Hi Elaine,
Thanks for a quick answer. The first two options do what I wanted. For the third option, assign the “centre’ function to mouse, I do not see this option in the right mouse menu. What am I missing?
Best,

Mirek




On Jan 31, 2024, at 6:38 PM, Elaine Meng <meng@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:

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Hi Mirek,
You could try "view" with a specifier for the atom or residue of interest, e.g.

show :43
view  :43
view :43@cb

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Or, you could select the atom(s) or residue and then use menu Actions... Focus

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Or, you could use the "center" mouse mode function that centers on whatever you click with the assigned button:

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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 Jan 31, 2024, at 3:21 PM, Cygler, Miroslaw via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:

Hi,
I just started using ChimeraX and am confronted with how to do a simple task, namely, to placer a specific atom at the centre of the screen. What is the replacement for the command “centre” in Chimera?
Thanks,
Mirek