[PyMOL] combine distance objects

[Daniel F. <dan...@as...>]

I want to create a lot of distance objects (in the hundreds) between 
particular atomic pairs.  Obviously I can make a script like the 
following, inserting the exact atomic selections that I want:

distance distobj12 = (atom1), (atom2)
distance distobj34 = (atom3), (atom4)
... etc.

However, I will end up with hundreds of distance object controls on the 
right side of the pymol viewer.  I want to have just a SINGLE distance 
object that contains all of the individual distance objects combined.  
That way I could enable/disable the entire object with a single click, 
or change the color, etc.  Hundreds of individual objects would be 
unmanageable.

Is there a way to do this?  Thanks,

-Dan Farrell
Research Assistant
Arizona State University