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Re: [Chimera-users] Opening MTZ files on Mac OS
by Elaine Meng 04 Jul '23

04 Jul '23

Hi Natalie, This is a ChimeraX question, although sent to the chimera-users list -- although unnecessary this time, for future reference please send chimeraX questions to the chimerax-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu list CC'd here (we try not to confuse Chimera users with ChimeraX answers and vice versa). The instructions of how to open MTZ files with ChimeraX are here: <https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/open.html#clipper> "Opening an MTZ file requires specifying an already-open atomic structure with the structureModel option..." with example command, etc. I hope this helps, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Chimera(X) team Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco > On Jul 3, 2023, at 8:52 AM, Natalie Walsh via Chimera-users <chimera-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote: > > Hello, > > I am having troubles opening MTZ maps from PDB on ChimeraX 17.1. on Mac OS. I read somewhere that you need to download the Clipper plug-in. I went ahead and installed that (although I am not sure that I was successful) and am still struggling to open these files. > > Thank you, > Natalie Walsh

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Re: ChimeraX-users Digest, Vol 78, Issue 54
by Fabian Bumbak 01 Jul '23

01 Jul '23

leave On Sat, 1 Jul 2023 at 10:45, <chimerax-users-request(a)cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote: > Send ChimeraX-users mailing list submissions to > chimerax-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or > body 'help' to > chimerax-users-request(a)cgl.ucsf.edu > > You can reach the person managing the list at > chimerax-users-owner(a)cgl.ucsf.edu > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of ChimeraX-users digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Volume Series tool missing (Elaine Meng) > 2. Re: Volume Series tool missing (Jarrett Bowman) > 3. ChimeraX Questions (Bani Kaur) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2023 13:14:56 -0700 > From: Elaine Meng <meng(a)cgl.ucsf.edu> > Subject: [chimerax-users] Re: Volume Series tool missing > To: Jarrett Bowman <jarrettbow(a)gmail.com> > Cc: chimerax-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu > Message-ID: <D9C12F1F-8A96-428D-B572-4D0E83ACD5EA(a)cgl.ucsf.edu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hi Jerry, > The picture shows that the video tutorial you are viewing is for Chimera, > not ChimeraX. Chimera and ChimeraX are two different programs. > > ChimeraX does not have a GUI tool, as you said, but it does have volume > series capabilities via the "vseries" command, see both of the following > and links therein: > > <https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/trajectories.html> > <https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/vseries.html> > > Best, > Elaine > ----- > Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. > UCSF Chimera(X) team > Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry > University of California, San Francisco > > > On Jun 30, 2023, at 12:46 PM, Jarrett Bowman via ChimeraX-users < > chimerax-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > I am trying to use the volume series tool on ChimeraX version 1.6.1 for > Windows. It doesn't appear to be in my download of ChimeraX possibly along > with other tools. A tutorial I am following shows this picture: > > > > <image.png> > > > > While this is what I have: > > > > <image.png> > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated! > > > > Jerry Bowman > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:49:14 -0600 > From: Jarrett Bowman <jarrettbow(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [chimerax-users] Re: Volume Series tool missing > To: ChimeraX Users Help <chimerax-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu> > Message-ID: > <CAFN=EO2pGxSNMRJ=ChH+QTG+WSH-G8oshP41fJtKbTBD= > DF_aw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="000000000000d3119b05ff5ef3b8" > > Elaine, > > Thanks! The links helped a bunch > > On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 2:15 PM Elaine Meng <meng(a)cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote: > > > Hi Jerry, > > The picture shows that the video tutorial you are viewing is for Chimera, > > not ChimeraX. Chimera and ChimeraX are two different programs. > > > > ChimeraX does not have a GUI tool, as you said, but it does have volume > > series capabilities via the "vseries" command, see both of the following > > and links therein: > > > > <https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/trajectories.html> > > <https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/vseries.html> > > > > Best, > > Elaine > > ----- > > Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. > > UCSF Chimera(X) team > > Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry > > University of California, San Francisco > > > > > On Jun 30, 2023, at 12:46 PM, Jarrett Bowman via ChimeraX-users < > > chimerax-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote: > > > > > > Hello, > > > I am trying to use the volume series tool on ChimeraX version 1.6.1 for > > Windows. It doesn't appear to be in my download of ChimeraX possibly > along > > with other tools. A tutorial I am following shows this picture: > > > > > > <image.png> > > > > > > While this is what I have: > > > > > > <image.png> > > > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated! > > > > > > Jerry Bowman > > > > >

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ChimeraX Questions
by Bani Kaur 01 Jul '23

01 Jul '23

Hi, I hope you are doing well! My name is Bani Kaur and I am an active user of ChimeraX for a research project concerning protein modeling, specifically with the CFTR protein. I have been running into issues with showing atoms on my residue, specifically after I change the romater. I am not sure what to do about this as I have downloaded the latest version of ChimeraX. I have attached a photo where the left one is the selected residue (Thr) and the right photo is the residue when it is changed to Ile. [image: Screen Shot 2023-06-30 at 5.38.22 PM.png] Additionally, I am not able to see clashes for some very reason and am only able to see it when limit by selection is unchecked, but for my research project, we require that it is checked in the clashes settings. I have attached a photo of the settings. [image: Screen Shot 2023-06-30 at 5.39.01 PM.png] Thank you so much for your help! Best, Bani Kaur

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Volume Series tool missing
by Jarrett Bowman 30 Jun '23

30 Jun '23

Hello, I am trying to use the volume series tool on ChimeraX version 1.6.1 for Windows. It doesn't appear to be in my download of ChimeraX possibly along with other tools. A tutorial I am following shows this picture: [image: image.png] While this is what I have: [image: image.png] Any help would be greatly appreciated! Jerry Bowman

