Re: pbc wrap option for x,y,z lengths

From: Axel Kohlmeyer (akohlmey_at_gmail.com)
Date: Fri Apr 22 2011 - 22:21:56 CDT

On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Zumot, Elia Nabil <enz1_at_pitt.edu> wrote:
> Dear NAMD users,

well, this is a VMD question not really a NAMD question

> I couldn't find an answer to this on the "pbc tools" page or in the mainling list.
> I need to wrap my system around a specific origin point and x, y and z lengths (x=132, y=96, z=110).
>
> I have been trying such commands as:
> pbc wrap -orthorhombic {132, 96, 110} -center {0 0 0} -sel "all"
> but get:
> pbcwrap: unknown option: 132, 96, 110

and rightfully so, as this does not make sense and is
in violation of the documentation.

if you want to wrap around {132 96 110} you should use
 that as argument to -center.

also, please note, that tcl lists/vectors have no comma.

axel.

> I have also tried other variations but none have worked.
> What correct form/command should I use?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
>
> Elia Zomot, PhD
> Computational and Systems Biology Department
> School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
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>
>

-- 
Dr. Axel Kohlmeyer
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Institute for Computational Molecular Science
Temple University, Philadelphia PA, USA.

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