My SEQCROW bundle has a mouse mode for selecting entire fragments. This should let you click on one atom in a molecule to easily select the whole thing. I've never used VR, so I'm not sure if it works with that or what that looks like. If you want to test it out, it's the "select fragment" mode on the "more right mouse" toolbar. After installing SEQCROW, you'll have to restart ChimeraX to see this toolbar.

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Subject: [chimerax-users] Moving molecules in VR

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Hello,

I'm trying to move some waters away from a ligand (and eventually some lipids as well) as they overlap too much for minimization to fix it. I can't seem to figure out how to select an entire (water) molecule. The select atom lets me select one atom, but I cannot chain or add more atoms. Some atoms seem to refuse to move even when I try to move one at a time using the "Move atoms" right mouse option.

Any help would be appreciated as I can't find much about translating molecules (the bond rotation works perfectly!).

Thanks!

Eddie