[chimerax-users] Fit in map, save new coords of map

[Elaine Meng]

Hi Nebojša,
This is a frequently asked question - simply saving the map again doesn't work since the map file formats don't contain rotation information.  Instead you have to resample the map on the grid of the other one using "volume resample", as explained  here under "Saving maps after fitting":

<https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/save.html#afterfitting>

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 Oct 10, 2022, at 1:49 PM, Nebojsa Bogdanovic via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users at cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hello, 
> 
> I open two maps and I fit #2 into #1. I need to save map #2 at it's new position, but there is no option "relative to model or map". By doing "volume resample #1 onGrid #1, I match the box sizes but the new position is not maintained after saving that new map. Is there any command/function I could do that with?
> 
> Thank You and regards,
> Nebojša Bogdanović, Ph.D
> Department of Physiology and Biophysics,
> School of Medicine,
> Case Western Reserve University