Hi Derek, ChimeraX does not have the Chimera Constrained Move tool (https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/ContributedSoftware/constrained/constr...). We haven't migrated some of the rarely used Chimera tools to ChimeraX. You can rotate a model about its own z axis using the "rotate z selected models" mouse mode. You could assign this to the right mouse button using command mouse right "rotate z selected models" Then select a model and use the right mouse button (or hold the Command key on a Mac with a trackpad) to rotate just the selected model about the z axis. I see there is also a translate xy selected models mode. Here is the list of modes https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/ui.html#functions You can rotate a model about its z axis with the turn command. For example, to rotate 30 degrees about the model's z axis turn z 30 model #3 coordinateSystem #3 Here is documentation for the turn command. https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/turn.html Also you can translate one model along an axis with the move command. move x 70 model #3 coordinateSystem #3 If you are still interested in having the mouse mode do other constrained motions by hand can you explain why that is useful. If it sounds like something others might want I could add it. Tom

On Jun 29, 2023, at 1:21 PM, Derek Ng via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:

Hi,

Thanks so much for ChimeraX! The tool is amazing so far. Is it possible to do the Constrained Movement GUI feature from the old Chimera in ChimeraX? I couldn’t find it in the GUI nor documentation.

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