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toolshed plugin upload - disk quota exeeded
by Lugmayr, Wolfgang 30 Jun '23

30 Jun '23

hi, i tried to upload a new starmap release and run into the following error: OSError at /submit_app/ [Errno 122] Disk quota exceeded: '/usr/local/projects/chimerax/www/production/cxtoolshed3/media/pending_releases/ChimeraX_StarMap-1.2.15-py3-none-any.whl' Request Method: POST Request URL: https://cxtoolshed.rbvi.ucsf.edu/submit_app/?expect_app_name=ChimeraX_StarM… Django Version: 4.2.1 Exception Type: OSError Exception Value: [Errno 122] Disk quota exceeded: '/usr/local/projects/chimerax/www/production/cxtoolshed3/media/pending_releases/ChimeraX_StarMap-1.2.15-py3-none-any.whl' Exception Location: /wynton/home/ferrin/cxtoolshed/production-site/lib/python3.8/site-packages/django/core/files/move.py, line 63, in file_move_safe Raised during: cxtoolshed3.submit_app.views.submit_app Python Executable: /usr/bin/python3 Python Version: 3.8.16 Python Path: ['/usr/lib64/python38.zip', '/usr/lib64/python3.8', '/usr/lib64/python3.8/lib-dynload', '/wynton/home/ferrin/cxtoolshed/production-site/lib64/python3.8/site-packages', '/wynton/home/ferrin/cxtoolshed/production-site/lib/python3.8/site-packages', '/usr/lib64/python3.8/site-packages', '/usr/lib/python3.8/site-packages', '/usr/local/projects/chimerax/www/production'] Server time: Fri, 30 Jun 2023 04:53:50 -0700 can you please have a look at the problem? cheers, wolfgang -- Multi-User Cryo-EM Facility @ Centre for Structral Systems Biology (CSSB) @ Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) Notkestrasse 85 Gebäude 15 (E.247) 22607 Hamburg, Germany Tel.: +49 40 8998-87706 Email: wolfgang.lugmayr(a)cssb-hamburg.de http://www.cssb-hamburg.de/

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Constrained Movement
by Derek Ng 30 Jun '23

30 Jun '23

Hi, Thanks so much for ChimeraX! The tool is amazing so far. Is it possible to do the Constrained Movement GUI feature from the old Chimera in ChimeraX? I couldn’t find it in the GUI nor documentation. Thanks in advanced! Derek

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alphafold PAE map color (bluered), alphafold contacts palette option and selecting interacting residues under certain PAE values
by ahramkim1128＠gmail.com 30 Jun '23

30 Jun '23

Dear ChimeraX team, I have been working with analyzing AlphaFold-predicted structures in ChimeraX and have a few queries/suggestions. 1. Color palette for PAE Maps: One of the outputs from ColabFold is a PAE map rendered in a blue-white-red color palette. I find this color scheme very useful, and the command "alphafold pae #1 palette bluered" is working well for changing the color gradient into blue-white-red in PAE map. I was wondering if it could be integrated as a clickable option in the PAE map settings in ChimeraX, similar to the existing "Color plot rainbow" or "Color plot from structure" options. 2. Alphafold contacts color palette: I'm also interested in changing the color palette for alphafold contacts to match the bluered color scheme. While I attempted to change the color palette using the command "alphafold contact #1 /A to /B distance 5 palette bluered", it resulted in all contacts being colored red, without the expected color gradient. I'm curious if there's an alternative approach or if this could be an added feature in future updates. 3. Residue selection and visualization based on PAE cut-off: Lastly, I'm looking for a method to selectively visualize the connections between certain residues based on a PAE cut-off. For example, using the command "alphafold contacts /A to /B distance 5", I can visualize all the residue connections between A and B under a distance of 5. However, this also displays connections that are poorly predicted (i.e., yellow or red lines corresponding to PAE >15). I'd appreciate if you could suggest a way to filter these poorly predicted connections or provide an option for this in the software. Thank you in advance! Best regards, Ah-Ram

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Measuring Tilt of Helices
by Das, Abhinaba 29 Jun '23

29 Jun '23

Dear ChimeraX users, I’m trying to measure the tilt of the helices with respect to the helical axis (i.e. the z-axis). As depicted in the image below, I was wondering if it would be possible to draw a line parallel to the z-axis, traversing through the stack of helices, and another perpendicular to the z-axis and finally measure the angle between the axis passing through the helix (generated by define axis command) and the perpendicular drawn to the z-axis. [cid:image001.png@01D9A9E2.A0B8D0F0] Thanks in advance Abhi

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Daily build issues
by BARRY E DEZONIA 29 Jun '23

29 Jun '23

Hello, My colleague and I are trying to install daily build(s) of chimerax. A few weeks ago, on Ubuntu 20.04, I installed the daily build for that OS just fine. Now I am trying to show my work to a colleague. We need a daily build because our work relies on a bug fix that was recently made. Anyhow he is on ubuntu 22.04 and needs to install the version appropriate for his OS. When we do so it complains that "libssl3" is missing. And when we find instructions on how to install it apt says the dependency for "glibc" can't be satisified because the version required is newer than the one installed. Now rather than messing with my colleague's system too much I'd like to know your recommendations for getting the daily build installed. Thanks.

