[Chimera-users] .dx file problem

[Tom Goddard]

Hi Greg,

   I see this is a bit confusing.  You need a surface to color.  Usually 
this is a molecular surface.  You would make such a surface by opening 
an atomic model (e.g. PDB file) and using menu entry Actions / Surface / 
Show.  Then you would select that surface in the Surface Color dialog 
and press the Color button.

   If you don't have any molecular surface and just want to see an 
isopotential surface then open the file, close the surface color dialog 
and then use menu entry

     Tools / Volume Data / Volume Viewer

to show the volume dialog.  Click on the apbs file name shown in the 
volume dialog.

     Tom

> Hi,
> I'm trying to load an electrostatic potential file (.dx) that I created with the online APBS tools. Nothing displays however when I select "color" from the "surface color" dialog. Is this feature working in the current version?
>
> I'm using version 1.4.1. The potential file is http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5763765/pot.dx.gz
>
> Thanks,
> Greg