[chimerax-users] Question regarding making movies & changing voxel size

[Elaine Meng]

Hi Raphael,
Currently you would have to use “view” multiple times to restore the saved positions one after the other, including gradually by specifying a number of frames for each transition. We don’t yet have anything the same as Chimera’s “fly” command to go through multiple positions smoothly using a single command.  Still, you could just try “view" and see how that looks.
Best,
Elaine

> On Jan 18, 2018, at 10:38 AM, Donghyun Park <donghyun.park at yale.edu> wrote:
> 
> Thank you, Elaine Meng, for a very quick response. 
> I have another question. I used to make movies by 1) saving positions 2) 'fly' multiple positions 3) record actions using the movie recorder. 
> 
> In Chimera X, is there an equivalent of 'fly"?   Could you please give advice on how I can accomplish similar tasks in Chimera X? 
> 
> I really love visuals in Chimera X and want to use this to make movies for my new project. 
> Thanks, 
> Raphael Park
> 
> On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 1:31 PM, Elaine Meng <meng at cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
> Hi Raphael!
> We’re glad you are enjoying ChimeraX!
> 
> The features you mention are available as commands (no graphical interfaces yet):
> 
> See the “view” command for saving and restoring positions (it can also act similarly to Chimera’s “focus” command)
> <http://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/view.html>
> 
> ...“movie” command for recording and encoding movie files; we don’t yet have saving and restoring scenes, though
> <http://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/movie.html>
> 
> …see also “making movies” summary page
> <http://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/movies.html>
> 
> ...“volume” command (almost exactly the same as in Chimera) for many volume-related actions including changing voxel size
> <http://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/volume.html>
> 
> Voxel size is in the “volume” command dimension and scale options, for example: volume #2 voxelSize 0.25
> <http://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/volume.html#dimensions>
> 
> I hope this helps,
> Elaine
> -----
> Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D.
> UCSF Chimera(X) team
> Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
> University of California, San Francisco
> 
> > On Jan 18, 2018, at 10:16 AM, Donghyun Park <donghyun.park at yale.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Chimera X community,
> >
> > Currently, I am in a transition from the old Chimera to Chimera X. So far, I am very much enjoying Chimera X.
> >
> > 1) I was wondering if there's Chimera X equivalent of 'savepos' and 'movie recorder' .
> >
> > 2) Also, how can I change the voxel size in Chimera X?
> >
> > I tried to find answers in the User Guide but I couldn't find the right answer. I hope I can get some advice here. Thank you!
> > Best,
> > Raphael Park