[Chimera-users] imod model viewing

[Tom Goddard]

Hi Jeff,

  The Chimera IMOD model file reader reads through all the data in the 
IMOD file but ignores everything except the meshes.  Here is the file 
format specification I used to write the code

    http://bio3d.colorado.edu/imod/doc/binspec.html

The Chimera Python code is in the IMOD directory obtained from the 
Chimera experimental features web page

    http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/experimental/experimental.html

in files

    IMOD/imod.py
    IMOD/imod_spec.py

That code could be improved to display the contour data although Chimera 
does not have a high efficiency rendering of 1-dimensional curves.  
Using path tracer markers and links (equivalent to atoms and bonds) 
would consume alot of memory (a few kbytes per point).

    Tom