Re: [Jmol-users] rotate selected atoms using the mouse

[Otis R. <osr...@ch...>]

Hi Alexander-

I'm not sure exactly what you want to do, but if you want to 
independently translate or rotate non-bonded models, or rotate about a 
given bond (i.e. conformation rotation), then there is a really simple 
way to do either of these.

1) With one or more models in the same window, the command "set picking 
dragMolecule" will allow you to click/drag the models independently.  
Shift/click/drag will allow independent rotation.

2) The command "set picking rotateBond" will allow you to click select a 
bond. After the bond is click selected, shift/click/drag on either side 
of the bond will do a conformation rotation.

Alternatively, you can enter Jmol's mode lkit mode and do all of this 
via menus - right-click/computaion/model kit.

Otis

Otis Rothenberger
chemagic.com


On 11/8/2010 1:39 PM, Alexander Rose wrote:
> Hi,
>
> > From the manual
>
> "set allowRotateSelected FALSE
>
> When set TRUE, this parameter allows user rotation of the molecule containing the selected atom using the mouse (holding ALT down while dragging). The coordinates of the rotated molecule will be sightly degraded in this process."
>
>
> I would like to rotate an arbitrary set of atoms using the mouse and currently "set allowRotateSelected TRUE" is the closest thing I found, but works only for a single complete molecule.
>
> I started to implement something myself using bind and rotateSelected and in principle it works:
>
> bind "CTRL-ALT-LEFT" "rotateSelected axisangle {1 1 1 _DELTAX}"
>
> but its not quite as "set allowRotateSelected TRUE". I think I need to make the rotation angle depended on the current view?! Any suggestions?
>
>
> Best
> Alexander
>
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