[chimera-dev] ...some questions

[Lars Kunert]

Hi I have got a couple of questions.

After loading a couple of molecules (files) into chimara:

>>>opened = chimera.openModels.open('xxx.mol2')

How do I access the name of the file, the model was loaded from?

How can I find out if a model/molecule is active and on the screen?
If not , who can I make it active, and zoom to it?

How do I display a set of spheres, together with with some edges 
connecting them. I do like to show some kind of pseudo-molecule/graph.

Can I display an ellipsoid? - Do I have to construct it from triangles?

I want to display a binding pocket, can I limit the amount of data 
displayed before the proterin is shown the first time?

I have got some problems with the calculation of surfaces (1dwd always 
crashs...). Is it possible to limit the surface-calculation to an 
connected area (pocket).


By the way, the tutorials are great, but the reference manual will 
probably need some efford...


Thanks a lot for your help,

Lars