[chimerax-users] Display the boundary of a density map

[Elaine Meng]

Hi Jianhao,
In ChimeraX, you can show the outline box with any of the following:

(1) in the icon toolbar across the top, click the "Map" tab, then click the icon that looks like a box
<https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/tools/densitymaps.html>

(2) using the context menu on the Volume Viewer tool.  Context menus are shown with right-click (or if Mac trackpad or single-button mouse, Ctrl-click), then you would choose "Show Outline Box" from the menu that appears.
<https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/tools/volumeviewer.html>

(3)  ChimeraX command "volume" with option "showOutlineBox true" (and if you want to change the color, see the "outlineBoxRgb" option):
<https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/volume.html#general>

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

> On May 25, 2022, at 2:43 PM, C.J. via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users at cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> If a similar function to chimera to show the boundary of a density map in ChimeraX?
> In Chimera, it is in "Volume viewer" > "Features" > "Data display options" > "Show outline box using color" option.
> Thanks!
> Jianhao