[Chimera-users] groups

[Elaine Meng]

Hi Jean-Paul,
There is nothing exactly like you describe, but you could use the  
"alias" command, for example:

alias group1 #0,1,5-8
alias group2 #2-4
~modeldisp group1
modeldisp group1

<http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/alias.html>
<http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/ 
modeldisplay.html>

One slightly tricky thing is that if you are using commands to toggle  
"Active" status (whether movable or not), you would also need aliases  
that don't include the #.  The "select" command has two functions,  
activation for motion and selection, where the former use is signaled  
by the absence of #.  For example,

alias g1 0,1,5-8
~select all
select g1

<http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/select.html>

I hope this helps,
Elaine
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Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D.
UCSF Computer Graphics Lab (Chimera team) and Babbitt Lab
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of California, San Francisco

On Mar 3, 2010, at 4:51 AM, Jean-Paul Armache wrote:

> Hello,
> I am often juggling between different sets that are to be turned on/ 
> off together. Is there a way of grouping maps/pdbs
> so that instead of turning 20 pdbs on, i could just click on a group  
> to which they belong ? If there is something like that,
> could you point me to it ? And if not, would it be possible to have  
> it in the Model Panel?
> Best regards,
> Jean-Paul Armache