[Chimera-users] view along a crystal axis

[Elaine Meng]

Hi Michael,
Yes, that's the way to do it: "align" and then rotate 90 degrees. 

<https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/align.html>

Best,
Elaine
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Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D.                       
UCSF Chimera(X) team
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of California, San Francisco

> On Jan 9, 2021, at 9:46 AM, Michael Elbaum <michael.elbaum at weizmann.ac.il> wrote:
> 
> Hi Elaine and Tom,
> 
> Thanks for your suggestions. They were very helpful. A combination of the meshmol and align and the "old way" works well. There is still an arbitrary rotation in the visible plane. (Is there an align command that works along the x axis rather than the line of sight?) To take care of that I choose two "atoms" along an orthogonal axis, align those, and then if necessary 'turn y 90'. It's not automatic but seems to be precise.
> 
> best wishes,
> Michael