From: Francesco Pietra (chiendarret_at_gmail.com)
Date: Fri Nov 21 2014 - 09:39:56 CST
vmd -dispdev text -e filename.gen 2>&1 | tee filename.out
the .gen file is organized as follows
package require psfgen
topology top_all36_cgenff.rtf
topology top_all36_lipid.rtf
topology top_all36_prot.rtf
topology top_water_ions_mod.inp
topology top_O2_CGenFF_36.rtf
topology LIGAND.rtf
segment PRA {
  last CTER
  pdb parts/prot_A_segn-PRA.pdb
}
segment PRB {
  last CTER
  pdb parts/prot_B_segn-PRB.pdb
}
........................
.......................
segment WCD {
  pdb parts/wat_D_segn-WCD.pdb
  auto none
}
coordpdb parts/prot_A_segn-PRA.pdb PRA
coordpdb parts/prot_B_segn-PRB.pdb PRB
coordpdb parts/prot_C_segn-PRC.pdb PRC
............................
..........................
guesscoord
writepsf xxx.psf
writepdb xxx.pdb
thanks for advice
francesco
On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 4:29 PM, Jim Phillips <jim_at_ks.uiuc.edu> wrote:
>
> We're going to need to know what commands you used in VMD to generate your
> output pdb from the input pdb.  I assume psfgen was involved somehow.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> On Fri, 21 Nov 2014, Francesco Pietra wrote:
>
>  Hello:
>> This is to pose two questions:
>>
>> (1) why certain element symbols are not given by vmd in text mode (ff
>> charmm36). As far as I can see, this occurs when the atoms already
>> existing
>> in the input file are renamed by vmd. For example
>>
>> INPUT file (from very high resol, so also H-atoms)
>> ATOM   1876  N   ILE A 121      18.702  56.325  54.575  1.00  9.97
>> PRA  N
>> ATOM   1877  CA  ILE A 121      19.542  55.205  54.968  1.00 10.09
>> PRA  C
>> ATOM   1878  C   ILE A 121      20.328  54.658  53.776  1.00  9.22
>> PRA  C
>> ATOM   1879  O   ILE A 121      19.781  54.584  52.667  1.00 10.52
>> PRA  O
>> ATOM   1880  CB  ILE A 121      18.662  54.113  55.632  1.00 11.33
>> PRA  C
>> ATOM   1881  CG1 ILE A 121      19.508  52.942  56.194  1.00 13.73
>> PRA  C
>> ATOM   1882  CG2 ILE A 121      17.478  53.649  54.787  1.00 15.02
>> PRA  C
>> ATOM   1883  CD1 ILE A 121      18.648  52.172  57.211  1.00 17.54
>> PRA  C
>> ATOM   1884  H   ILE A 121      18.151  56.223  53.923  1.00 11.97
>> PRA  H
>> ATOM   1885  HA  ILE A 121      20.184  55.525  55.636  1.00 12.10
>> PRA  H
>> ATOM   1886  HB  ILE A 121      18.264  54.544  56.417  1.00 13.60
>> PRA  H
>> ATOM   1887 HG12 ILE A 121      19.779  52.352  55.473  1.00 16.47
>> PRA  H
>> ATOM   1888 HG13 ILE A 121      20.306  53.285  56.625  1.00 16.47
>> PRA  H
>> ATOM   1889 HG21 ILE A 121      17.003  54.414  54.455  1.00 22.53
>> PRA  H
>> ATOM   1890 HG22 ILE A 121      16.890  53.116  55.325  1.00 22.53
>> PRA  H
>> ATOM   1891 HG23 ILE A 121      17.798  53.126  54.048  1.00 22.53
>> PRA  H
>> ATOM   1892 HD11 ILE A 121      18.385  52.764  57.920  1.00 26.32
>> PRA  H
>> ATOM   1893 HD12 ILE A 121      19.157  51.444  57.574  1.00 26.32
>> PRA  H
>> ATOM   1894 HD13 ILE A 121      17.865  51.829  56.774  1.00 26.32
>> PRA  H
>>
>>
>> PDB OUTPUT FROM VMD
>> ATOM   1904  N   ILE A 121      18.702  56.325  54.575  1.00  0.00
>> PRA  N
>> ATOM   1905  HN  ILE A 121      18.089  56.129  53.813  0.00  0.00
>> PRA
>> ATOM   1906  CA  ILE A 121      19.542  55.205  54.968  1.00  0.00
>> PRA  C
>> ATOM   1907  HA  ILE A 121      20.184  55.525  55.636  1.00  0.00
>> PRA  H
>> ATOM   1908  CB  ILE A 121      18.662  54.113  55.632  1.00  0.00
>> PRA  C
>> ATOM   1909  HB  ILE A 121      18.264  54.544  56.417  1.00  0.00
>> PRA  H
>> ATOM   1910  CG2 ILE A 121      17.478  53.649  54.787  1.00  0.00
>> PRA  C
>> ATOM   1911 HG21 ILE A 121      17.003  54.414  54.455  1.00  0.00
>> PRA  H
>> ATOM   1912 HG22 ILE A 121      16.890  53.116  55.325  1.00  0.00
>> PRA  H
>> ATOM   1913 HG23 ILE A 121      17.798  53.126  54.048  1.00  0.00
>> PRA  H
>> ATOM   1914  CG1 ILE A 121      19.508  52.942  56.194  1.00  0.00
>> PRA  C
>> ATOM   1915 HG11 ILE A 121      20.182  53.422  56.755  0.00  0.00
>> PRA
>> ATOM   1916 HG12 ILE A 121      19.779  52.352  55.473  1.00  0.00
>> PRA  H
>> ATOM   1917  CD  ILE A 121      18.679  51.833  56.863  0.00  0.00
>> PRA
>> ATOM   1918  HD1 ILE A 121      19.348  51.057  57.293  0.00  0.00
>> PRA
>> ATOM   1919  HD2 ILE A 121      18.057  52.250  57.684  0.00  0.00
>> PRA
>> ATOM   1920  HD3 ILE A 121      18.008  51.339  56.129  0.00  0.00
>> PRA
>> ATOM   1921  C   ILE A 121      20.328  54.658  53.776  1.00  0.00
>> PRA  C
>> ATOM   1922  O   ILE A 121      19.781  54.584  52.667  1.00  0.00
>> PRA  O
>>
>>
>>
>> (2) Could the lack of atom symbols in the pdb associated to the psf file,
>> as above, pose problems in using such files for molecular dynamics? As
>> also
>> MD might be involved, I am also posting ti NAMD
>>
>> thanks
>> francesco pietra
>>
>>
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