Re: [PyMOL] How to rotate entire section of structure relative to rest

[Thomas H. <sp...@us...>]

Hi Alex,

sculpting is not the right tool for your task. PyMOL has all the basic 
editing features like rotating around a bond etc. Enter "Editing" mode, 
pick a bond with the mouse and rotate around the bond by pressing CTRL 
and click-dragging a second atom.

You can enter Editing Mouse Mode by clicking on the lower-right panel.

Hope that helps.

Cheers,
   Thomas

On 22.10.2012 22:27, Alex Truong wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm relatively new to this software, and even though I've been using it
> for a few months, I haven't really had to use some of the more advanced
> options yet. This would be my first foray into actual manipulation.
>
> That being said, I'm trying to figure out how to move a small section at
> the N-terminus of my protein while keeping the rest static. That is, I'd
> just like to be able to rotate one bond and fix the relative positions
> and structures of the entire rest of the protein. I did some googling,
> and there was something about a Sculpting feature, but when I tried it,
> sections lit up that I was not interested in, and I was basically moving
> tiny sections at a time without preserving the structures I wanted. Is
> there a way to just manipulate the angle so I can swing that section out
> and away from its current position? I'll deal with the positions of
> those individual residues if this cannot method cannot resolve my problem.
>
> Thanks,
> Alex

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