-uniprot: 2.2.2 ChimeraX-UnitCell: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-ViewDockX: 1.2 ChimeraX-VIPERdb: 1.0 ChimeraX-Vive: 1.1 ChimeraX-VolumeMenu: 1.0.1 ChimeraX-VTK: 1.0 ChimeraX-WavefrontOBJ: 1.0 ChimeraX-WebCam: 1.0.2 ChimeraX-WebServices: 1.1.1 ChimeraX-Zone: 1.0.1 colorama: 0.4.6 comm: 0.1.3 comtypes: 1.1.14 contourpy: 1.0.7 cxservices: 1.2.2 cycler: 0.11.0 Cython: 0.29.33 debugpy: 1.6.7 decorator: 5.1.1 docutils: 0.19 executing: 1.2.0 filelock: 3.9.0 fonttools: 4.39.3 funcparserlib: 1.0.1 grako: 3.16.5 h5py: 3.8.0 html2text: 2020.1.16 idna: 3.4 ihm: 0.35 imagecodecs: 2022.9.26 imagesize: 1.4.1 importlib-metadata: 6.6.0 ipykernel: 6.21.1 ipython: 8.10.0 ipython-genutils: 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How to save a sequence in an mmCIF file?
by Guillaume Gaullier 29 Nov '23

29 Nov '23

Hello, Starting from an AlphaFold prediction, I refined a model against a map with ISOLDE. I trimmed the segments not supported by any density. The resulting mmCIF file that I saved now opens with this warning: Unknown polymer entity '1' near line 187 Missing or incomplete entity_poly_seq table. Inferred polymer connectivity. Displaying the sequence of this chain shows the correct numbering (with jumps in numbering according to missing segments in the structure), but the sequence of the missing structure segments is not displayed. When I open the fasta file containing the full-length sequence, the sequence gets automatically associated to the structure, and the sequence viewer annotates the segments with missing structure correctly. I would like to save this full-length sequence in my mmCIF file so the full-length sequence with annotated missing structure segments shows up next time I open this file. But when I try to save at this point, I get the following notice: Not saving entity_poly_seq for non-authoritative sequences The documentation for "save" and "sequence" didn't help. How can I make this sequence "authoritative" and save it into my mmCIF file? Thank you in advance, Guillaume När du har kontakt med oss på Uppsala universitet med e-post så innebär det att vi behandlar dina personuppgifter. För att läsa mer om hur vi gör det kan du läsa här: http://www.uu.se/om-uu/dataskydd-personuppgifter/ E-mailing Uppsala University means that we will process your personal data. For more information on how this is performed, please read here: http://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/data-protection-policy

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transition dipole moments
by gennaro.pescitelli＠unipi.it 28 Nov '23

28 Nov '23

Dear developers, first of all, thnak you for your great software, I just started using it. My question: is there a way to plot transition moments (electric and magnetic), as calculated e.g. by TD-DFT calculations in ORCA or Gaussian? If not directly from a log/out file, is tehre a way to manually add a vector arrow? Thanks Rino Pescitelli

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Inquiry Regarding Feasibility of Implementing Protein Operations in Python
by g0423019 g0423019 28 Nov '23

28 Nov '23

Sorry. The earlier email by ms04000106(a)gmail.com was not sent using a university email address. It has been resent using the university email address. Dear UCSF ChimeraX, I hope this email finds you well. My name is Mayu Shibuya, and I am a student at Iwate University, currently affiliated with the wet biology laboratory. I am reaching out to seek guidance on the feasibility of utilizing the software for a specific task. Specifically, I am interested in performing addh and addcharge operations and automating these processes using a Python script. However, I do not know whether the addh and addcharge operations can be executed in Python. Could you kindly provide guidance on the possibility of achieving this with the software? If it is indeed feasible, I would greatly appreciate any instructions or methods you recommend for implementing these operations in a Python script. Thank you for taking the time to consider my inquiry. I greatly appreciate your assistance and look forward to hearing from you soon. Best regards, Mayu Shibuya Iwate University g0423019(a)iwate-u.ac.jp

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Inquiry Regarding Feasibility of Implementing Protein Operations in Python
by 澁谷まゆ 28 Nov '23

28 Nov '23

Dear UCSF ChimeraX, I hope this email finds you well. My name is Mayu Shibuya, and I am a student at Iwate University, currently affiliated with the wet biology laboratory. I am reaching out to seek guidance on the feasibility of utilizing the software for a specific task. Specifically, I am interested in performing addh and addcharge operations and automating these processes using a Python script. However, I do not know whether the addh and addcharge operations can be executed in Python. Could you kindly provide guidance on the possibility of achieving this with the software? If it is indeed feasible, I would greatly appreciate any instructions or methods you recommend for implementing these operations in a Python script. Thank you for taking the time to consider my inquiry. I greatly appreciate your assistance and look forward to hearing from you soon. Best regards, Mayu Shibuya Iwate University ms04000106(a)gmail.com