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IMOD Generated Model and Tomogram are Offset
by Guilliams,Bradley 29 Jun '23

29 Jun '23

Hi All, I have been working with a tomogram and corresponding model in IMOD and when I load these files into ChimeraX the model and tomogram are offset (see included image). At the highest plane of the tomogram, it intersects roughly halfway up the model. Any advice on how to fix this would be much appreciated! Cheers, Bradley Bradley Guilliams (he/him/his) PhD Candidate Ackerson Research Group Analytical Resources Core - Imaging & Surface Science (ARC-ISS) Department of Chemistry Colorado State University

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Save only the sequence that is present in the model
by Eric Pettersen 28 Jun '23

28 Jun '23

> Begin forwarded message: > > From: Vorländer,Matthias Kopano <matthias.vorlaender(a)imp.ac.at <mailto:matthias.vorlaender@imp.ac.at>> > Subject: Save only the sequence that is present in the model > Date: June 28, 2023 at 6:53:11 AM PDT > To: ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users-bounces(a)cgl.ucsf.edu <mailto:chimerax-users-bounces@cgl.ucsf.edu>> > > > Dear ChimeraX team, > > I would like to save only the sequence of a chain that is actually modelled. As I would like to do this for many files it would be great if this would work via scripting. Is this possible? > > Many thanks, > Matthias

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Docking scores only as integers??
by thomas.wein＠lmu.de 28 Jun '23

28 Jun '23

Dear all, I'm reading glide Docking results into ChimeraX. In the ViewDockX table or charts the docking score is displayed only as integers. However, typical score valus are "-4.1234" or "-8.9876", I only see the "-4.000" etc. For the correct numbers I have to go into the original files which is somehow time consuming. Is there any possibility to get a "real" score value displayed? Thanks Thomas

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Combining two volumes
by Tom Goddard 28 Jun '23

28 Jun '23

Tatiana writes: Dear ChimeraX developers, I would like your help to combine two volumes in ChimeraX while keeping the properties of each volume (colour, threshold...). I know it's borderline in ChimeraX, but it seems feasible. I have been playing with morph, vop commands and a lot of information found on the web for several days, but I fail. I'm also asking chapGPT... but I can't manage to combine my two volumes. Could you please help me to combine these two attached volumes. If yes, could you please send me the procedure And one more questions related to this question, How to know the name of the slider after vop morph command to synchronise 2 morph and record a movie. I found a way to do it on the web (via the Tools menu and selecting General Controls to open the General Controls panel. In the General Controls panel you will find various sliders) but I don't have this General Controls menu in ChimeraX. Thank you very much if you have time to help me. Tatiana

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Re: [Chimera-users] Questions regarding reply log
by Elaine Meng 28 Jun '23

28 Jun '23

Hi Prathvi, Normally one would *not* include any residue numbers in a mmaker command. You only need model numbers (not chain IDs either, except if you want to make sure that specific chains match specific other chains when each model has more than one chain). Also it is completely useless to include the @ca in a mmaker command because mmaker always only uses @ca for proteins anyway. See the mmaker help for whichever program you are using (Chimera or ChimeraX). Your description does not make sense for Chimera. You must be using ChimeraX. The specifications are different for Chimera and ChimeraX, only ChimeraX uses "/" for chains. In either program, you would simply omit the chain part of the specification if there is no chain ID. To avoid confusing others, make sure to email chimerax-users if you are asking about ChimeraX usage, and chimera-users for Chimera. Thanks! Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Chimera(X) team Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco > On Jun 28, 2023, at 1:47 AM, Prathvi Singh via Chimera-users <chimera-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote: > > Thank you so much for the info Elaine! > I just have one more question. > Is it possible to run the "mmaker" command without inputting chain IDs of the residues to be superimposed? > I am asking this because I have a few PDB files whose residues lack chain ID information (I know this because when I hover my mouse over one of these residues, it shows something like: "/? PRO 190") > I tried the command: mmaker #0/?:162-172@CA to #1/?:162-172@CA > But it shows the error: No molecules/chains to match specified > > > > On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 9:46 PM Elaine Meng <meng(a)cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote: > Hi Prathvi, > Both of these things are much easier/better in ChimeraX, since it has commands to do them. We are recommending everybody use ChimeraX if possible (if it has the features that they need). > > In Chimera, the Reply Log has buttons to Clear and to Save, but there are no commands for those functions. If there were commands, it would be mentioned in the Reply Log help. > <https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/reply.html> > > For saving only (not clearing), there are instructions of how to do it in python at the bottom of this page: > <https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/ProgrammersGuide/basicPrimer.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 Jun 27, 2023, at 4:21 AM, Prathvi Singh via Chimera-users <chimera-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote: > > > > Hi Elaine, > > Is there a way to clear the Reply Log using the command line? > > Is there a way to write the contents of the Reply log to a text file? > > > > -- > > Prathvi Singh, > > Research Fellow, > > Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering, > > Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur-208016 > > > > -- > Prathvi Singh, > Research Fellow, > Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering, > Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur-208016 > _______________________________________________ > Chimera-users mailing list -- chimera-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu: To unsubscribe send an email to chimera-users-leave(a)cgl.ucsf.edu > Manage subscription:

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opening multiple csx files at same time
by stevensb＠ufl.edu 27 Jun '23

27 Jun '23

How can you open 2 or more csx files simultaneously in order to have the all contents of both *.csx files showing and superpositioned. This can be done for opening multiple *.pdb files which then shows all the chains of all the opened files superpositioned on the same page. But when I try to open multiple csx files, the second one completely deletes and replaces the currently open csx file and deletes what was showing from the originally open csx file.

