Re: [PyMOL] Selecting objects to move

[Leslie H. <HA...@ut...>]

"DeLano, Warren" wrote:

> > From: Leslie Hall [mailto:HA...@ut...]
>
> > I have just started using PyMol and had a question about
> > moving selected
> > objects in an animation.
> > Here is basically what I want to do.
> >
> > 1.    Load two separate pdb files.
> > 2.    Be able to move the two molecules independently of each other.
> > 3.    Show a conformational change in one of the molecules.
> > 4.    Move the two molecules independently and show them docking with
> > each other.
>
> Leslie,
>
>    Are you trying to perform these changes manually using the mouse, or
> automatically using the Python API?  The manual approach is documented
> in the manual, but the Python API approach was neither documented nor
> complete in 0.68.
>
>    It is complete now in version (0.73) but still isn't well documented.
> If you provide some more details about how you're planning on doing
> this, I could probably post a couple examples for you.

Warren,

 I am trying to make these changes automatically.  Essentially, I would
like to have a script to make a movie where;

First, I want to load pdb files that contain four molecules (A, A, B, and
B).   Initially, I what to hide all four molecules.  Then show the dimer AA
in the center of the screen.  Have this dimer rotate around X.  Then show a
conformational change in this dimer where you hold one of the molecules (A)
stationary, while you rotate the other molecule A in X by 100 degrees.
After this is done, I then want to show one molecules of B on the left side
and the other molecule B on the right side of the dimer of AA.  Finally I
want to show the molecule B's moving and docking with the dimer (AA) in its
new conformation.

Also, is it posible to make this movie showing electrostatic surface?

Les