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

[Pranav Shah]

Thats correct Tom!
The second option would be a dream!
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

On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 6:25 PM Tom Goddard <goddard at sonic.net> wrote:
>
> 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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