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Re: [Chimera-users] downloading and saving multiple PDB's
by Elaine Meng 26 Jun '23

26 Jun '23

Hi Dmitry, You sent this to the chimera-users list but chimerax-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu (CC'd here) is the better address for ChimeraX questions. We try not confuse Chimera users with ChimeraX answers and vice versa. Since your text said "Chimerax" I will answer for ChimeraX. Not sure what you mean by "multiple" ... of course you can fetch structures from the PDB using their IDs, e.g. commands: open 1zik open 2gbp 2fw0 1plx 1plz <https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/open.html#fetch> If by "multiple" you mean a huge number that is not practical to put in a single command, that is a different matter. Also, a single "save" command only saves one file and it does not have option to automatically figure out filename from model name. <https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/save.html#pdb> However, ChimeraX does allow writing a single command script (.cxc file) and applying it to multiple input files when the .cxc file is opened with the "open" command and "forEachFile" option: <https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/open.html#forEachFile> It also allows substituting part of the input file name as the output file name. However, it was intended for the case where all the input files are local files. So as far as I know you would have to first fetch all the files from the PDB so that they are in your local cache (~/Downloads/ChimeraX/PDB/ ) and then in a separate step, use your .cxc file with this forEachFile mechanism. To do so, you would probably also need to segragate these files into their own directory since you don't also want to run the script on all of the other structures you've previously fetched from the PDB using ChimeraX. I hope this helps, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Chimera(X) team Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco > On Jun 26, 2023, at 9:39 AM, Dmitry Semchonok via Chimera-users <chimera-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote: > > Dear colleagues, > > Is there a way to > > • download the multiple pdb/mmcif using Chimerax knowing their ID entry? > • save multiple opened pdbs using their corresponding original names in Chimerax? > Thank you in advance. > > Kind regards, > Dmitry

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Electrostatics
by Ryan Gardner 26 Jun '23

26 Jun '23

Hello, I just want to verify that the electrostatic potential is measured in volts (V). Is this correct? Here's an example of my analysis: [image: image.png] Sorry to be a bother! -Ryan

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error opening Swissdock generated output file
by Fussner-Dupas, Eden 26 Jun '23

26 Jun '23

Hello, I am having trouble using ViewDockX with a file generated by Swissdock. When I open the clusters.dock4.pdb file it opens without issues - but when I try to use the ViewDockX tool to view each predicted pose one at a time I get the error “No suitable models found for ViewDockX” Any help warmly appreciated Cheers, Eden

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Save Image Dialog box
by McClean, Phillip 25 Jun '23

25 Jun '23

Hi Everyone, I am using ver 1.6 of Chimerax. I want to save an image for print publication, so I want to save it as 300 dpi. I used the Snapshot icon from the toolbar and it saved a 72 dpi image. In the user guide, there is mention of a Save Image dialog. The guide sounds like I can make use the dialog to select the dpi. But, I cannot find the Save Image menu. Can someone point me to it and add any help/hints on save a 300 dpi image. As always, thanks for your help. Phil McClean

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Aligning two ligands
by Karim Rafie 25 Jun '23

25 Jun '23

Hi all, I was wondering if there's a command that will allow me align two ligands to each other? Couldn't find anything online and when I try the match command I constantly run into an error, even when specifying certain atoms between two ligands. Any help would be greatly appreciated. All the best, Karim ############################################## Karim Rafie; PhD, MRSC Postdoctoral Research Fellow Carlson Lab Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics Umeå University Umeå, Sweden [cid:e5366e3a-666f-40ea-9f71-eb5b2b395016]

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Changing spin movie default save location?
by Daniel Gilliam 21 Jun '23

21 Jun '23

Hi, How can I change the default filepath that 'Spin movie' saves to? The default for me saves to location without save permissions, so I have been unable to save images or movies. Apologies if I missed an easy answer to this in the documentation. Thanks, Daniel Gilliam

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Invert selection
by Leonardo Talachia Rosa 20 Jun '23

20 Jun '23

Dear ChimeraX community Apologies for the very naive question. In old chimera, there was a "Select - Invert selected models" command which would invert the selection solely in the selected model, whereas in chimeraX I could not find an equivalent command or option in the menu. The select invert menu will invert the selection for all open models. Is there a way to invert selection only in one model? Thank you for your time Kind wishes, Leonardo -- ************************* Leonardo TALACHIA ROSA, PhD Associated professor Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology (DBBT) Biology Institute Universidade Estadual de Campinas - UNICAMP Rua Monteiro Lobato, 255 - Campinas - SP - Brasil - CEP 13083-862 **************************

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ChimeraX - Without NVIDIA
by Nguyen, Tuan /US 16 Jun '23

16 Jun '23

Hi, I'm trying to install the ChimeraX 1.6.1 on Ubuntu 22 without NVIDIA driver, I can launch the chimerax, but it gives me an error about the graphic driver, and I'm trying to open a pdb file, I don't see the image at all. Please see attached below. Would you please help? Thanks, Tuan [cid:image001.png@01D9A02C.7D05AF30]

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600 DPI Quality Images
by Dillon P Cao 16 Jun '23

16 Jun '23

Hello, How would I save an image on ChimeraX as 600 dpi? Apologies if this has been answered before. Sincerely, Dillon P. Cao

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Selecting segments overlapping atomic model
by kizziah4＠uab.edu 16 Jun '23

16 Jun '23

Is there some degree to which a segment must overlap an atomic model to be selected with "Over Sel. Atoms"? Can it be changed? I frequently use Segment Map to create custom masks for focused refinement and classification and for signal subtraction. I tend to use reference atomic models to expedite this process, but I am having problems selecting segments overlapping atomic models (compared to older versions of Chimera). I am on Windows 10 with ChimeraX version 1.5 (2022-11-24). I have experienced the same on Ubuntu-20.04 with ChimeraX v1.6.1. For example, I have an unsharpened map estimated at 4.8A resolution from RELION and an atomic model of the same structure downloadeded (via ChimeraX) from the PDB. After deleting some unneeded chains and duplicating others, fitting the model into the map using simulated density (4.8A resolution, 0.77 correlation), segmenting the map at a low threshold that covers all (but a couple of loops) of the atomic model, ungrouping the segments once for granularity, selecting the entire atomic model, and clicking "Over Sel. Atoms", no segments are selected. If I try repeating the process with the backbone only (0.80 correlation), no segments are selected. I have succeeded in some cases by ungrouping all segments ~4 times, but in this particular case it only selects a few segments corresponding to parts of some alpha helices.

