Tom,
I recently got HTC Vive, and therefore started using ChimeraX. I have to say; the VR functionality is amazing. The ability to VR alone is sufficient reason for me to move over to ChimeraX.
However, I noticed that key, crucial, irreplaceable features are (as far as I am aware) non-existent on ChimeraX. Below are function/tools that exist in Chimera that I use (literally) everyday, and I am wondering if these function/tools can also be implemented on ChimeraX or not.
- per-model clipping (mclip)
- inspect selection (ability to change atom/bond/surface radius, visibility, color)
- volume tracer (ability to save markerset or atom/bond as .cmm)
If the circumstance is so that implementing these onto ChimeraX is not feasible, then I must remain with Chimera until similar tools become available on ChimeraX.
Also, is there any particular reason why all the tools of Chimera are not copied onto ChimeraX? Is ChimeraX trying to be another program that is different from Chimera?
As for "ability to save .cmm", I tried saving atom/link using command
save E:\LBNL\Stereocilia\ChimeraX_Markerset.cmm format markers models #1
but I got error saying that
NotImplementedError: Slices are not implemented.
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\lib\site-packages\chimerax\markers\cmmfiles.py", line 39, in markerset_as_xml
rgb = tuple(r/255 for r in m.color[:3])
See log for complete Python traceback.
is this a simple bug during development, or have I typed wrong command?
Best,
Junha Song.