[Chimera-users] Angle

[Elaine Meng]

Hi Jian,
You would need to use the IDs of the axes (not model numbers) in the angle command.  The IDs are shown in the Axes/Planes/Centroids list of objects. You could have specified the IDs when you made the axes, or they would be generated automatically.

<http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/angle.html>
<http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/ContributedSoftware/structuremeas/structuremeas.html#axes>

So the command would be something like: 

angle a1 a2

It gives the smaller angle, treating both axes as infinite lines.

Elaine

On Sep 23, 2014, at 12:29 PM, "Jian Guan" <jug25 at psu.edu> wrote:

> Hi All,
> I made two axes for two molecule, and want to measure the angle between them. Let's say, #1 and #2 are the two axes. I used command line of "angle #1 #2" to do that.
> Question:
> What is the default angle measurement? The #1 rotate clockwise or anti-clockwise to reach #2?
> Thanks,
> Jian