Hi Nadia, My only idea is that maybe you are using a super-old version of ChimeraX? This option was added in February 2023 and is available in version 1.6 and later, as per the Change Log: <https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/trac/ChimeraX/wiki/ChangeLog> Besides the "open" command with "format swissdock" you could also try using the File->Open dialog from the main menu and choosing file type "SwissDock" as described in the Change Log entry for Feb 3 2023 (link above). 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 Apr 11, 2025, at 11:30 AM, Nadia Elghobashi-Meinhardt via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
Dear all,
When I try to open a SwissDock .dock4 file in ChimeraX, the swissdock format is not recognized. The chimeraX forum advises using "format swissdock" when opening the file, but I am getting 'invalid "format" argument'.
Does anybody have a solution to this problem?
Many thanks, Nadia