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hide dust
by Andrea Smith 28 Nov '23

28 Nov '23

Hi, I have cartoon and map visible for a part of my molecule (one protomer from a tetramer). When I click on hide dust, the dust is hidden but at the same time the map appears for the rest of the tetramer. Is there a way to hide dust around the visible part of the map while keeping a part of the map hidden? Thanks, Andrea

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(no subject)
by Murphy, Kenneth 26 Nov '23

26 Nov '23

Hi, Would there be a way to save convservation scores from a large multiple sequence alignment into a file that could be re-loaded later instead of having to reload the actual alignment file? In looking at WDFY4, the alignment of the 3124 residue protein from 523 different species, the alignment fasta file takes around 10 minutes to load. After calculating the scores, the program shows the alignment and then the showing the convervations of residues in the protein is my goal of analysis. But it takes the same 10 minutes every time I open the session. I haven't found a way to save the scores themselves and load that in directly. Is there a way to do that? thanks it's a great program. ken murphy ________________________________ The materials in this message are private and may contain Protected Healthcare Information or other information of a sensitive nature. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that any unauthorized use, disclosure, copying or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender via telephone or return mail.

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Reading .xyz vs. Orca .out file
by Michael Patzschke 23 Nov '23

23 Nov '23

Dear colleagues, Recently the following problem has appeared: When I open an orca output file and chose the ball and stick option for displaying molecules, the radii of the balls are all wrong. This problem does not show up when I open the corresponding .xyz file. I try to attach an example to illustrate the problem. I would appreciate any help in this matter. Kind regards, Michael Patzschke __________________ Dr. Michael Patzschke Institute of Resource Ecology Chemistry of the f-elements Theoretical Chemistry Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf e. V. Telefon: +49 (0351) 260 2989 E-Mail: m.patzschke(a)hzdr.de <mailto:p.kaden@hzdr.de> Web: http://www.hzdr.de <http://www.hzdr.de/> Addresse: Bautzner Landstrasse 400 | 01328 Dresden Vorstand: Prof.Dr. Dr. Sebastian M. Schmidt, Dr. Diana Stiller Vereinsregister: VR 1693 beim Amtsgericht Dresden

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Dialog box after dockprep command in 1.7rc202311210000
by r.m.newlon＠gmail.com 22 Nov '23

22 Nov '23

Hello all, I am on an Apple M1 and have just updated to ChimeraX 1.7rc202311210000. I am just starting to learn how to use ChimeraX from the command line (Terminal). My code that ran from Terminal on ChimeraX 1.6 doesn't seem to be working now with 1.7. Specifically, it seems that the dockprep command now ends by automatically popping up a dialog box prompting you to save a Mol2 file. I think this is causing problems when I try to run in nogui mode. I will include the "error message" at the end of this message, in case it is helpful. If this dialog box is the problem, is there a way to suppress it? Thank you! RN ==== Copied from Terminal ==== ... Dock prep finished Unexpected exception, save your work and exit: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7-rc2023.11.21.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/chimerax/core/nogui.py", line 232, in execute self._cmd.run(text) File "/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7-rc2023.11.21.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/chimerax/core/commands/cli.py", line 2908, in run result = ci.function(session, **kw_args) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7-rc2023.11.21.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/chimerax/dock_prep/cmd.py", line 168, in dock_prep_cmd dock_prep_caller(session, structures, memorization=memorize, nogui=True, **kw) File "/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7-rc2023.11.21.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/chimerax/dock_prep/cmd.py", line 144, in dock_prep_caller run_steps(session, state, structures) File "/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7-rc2023.11.21.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/chimerax/dock_prep/cmd.py", line 159, in run_steps step_mod.run_for_dock_prep(session, state, run_steps, state['memorization'], state['memorize_name'], File "/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7-rc2023.11.21.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/chimerax/dock_prep/prep.py", line 107, in prep callback(session, state, structures) File "/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7-rc2023.11.21.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/chimerax/dock_prep/cmd.py", line 159, in run_steps step_mod.run_for_dock_prep(session, state, run_steps, state['memorization'], state['memorize_name'], File "/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7-rc2023.11.21.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/chimerax/addh/dock_prep.py", line 56, in run_for_dock_prep callback(session, state, structures) File "/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7-rc2023.11.21.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/chimerax/dock_prep/cmd.py", line 159, in run_steps step_mod.run_for_dock_prep(session, state, run_steps, state['memorization'], state['memorize_name'], File "/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7-rc2023.11.21.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/chimerax/add_charge/dock_prep.py", line 58, in run_for_dock_prep callback(session, state, structures) File "/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7-rc2023.11.21.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/chimerax/dock_prep/cmd.py", line 154, in run_steps callback() File "/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7-rc2023.11.21.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/chimerax/dock_prep/prep.py", line 101, in postscript show_save_file_dialog(session, format=session.data_formats.save_format_from_suffix(".mol2").name) File "/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7-rc2023.11.21.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/chimerax/save_command/dialog.py", line 138, in show_save_file_dialog _dlg.display(session, **kw) File "/Applications/ChimeraX-1.7-rc2023.11.21.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages/chimerax/save_command/dialog.py", line 31, in display parent = session.ui.main_window ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ AttributeError: 'UI' object has no attribute 'main_window'

