[Chimera-users] rmsd overlay

[Elaine Meng]

Hi Francesco,
You would use the “match” command.  The atoms don’t need to have the same names since they are specified in the command.  Of course, if you are matching fewer than 3 pairs of atoms, the superposition will not be unique.  It will still work, but there will be a warning.

If you are only superimposing one pair of atoms (one atom in one model, another in a different model), an easy way is to just select the two atoms (ctrl-click, Shift-ctrl-click) and then use command: match sel

That will move the model containing the atom you selected first.  Otherwise you could specify atoms in the normal command-line way by model number, residue number or name, chain ID, and atom name.

<http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/match.html>
<http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/atom_spec.html#basic>

I hope this helps,
Elaine
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Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. 
UCSF Computer Graphics Lab (Chimera team) and Babbitt Lab
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of California, San Francisco


> On Oct 12, 2015, at 10:12 AM, Francesco Pietra <chiendarret at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello;
> 
> Ho to superimpose a fake atom (pdb file available) to a coordiated metal in a protein? I could change the name of the fake atom to that of the metal, but then I need an rmsd overlay.
> 
> hope it is clear. thanks
> 
> francesco pietra