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Question about MatchMaker with nucleic acids
by Leonardo BETANCURT ANZOLA 14 Jun '23

14 Jun '23

Hello, I’m currently using ChimeraX to compare different DNA binding proteins and would like to align them using match maker and the DNA helix. The problem is that the structures do not have the same DNA sequence and that is the parameter the MM uses to align. Would it be possible to align DNA using only the phosphate-sugar backbone of the molecule? In that case I’d like to tell chimera which phosphates should one aligned to which. Thank you, Leo B.

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Isolde installation in chimeraX
by Chiara Rapisarda 14 Jun '23

14 Jun '23

Hi, I am trying to install Isolde in chimera, I can successfully download the bundle, but nothing happens afterwards. Can you help me find out what is wrong? Thanks, Chiara

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Missing or invalid "sequence" argument: Sequences argument
by Adetoun Adeniji-Adele 14 Jun '23

14 Jun '23

Hello, I was trying to use the AlphaFold predict function earlier and received the following error. Missing or invalid "sequence" argument: Sequences argument "MNGIDIAVVTDDPAILKSVHERYPDGSKHSIELEHGHNVHIFVRTATLVLSSYIRDNEAIAVLGYSNVHESSMRAILESSPGVAHMNSALGQLIGAQWVVAIRKGAVRIQGTVSGLSRVYWSKRGSRFVASNRSRELARLLGSELDPTQVAFRTIHPMQHPFTSSSCWKDLEGVLPGEYLEVTGRSSPRTERWWTPATSYRSLEDGANETAAALFSVVRNQLSDHSAASCDISGGLDSSSIAAIAANAAKSGETHTVLHGTTSVSRDEFNSDADWAIELSKSLKLDSHSFLSWNDMPKEYDDLDALASYDLDEPSIASISHSRFTHLINVARSKGSQVHLTGFGGDELFIGSPTFCVDLFKTQPLLSARLLLTYRAMYRWTFRSLVRPLTTPMSYQQWMRTKSLSTDRSTLRIPPLSWGFHGVIPPWITRDARHSMYDHVRSASSATFPLAPTPGRHFELENLYQCARLFRTMSDIVSQTSGVLLVAPMLEQAVVEAAISVRTPERLTPHKYKPVLTHATRGLLPAVVAERQTKGGEDTDAAIGFSENISAIRELWDESRLASLGIVDGDYLSNALRRPDSAEFDDCAIAKTLATELWLRSLEK,MPVVGAMAIPSKTRISATERLRLASALSLGKALSHLPPGLLRRSMTAFAAKARPASYREAEAAVVSITQYSKASAGPGSCLQRSISVCILMRLDGRWPTWCVGVPSKPPFRAHAWIEAGGQIVAELGDMNSYSRLMTISTHAERTE" is not a chain specifier, alignment id, UniProt id, or sequence characters I am not sure what the message means and can't seem to find others who have had similar error messages. Any help would be appreciated. Best, Adetoun

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No chains in AtomicStructure
by Dominik Sordyl 13 Jun '23

13 Jun '23

Hi, I have created a python plugin that uses AtomicStructure() class to create a model based on the pdb file and custom trajectory file. The problem is that after creating the structure (adding residues and atoms) it has no chains. Due to this issue, I cannot use some of the ChimeraX features (e.g. rainbow coloring) - at least I think this is the reason. While adding new residues one has to specify the chain_id, but even if I do it those chains are not created automatically. Do I have to create chains separately or there is something that I am missing here. Would be grateful for your help. Best, Dominik

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How to play volume series in chimeraX?
by Rayees Mattoo 12 Jun '23

12 Jun '23

Hi, I want to play a volume series in chimeraX. There is an option "volume series" in chimera but could not find the equivalent option in chimeraX. Also, is it possible to 'movie record' the volume series while it is playing? Any suggestion would be helpful. Best

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Triangle attention for alphaFold2
by Cheng Fei Phung 10 Jun '23

10 Jun '23

Hi, This might not be directly related to use of ChimeraX gui software that this mailing list is targeted for. Might I ask if anyone have any suggestions for the use of triangle attention module in https://twitter.com/salmon_shitake/status/1663176260632346624 ? Regards, Phung Cheng Fei feiphung(a)hotmail.com

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sym command
by postmaster＠cgl.ucsf.edu 09 Jun '23

09 Jun '23

From: "Sen, Anindito" <andysen(a)tamu.edu <mailto:andysen@tamu.edu>> Subject: sym command Date: June 9, 2023 at 11:55:38 AM PDT To: ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users-bounces(a)cgl.ucsf.edu <mailto:chimerax-users-bounces@cgl.ucsf.edu>> Dear All, I am trying to generate symmetric copies of the atomic structure in a filament map and I get the following error sym #1 group c6*h,39.1,19.3,7,-1 coord #2 (atomic structure is #1 and the map is #2) error - Expected a keyword What is incorrect in the command. Stay safe & Regards Anindito Sen. Ph.D <> Microscopy and Imaging Center Texas A&M University 301 Old Main Dr College Station, TX 77843-2257 Office: ILSB Room 1133 <http://microscopy.tamu.edu/>Tel. 979-458-9881 fax: 979-847-8933 http://microscopy.tamu.edu <http://microscopy.tamu.edu/>

