[Chimera-users] Merging models

[Elaine Meng]

Hi Maziar,
Oh, now I see that your file is different than just getting entry 2vxi  
from the PDB, sorry I misunderstood.

To merge the models, it should work to use one of the methods  
described in my previous message.
Best,
Elaine
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Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D.                          meng at cgl.ucsf.edu
UCSF Computer Graphics Lab (Chimera team) and Babbitt Lab
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of California, San Francisco
                      http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/meng/index.html



On Apr 30, 2009, at 2:49 PM, Elaine Meng wrote:

>
> On Apr 30, 2009, at 1:45 PM, #MAZIAR SOLEYMANI ARDEJANI# wrote:
>
>> Hi everybody,
>>
>> I'm working with a pdb file (http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/files/2vxi.pdb1.gz
>> ) made of two models. I need to merge this two models into one. How
>> can I do that?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Maziar S. Ardejani
>> Lab 9, The Orner Lab
>> Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry
>> School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
>> 21 Nanyang Link
>> Nanyang Technological University
>> Singapore 637371
>>
>
> Hi Maziar,
> In general, you can merge models with the "copy/combine" button on the
> right side of the Model Panel (Favorites... Model Panel) or with the
> "combine" command.
> <http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/modelpanel.html>
> <http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/combine.html>
>
> However, I opened 2vxi from the PDB and it is only one model, not
> two.   Maybe you opened it two times by mistake?
> <http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=2VXI>
>
> There are a few cases where structures have so many atoms or chains
> that the PDB has split them into multiple files (e.g. 3bz1 and 3bz2).
> If those parts collectively have more than 63 chains it won't work to
> merge them with Chimera because there are only 63 possible different
> chain ID symbols.
>
> Please send Chimera questions to chimera-users at cgl.ucsf.edu and not to
> me directly, and if possible use an informative "subject" line -  
> thanks!
>
> I hope this helps,
> Elaine
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> Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D.                          meng at cgl.ucsf.edu
> UCSF Computer Graphics Lab (Chimera team) and Babbitt Lab
> Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
> University of California, San Francisco
>                      http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/meng/index.html
>
>
>
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