[Chimera-users] centering on an atom

[Elaine Meng]

Hi Sirano,
There is no single-click option in Chimera, but you can use the  
command "center":
<http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/center.html>

For example, you could select the atom with Ctrl-click and then use  
the command:

center sel

You could also use it on a group of atoms (it doesn't have to be just  
one).
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



On Mar 14, 2009, at 12:33 PM, Sirano Dhe-Paganon wrote:

> In UCSF-Chimera, I would like to center on an atom of a molecule  
> without zooming-in towards the atom.
> I found the “focus” command, which centers the atom, but the command  
> includes a zooming-in step; is there a “focus” or “center”-like  
> option that does not zoom-in?
> Also, most visualization programs have a simple, one-click mouse- 
> button to center on an atom; I cannot find this option in UCSF- 
> Chimera.
> Sirano
>