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ChimeraX not able to install for ubuntu22
by himanshi singh 07 Jun '23

07 Jun '23

Greetings! Kindly find the attached screenshot for installing in ubuntu22, it says dependencies unmet. Kindly guide me. Thankyou Regards Himanshi PhD candidate IIT Kanpur India

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ChimeraX .cxs session file
by Moustafa, Ibrahim M. 06 Jun '23

06 Jun '23

Dear ChimeraX, I have a ChimeraX session .cxs file that was created a while ago. I wonder if there is a way to open the file to see the actual commands, parameters used in that session. Is there is tool/way to read .cxs file? Thank you for your help. Ibrahim Ibrahim M.Moustafa, Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Dept. Millennium Science Complex University Park State College, PA16802 Phone: (814) 863 5940 Fax: (814) 865 7927

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clashes & contacts
by Dmitry Semchonok 06 Jun '23

06 Jun '23

Dear colleagues, Probably very simple question, non the less - how to calculate&show the contacts/clashes in the model? We have heptamer and we would like to find out what are the contacts & clashes with 6 surrounding units. I know that chimera can do that. Also, I heard that there is also software called DIMPLOT. Does ChimeraX do the same? Thank you in advance. Sincerely, Dmitry

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Daily builds
by BARRY E DEZONIA 05 Jun '23

05 Jun '23

Hello, I am looking for the daily build for Ubuntu. I go to this page: https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/download.html No daily build releases are shown for Ubuntu. Are you having trouble with the website?

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Re: how to view Alphafold Run window
by Tom Goddard 05 Jun '23

05 Jun '23

Hi Jim, The AlphaFold predicted model is always saved as best_model.pdb. It would be nice if you could specify a different name when you start the prediction run but that is not available. I made a ChimeraX feature request for that https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/trac/ChimeraX/ticket/9128 You can request new features directly with ChimeraX menu entry Help / Report a Bug.... This can be used for both bugs and new feature suggestions. Tom > On Jun 5, 2023, at 11:51 AM, James Raymond <james.raymond(a)unlv.edu> wrote: > > Thank you. I am slowly learning how to use ChimeraX. > One other question that I haven't solved yet: when I paste a sequence into the box for structure prediction, is there a way to name it right at the beginning? > All my previous jobs are given the same name "best_model".I know I can rename them later, but it would be easier if I could name them at the start. > Jim > > > On Mon, Jun 5, 2023 at 11:30 AM Tom Goddard <goddard(a)sonic.net <mailto:goddard@sonic.net>> wrote: >> Hi Jim, >> >> The ChimeraX panels are can be dragged and dropped on the main ChimeraX window to allow stacking them. In your case you dragged the AlphaFold Run panel on top of the Log panel. Then it shows the two tabs (AlphaFold Run, Log) at the bottom and you can click on those to switch between them. You can make the AlphaFold Run window free-floating again by showing its tab then dragging the title-bar of the panel out of the main ChimeraX window. All the ChimeraX panels work this way -- they can be made free-floating windows or "docked" in the main window. >> >> Sometimes it is annoying when you drag a ChimeraX window and it tries to drop it on top of another panel. You can tell ChimeraX to not allow dropping the AlphaFold Run window on another panel using the command >> >> ui dockable false "AlphaFold Run" >> >> Tom >> >> >>> On Jun 2, 2023, at 6:36 PM, James Raymond <james.raymond(a)unlv.edu <mailto:james.raymond@unlv.edu>> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks, Tom, >>> I sent another email to say that I think I solved the problem but you didn't see that one. >>> >> >>> >>> >>> Here's a cool protein structure I made today with ChimeraX. >>> I used Yasara to view it. >>> This is so great! >>> Jim >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 2, 2023 at 4:34 PM Tom Goddard <goddard(a)sonic.net <mailto:goddard@sonic.net>> wrote: >>>> Hi Jim, >>>> >>>> You kind of shoot yourself in the foot if you close the AlphaFold Run. But Google Colab does not immediately kill your AlphaFold job. So you could reconnect to Google Colab in whatever web browser you normally use (search for Google Colab). When it asks if you want to load some previous notebook say Cancel. Then use Google Colab menu Runtime / Manage Sessions and click on your AlphaFold session that you started from ChimeraX. Then you should see your job still running. When it completes it will ask to download the results. The original ChimeraX window you closed would have downloaded the prediction and opened it in ChimeraX. But now you have Colab in a normal web browser so it will simply download to your ~/Downloads folder (not where ChimeraX usually puts it in ~/Downloads/ChimeraX/AlphaFold/prediction_N) so you would have to open the results.zip and load the predicted structure yourself. >>>> >>>> In short don't close the AlphaFold Run window. It isn't quite as bad as opening a terminal, starting a computation, then closing the terminal before it finishes. Since it is running on Google's servers and Google kindly doesn't immediately shut it down, you can rescue it. But it is not intended to work that way. >>>> >>>> Tom >>>> >>>> >>>> > On Jun 2, 2023, at 4:04 PM, James Raymond via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu <mailto:chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu>> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > Dear ChimeraX, >>>> > I keep losing this window, whenever I click on it or move it. >>>> > How do I get it back again? >>>> > thank you >>>> > Jim >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > <image.png> >>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>> > 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> >>>> > Manage subscription: >>>> >> >>

