[PyMOL] Orienting protein on surface

[Martin H. <ma...@bl...>]

Dear all

Let protein P be of C1 symmetry, so no symmetry elements. It can be 
approximated by a cube C, where every face of C has its own value, say 1 
to 6.
Lets assume, the positive x-direction is coming out of the computer 
screen, the plane of the screen is the yz plane, the lower left corner 
is now (0,0,0). Lets say, C lies in first quadrant of the xy plane, and 
face 1 is visible facing towards the reader.
I now want to generate all possible orientations of the protein on the 
xy surface, so 6 in total. Are there any tools built into PyMOL? I went 
through the scripts library and saw a couple of things I might be using 
as a guide line, but so far nothing definitive. Its not a difficult 
thing to do, I just thought maybe there is something I can build on 
(instead of contributing to script inflation).

Thanks for any hints on this.

Martin