[chimera-dev] Different models

[Marco Mernberger]

Hi there,

i have a question concerning a kind of extension, i'm considering ...

I'm a PhD student using chimera for the depiction and comparison of 
chemical and protein structures.

I'm wondering if i could implement an extension that would allow me a 
self-defined type of molecule model, where the atoms are replaced by 
self-defined centers representing specific functional groups in a molecule.

Could you give me a hint, how to do that? I mean, what kind of class do 
i have to change in order to define such a model and to load a 
corresponding file type?

Thanks in advance,

Marco Mernberger