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ChimeraX - windows 10 installation/running issue
by Dmitry A. Semchonok 05 Jun '23

05 Jun '23

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Re: how to view Alphafold Run window
by Tom Goddard 05 Jun '23

05 Jun '23

Hi Jim, The ChimeraX panels are can be dragged and dropped on the main ChimeraX window to allow stacking them. In your case you dragged the AlphaFold Run panel on top of the Log panel. Then it shows the two tabs (AlphaFold Run, Log) at the bottom and you can click on those to switch between them. You can make the AlphaFold Run window free-floating again by showing its tab then dragging the title-bar of the panel out of the main ChimeraX window. All the ChimeraX panels work this way -- they can be made free-floating windows or "docked" in the main window. Sometimes it is annoying when you drag a ChimeraX window and it tries to drop it on top of another panel. You can tell ChimeraX to not allow dropping the AlphaFold Run window on another panel using the command ui dockable false "AlphaFold Run" Tom > On Jun 2, 2023, at 6:36 PM, James Raymond <james.raymond(a)unlv.edu> wrote: > > Thanks, Tom, > I sent another email to say that I think I solved the problem but you didn't see that one. > > > Here's a cool protein structure I made today with ChimeraX. > I used Yasara to view it. > This is so great! > Jim > > > > On Fri, Jun 2, 2023 at 4:34 PM Tom Goddard <goddard(a)sonic.net <mailto:goddard@sonic.net>> wrote: >> Hi Jim, >> >> You kind of shoot yourself in the foot if you close the AlphaFold Run. But Google Colab does not immediately kill your AlphaFold job. So you could reconnect to Google Colab in whatever web browser you normally use (search for Google Colab). When it asks if you want to load some previous notebook say Cancel. Then use Google Colab menu Runtime / Manage Sessions and click on your AlphaFold session that you started from ChimeraX. Then you should see your job still running. When it completes it will ask to download the results. The original ChimeraX window you closed would have downloaded the prediction and opened it in ChimeraX. But now you have Colab in a normal web browser so it will simply download to your ~/Downloads folder (not where ChimeraX usually puts it in ~/Downloads/ChimeraX/AlphaFold/prediction_N) so you would have to open the results.zip and load the predicted structure yourself. >> >> In short don't close the AlphaFold Run window. It isn't quite as bad as opening a terminal, starting a computation, then closing the terminal before it finishes. Since it is running on Google's servers and Google kindly doesn't immediately shut it down, you can rescue it. But it is not intended to work that way. >> >> Tom >> >> >> > On Jun 2, 2023, at 4:04 PM, James Raymond via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu <mailto:chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu>> wrote: >> > >> > Dear ChimeraX, >> > I keep losing this window, whenever I click on it or move it. >> > How do I get it back again? >> > thank you >> > Jim >> > >> > >> > <image.png> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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> >> > Manage subscription: >>

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AlphaFold2 coloring is not according to the database
by Julia Varga 05 Jun '23

05 Jun '23

Hi, I was preparing a figure and we opened the same AF2 structure both in chimerax and pymol, and colored according to pLDDT. We expected something quite similar, but some of the residues were not colored the same (left chimerax, middle official AF2 coloring, right pymol) [image: image.png][image: image.png][image: image.png] These are the corresponding CA atoms from the file, there are several that are above 70. ATOM 2 CA MET B 1 26.541 -48.983 -34.346 1.00 49.18 C ATOM 10 CA ALA B 2 23.562 -47.870 -36.454 1.00 60.35 C ATOM 15 CA ASP B 3 25.250 -49.497 -39.528 1.00 68.46 C ATOM 23 CA ALA B 4 25.752 -52.804 -37.641 1.00 69.86 C ATOM 28 CA TRP B 5 22.024 -53.025 -36.747 1.00 68.46 C ATOM 42 CA GLU B 6 21.036 -52.590 -40.351 1.00 71.02 C ATOM 51 CA GLU B 7 23.249 -55.575 -41.294 1.00 76.21 C ATOM 60 CA ILE B 8 21.578 -57.739 -38.645 1.00 74.81 C ATOM 68 CA ARG B 9 18.177 -56.653 -39.803 1.00 70.07 C ATOM 79 CA ARG B 10 19.226 -57.507 -43.334 1.00 74.00 C ATOM 90 CA LEU B 11 20.598 -60.932 -42.264 1.00 74.36 C ATOM 98 CA ALA B 12 17.459 -61.553 -40.194 1.00 69.47 C ATOM 103 CA ALA B 13 15.384 -60.625 -43.205 1.00 69.30 C ATOM 108 CA ASP B 14 17.563 -62.981 -45.430 1.00 70.53 C ATOM 116 CA PHE B 15 17.273 -65.769 -42.888 1.00 71.78 C ATOM 127 CA GLN B 16 13.568 -65.190 -42.812 1.00 64.74 C ATOM 136 CA ARG B 17 13.352 -65.300 -46.586 1.00 65.36 C ATOM 147 CA ALA B 18 15.491 -68.455 -46.645 1.00 64.05 C ATOM 152 CA GLN B 19 13.261 -70.000 -44.028 1.00 60.46 C ATOM 161 CA PHE B 20 10.117 -69.389 -46.168 1.00 62.26 C ATOM 172 CA ALA B 21 11.642 -70.083 -49.654 1.00 56.65 C ATOM 177 CA GLU B 22 11.244 -73.693 -49.767 1.00 53.68 C ATOM 186 CA ALA B 23 7.622 -74.493 -50.250 1.00 56.47 C After looking at again the docs, I understood that chimerax has a different coloring [image: image.png] AFDB [image: image.png] Can you maybe change this? Most people are probably used to the database's coloring, and could interpret it wrong (like me... It drove me crazy when showing somebody else, why the plddt-s do not match to what I have shown before, just in a figure by chimerax). I understand that in the documentation the colorbar is according to the coloring that chimerax does, but it would be better if it was according to the standard. Thank you so much! Kind regards, Julia Varga

