<div dir="ltr"><div>thanks a lot. Missed this one.<br><br></div>JD<br><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>****************************</div><div>Dr. Jean-Didier Maréchal</div><div>Associate Professor</div>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2013/10/3 Elaine Meng <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:meng@cgl.ucsf.edu" target="_blank">meng@cgl.ucsf.edu</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Dear JD,<br>
Yes, there is actually a "define plane" command that takes an atom specification and various options. You can use the resulting plane (shown as a disc) for distance and angle measurements.<br>
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<<a href="http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/define.html" target="_blank">http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/define.html</a>><br>
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It can also be done with the Axes/Planes/Centroids tool.<br>
<<a href="http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/ContributedSoftware/structuremeas/structuremeas.html#axes" target="_blank">http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/ContributedSoftware/structuremeas/structuremeas.html#axes</a>><br>
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Best,<br>
Elaine<br>
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Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D.<br>
UCSF Computer Graphics Lab (Chimera team) and Babbitt Lab<br>
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry<br>
University of California, San Francisco<br>
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On Oct 3, 2013, at 6:09 AM, Jean Didier Pie Marechal <<a href="mailto:JeanDidier.Marechal@uab.cat">JeanDidier.Marechal@uab.cat</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Dear all,<br>
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> is there a way to define a plane from the command line. Something that would work providing a list of atoms or a selection.<br>
> Cheers,<br>
> JD<br>
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