build atom names

[matt.goff@…]

The following bug report has been submitted:
Platform:        Linux-6.8.0-52-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.39
ChimeraX Version: 1.9 (2024-12-11 19:11:19 UTC)
Description
When building a molecule from scratch via the command line, The wrong atoms are generated. For instance, starting from the home screen I do the following commands: 
1) build start atom (places a helium atom)
2) build modify He C 4 geometry tetrahedral (change looks like methane, but atome names are all He1, He2, etc.) 
If I try to select an atom, such  as hydrogen 1 with select @H1 it does not select anything. However if I do select @He1 then it selects.

Log:
Startup Messages  
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note | available bundle cache has not been initialized yet  
  
UCSF ChimeraX version: 1.9 (2024-12-11)  
© 2016-2024 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.  
How to cite UCSF ChimeraX  

> ui tool show "Build Structure"

> build start atom "custom built"

> build modify /het:1@He C 4 geometry tetrahedral name C1




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[Eric Pettersen]

Hi Matt,

When you create the initial helium atom, its name is "He". The "build modify" command doesn't change the name. Therefore its name remains He and the hydrogens attached to it are named He1, He2, etc. To get the result you want you need to rename the helium atom before modifying it. You could do that with:

build start atom model-name-you-want
setattr #1 a name C
build modify He C 4 geometry tetrahedral

--Eric

Eric Pettersen
UCSF Computer Graphics Lab

[Eric Pettersen]

Actually, the simpler way is to add "name C" to your build modify command.

--Eric