No, but you can just use "pbond" instead with "showDist true" mentioned in my previous message.

You can see all the options of a command (distance, etc.) in the User Guide page, simply click the command link in the Log.  In this copy on our website, you can see that "distance" does not have a "name" option:
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/distance.html__;!!MznTZTSvDXGV0Co!GxfY1joR2KsOC-6vTwGtzJem38tMJfK1hAULArGMchtL10gewpXID5WYFkTfF4EaTpkg-MYwlvUGnu2_SggAPxf1$>

It is more of a pain but if you really wanted to use "distance" for some reason, you could create a bunch of distances with that command, which always makes a model named "distances"... and then rename their model (see Models panel for the model number) to something else, and then resume using "distance" again to make a new "distances" model, etc. etc.
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/rename.html__;!!MznTZTSvDXGV0Co!GxfY1joR2KsOC-6vTwGtzJem38tMJfK1hAULArGMchtL10gewpXID5WYFkTfF4EaTpkg-MYwlvUGnu2_SkWx_a7B$>

I hope this helps,
Elaine
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Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D.                       
UCSF Chimera(X) team
Resource for Biocomputing, Visualization, and Informatics
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of California, San Francisco

> On Jun 9, 2026, at 10:37 AM, Kai Cai via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
> 
> Thank you Elaine. That works. Can similar actions be done with the 'distance' command?
> Best,
> KaiFrom: Elaine Meng <meng@cgl.ucsf.edu>
> Sent: Monday, June 8, 2026 3:40 PM
> To: Kai Cai <Kai.Cai@UTSouthwestern.edu>
> Cc: chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu <chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu>
> Subject: Re: [chimerax-users] Create pbonds or distances in different groups
>  Hi Kai,
> If you're using the "pbond" command, you can specify option "name model-name" and each different model name creates a separate model. (This command also has a "showDist" option to label with the distance.)
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/pbond.html__;!!MznTZTSvDXGV0Co!D78ZFOjFAsKUMKacnGO-0p01XdhlaPkVb9wvRe6x5Wk9pYFB_2VTmRduepIU2O6Chbglu-EuznHQzW6MMuN8zJRa$>
>
> If you're opening a pbond file, each file will create a separate model.
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/pseudobonds.html*pbfiles__;Iw!!MznTZTSvDXGV0Co!D78ZFOjFAsKUMKacnGO-0p01XdhlaPkVb9wvRe6x5Wk9pYFB_2VTmRduepIU2O6Chbglu-EuznHQzW6MMoE_IIEG$>
>
> I hope this helps,
> Elaine
> -----
> Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. 
> UCSF Chimera(X) team
> Resource for Biocomputing, Visualization, and Informatics
> Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
> University of California, San Francisco
> 
> > On Jun 8, 2026, at 8:40 AM, Kai Cai via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
> > 
> > Hi ChimeraX Community,
> > When I create pseudobonds or distance measurements between atoms in ChimeraX, all of the pseudobonds/distances are grouped together. Is there a way to organize them into separate groups or subgroups so that I can modify their properties (e.g., color, radius, labels) independently?
> > Thanks for your help.
> > Best,
> > Kai
> > UT Southwestern
> > Medical Center
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