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smooth object surface
by Jesse Hansen 05 Jun '23

05 Jun '23

dear all, I have an object imported from segmentation in dragonfly that is quite jagged and rough looking. Is there a way to smooth the surface? When I try "surface smooth" that doesn't work because I guess it's looking for atoms/surface render. Is there a way to smooth .stl or .obj files? Thanks Jesse

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makind disulfide bonds in Chimera x
by Vladimir Saudek 03 Jun '23

03 Jun '23

Hello, Is it possible to make a disulfide bond between two Cys in spacial proximity and write it to the PDB file? Thank you Vladimir

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how to view Alphafold Run window
by James Raymond 02 Jun '23

02 Jun '23

Dear ChimeraX, I keep losing this window, whenever I click on it or move it. How do I get it back again? thank you Jim [image: image.png]

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Blast protein results
by postmaster＠cgl.ucsf.edu 02 Jun '23

02 Jun '23

From: Lynne Howell <howell(a)sickkids.ca <mailto:howell@sickkids.ca>> Subject: Blast protein results Date: June 2, 2023 at 2:18:42 PM PDT To: ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users-bounces(a)cgl.ucsf.edu <mailto:chimerax-users-bounces@cgl.ucsf.edu>> HI I’m a novice ChimeraX user and wondered whether there is a way of saving to an excel file the blastprotein results against the Alphafold database that appear in the session window? Was looking to capture all the information for cross reference to another file. Thanks in advance Lynne This e-mail may contain confidential, personal and/or health information(information which may be subject to legal restrictions on use, retention and/or disclosure) for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review or distribution by anyone other than the person for whom it was originally intended is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please contact the sender and delete all copies.

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MolecularDynamicsViewer
by Michael Patzschke 02 Jun '23

02 Jun '23

Dear colleagues, I would like to use the MolecularDynamicsViewr more often. My problem is, that I work with small metal organic systems and we never generate pdf files. What I do get a loot are multiple .xyz files. In these files the different images are just put one after the other without any extra new line or anything. Here are the first few lines from the optimisation “trajectory” for water as created by orca: 3 Coordinates from ORCA-job h2o E -76.051642020209 H 1.200000 0.000000 1.000000 H -1.200000 0.000000 1.000000 O 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 3 Coordinates from ORCA-job h2o E -76.099647985008 H 1.102275 0.000000 0.980787 H -1.102275 0.000000 0.980787 O -0.000000 0.000000 0.038425 3 Coordinates from ORCA-job h2o E -76.150106142663 H 1.008335 0.000000 0.959926 H -1.008335 0.000000 0.959926 O 0.000000 0.000000 0.080147 Would it be possible to enhance the MolecularDynamicsViewr to accept such files? Thank you very much for your time and effort. Kind regards, Michael

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displaying different segmentations together
by Jesse Hansen 01 Jun '23

01 Jun '23

dear all, I have segmented different parts of my tomogram using different software packages. One outputs an MRC file which I Can display as either volume or surface. The other is exported from Dragonfly and I am unable to figure out how to export MRC so I have tried STL and OBJ. STL/OBJ will display in ChimeraX, but then if I try to load in the other segmentation MRC then the STL/OBJ will disappear. I cannot view both simultaneously. If I hide the mrc and "view all" then I can view the object. Conversely, if I hide the object and "view all" I can see the MRC. Any help would be appreciated. Is there any way to convert obj/stl to an mrc? thanks! Jesse

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Virus detected on Chimera X download
by Amy E. Kennedy 31 May '23

31 May '23

To whom it may concern: I downloaded the Windows executable from https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/download.html this afternoon, and my antivirus software intercepted and neutralized a suspicious item when I opened the file. You may want to do a thorough check of your systems. Best, Amy Amy E. Kennedy (she/her) Doctoral Candidate, Mierke-Pellegrini Lab Biochemistry & Cell Biology, MCB, Guarini School of Graduate Studies PhD Innovation Fellow | E. E. Just Fellow

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Can I use autodock vina
by NAGANO Kyogo 30 May '23

30 May '23

Hello. I started using the ChimeraX from today. And, I want to use the autodock vina with ChimeraX. In the case of Chimera, Tools→Surface/Bindind/Analysis→Autodock vina. But,in the case of ChimeraX, I couldn't find it. So, I want to know how to use Autodock in ChimeraX. Thank you.

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Run Session Command Not Working
by Aashna Soni 30 May '23

30 May '23

Hi, I hope this email finds you well. I am trying to use the ChimeraX Python shell to run commands programmatically. When I try to run this command: run(session, "open <insert filepath>"), I am getting this error: "AttributeError: module 'chimerax.core.session' has no attribute 'models'." I have not written any import statements at the top (this is the first line in the Python shell). I am getting similar errors when I run any run(session, ...) command. Could you please help me resolve this issue? Thanks in advance. Warm regards, Aashna

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ChimeraX server problems
by Tom Goddard 25 May '23

25 May '23

ChimeraX web services (BLAST protein, Modeller, sequence alignment) are currently down. Also ChimeraX bug reporting is down. We updated our servers last week (CentOS 7 to Rocky 8) and are working on restoring these services. Thanks for your patience. Tom

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