[Chimera-users] save map as ascii

[Thomas Goddard]

Hi Do-Nyun,

   Chimera does not write volume data in any ascii file format.  Text 
formats are much slower to read the files are much larger so EM maps are 
almost always in binary.  It is not hard to read the MRC/CCP4 binary 
formats.  Here is the specification.

http://ami.scripps.edu/software/mrctools/mrc_specification.php

You can use some Python code in Chimera to dump maps as text files.  If 
there is a strong reason for doing that let me know and I'll provide 
some example code.

	Tom


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [Chimera-users] save map as ascii
From: Do-Nyun Kim <kingddo at mit.edu>
To: chimera-users at cgl.ucsf.edu
Date: 7/20/09 1:33 PM

> Dear Chimera staff,
> 
> I'm trying to get the map density data like voxel coordinates and density values
> at each voxel from .map files in EM database.
> 
> Is there any way to get these data using Chimera?
> 
> Or can I save it as an ascii file such that I can read it? All map files seem to
> be saved as binary files.
> 
> Thank you for your consideration.
> 
> Best regards,
> Do-Nyun Kim.
>