[Chimera-users] Rotate or rock commands for making movie?

[Elaine Meng]

On Apr 17, 2007, at 2:14 PM, Walter wrote:
> Hi Elaine,
>
> I would like to make a movie using CHIMERA, but can only figure out  
> how to
> rotate the molecule by hand and it ends up looking sloppy.  Are there
> command line entries for smoothly rotating or rocking a molecule?
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Walt

Hi Walter,
Sounds like you are looking for the "roll" command.
http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/1.2376/docs/UsersGuide/midas/roll.html

This page lists commands especially useful for scripting movies, and  
links to a few example command files:
http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/1.2376/docs/UsersGuide/movies.html

I hope this helps,
Elaine
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Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D.                          meng at cgl.ucsf.edu
UCSF Computer Graphics Lab and Babbitt Lab
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of California, San Francisco
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