[chimerax-users] quality of life imporovement suggestion for view matrix output

[Tom Goddard]

Hi Pranav,

  The view matrix command output looks like this

> view matrix
camera position: 1,0,0,-1.5597,0,1,0,-9.1553e-05,0,0,1,324.03
model positions: #1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,#1.1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,#2,0.90168,-0.43227,-0.010709,39.384,0.4324,0.90129,0.026728,18.933,-0.0019015,-0.028731,0.99959,-0.075059,#2.1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0

Then to position the models (and not the camera) you would use command

view matrix models #1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,#1.1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,#2,0.90168,-0.43227,-0.010709,39.384,0.4324,0.90129,0.026728,18.933,-0.0019015,-0.028731,0.99959,-0.075059,#2.1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0

Do you mean you want the view matrix command to output that command, so a single copy and paste lets you put it in a script?  I guess I could change the view matrix output so it looks like

> view matrix
view matrix camera 1,0,0,-1.5597,0,1,0,-9.1553e-05,0,0,1,324.03
view matrix models #1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,#1.1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,#2,0.90168,-0.43227,-0.010709,39.384,0.4324,0.90129,0.026728,18.933,-0.0019015,-0.028731,0.99959,-0.075059,#2.1,1,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,0

Is that what you are suggesting?

	Tom

> On Jun 22, 2022, at 9:18 AM, Pranav Shah via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users at cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hi Team,
> 
> I use the view matrix command regularly to save orientation of the
> maps/models in a command file. As it currently stands, the output
> needs to be formatted appropriately so that the command can be run. As
> a one off, it is trivial to format the output from the log window into
> an appropriate format but, when it has to be done repeatedly as is my
> case it becomes quite annoying. Therefore, I was wondering if you
> would agree to format the output so that it can be directly copy
> pasted in a ready to use format?
> 
> Best,
> Pranav
> --
> Pranav Shah
> Postdoctoral Research Fellow.
> 
> Division of Structural Biology,
> Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics,
> University of Oxford,
> Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN,
> UK
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