Hi Jan, I guess if you have subunits that define orthogonal axes you have icosahedral or octahedral or dihedral symmetry? If so why not align your centroids to the centroids of another structure of the same symmetry that has the axes aligned with x,y,z? You would use the ChimeraX align command and specify the 6 centroids of one model and the 6 centroids of the other. align #3,4,5,6,7,8 to #9,10,11,12,13,14 Documentation https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/align.html Tom
On Oct 28, 2025, at 10:15 AM, Hübbers, Jan via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
Hey support,
I have defined x, y, z symmetry axis for a protein complex by forcing axis through centroids of the different subunits. I also created x, y ,z axis that meet at the origin of my scene. Is it possible to align the protein axis to the scene axis?
Best, Jan
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