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ChimeraX-users email frequency
by Siyoung Kim 22 Nov '23

22 Nov '23

Hello, Is there a way to control the frequency of receiving emails from chimerax-users (e.g., once a day, once a week, or once a month)? Thank you. Best, Siyoung

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(no subject)
by Murphy, Kenneth 21 Nov '23

21 Nov '23

Thanks for ChimeraX. I've been loading multiple sequence alignments in fasta format directly into ChimeraX for mapping conservation onto a pdb and it works great. My MSA are directly from clustalo omega and in fasta format not clu formtat. My question is this. My compiled al2co.c as well as the binary I downloaded for al21co.exe doesn't work with input in fasta format. And yet ChimeraX opens and al2co window when I input my alignment. Does ChimeraX use another version of al2co that is configured to open fasta files? thanks for any info. ken murphy ________________________________ The materials in this message are private and may contain Protected Healthcare Information or other information of a sensitive nature. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that any unauthorized use, disclosure, copying or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender via telephone or return mail.

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Sequence via remotecontrol?
by Boris Steipe 21 Nov '23

21 Nov '23

Hi all - I am using the fantastic remotecontrol REST interface in teaching, and I have hit a surprising snag: is it not possible to return the sequence of a selection through the interface? What I need to do is align fragments of sequence I have obtained from external annotations (RADAR in this case), with the SEQRES derived sequence to match the sequence numbers to each other - generally they are not the same. I think I could write FASTA to a file with "save" and process that, and I think I could capture the output of "info" and parse that through a function, but I am wondering if there is not a way to get the sequence directly as a return value? Thanks! Kind regards, Boris

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VR on/off button
by Steffen Thomas 21 Nov '23

21 Nov '23

Hello I'm currently looking into the interesting possibilities of ChimeraX and VR. As I am in a different room to my PC with my glasses, I access the PC desktop via SteamVR with ChimeraX open and start vr on in the command line. This works quite well with a virtual keyboard from SteamVR. Now I'm missing two things so far, which I probably just haven't found yet (I'm a VR newbie even though I've owned a GearView for some time now, but its capabilities are quite limited). Firstly, a virtual keyboard where I can enter commands in the command line with the blue or yellow cylinders (I have now found the command line in vr) and a button in the toolbar (for example in the Molecule Display area) that switches vr on or off, in the same way for example as show and hide ribbon. Are there any possibilities to realize this via python itself? Or plans to integrate something like this? Many thanks to the great ChimeraX community and all those responsible. Steffen --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Steffen Thomas

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measure rotation showAxis does not create a measurable object
by Alexis Rohou 20 Nov '23

20 Nov '23

Hello again, I have been using "measure rotation" to create several rotation axis objects, with the goal to measure angles between the various axes. Two of my axes are #4 and #5. When I try to measure the angle with "angle #4 #5", I get the error: "Must specify exactly 3 atoms/centroids or two measurable objects (e.g. axes/planes)" I notice also that the axes created by "measure rotation" do not show up in the "Structure Measurement" UI tool, which I guess is related. Would it be possible to please amend the output of the "measure rotation" command so that the axis (and slabs) it outputs are measurable? Cheers, Alexis

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Startup cxc scripts
by Siyoung Kim 20 Nov '23

20 Nov '23

Hello, Would there be a way to run some chimerax scripts at the beginning of every ChimeraX session? In particular, I want three things: 1. Change the color of the background. set bgColor white 2. Change the mode of the mouse. ui mousemode right zoom 3. Open the shell. ui tool show Shell The most relevant documentation I found was: "Python files in the directory *~/chimerax_start* (where *~* is the user's home directory) are imported automatically at startup." I put ChimeraX scripts (not python files) in this folder, but no luck. Thank you. Best, Siyoung

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Tutorial
by Mark Rosenberg 20 Nov '23

20 Nov '23

Do you have a tutorial for ChimeraX generating publication quality surface and mesh maps with a docked model, please? Thanks Dr Mark F Rosenberg

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