Re: AW: stepspercycle

From: Gianluca Interlandi (gianluca_at_u.washington.edu)
Date: Mon Oct 19 2015 - 12:31:23 CDT

Thanks Norman for pointing me to the right spot in the documentation.

I have compared 10 and 20 stepspercycle and did not notice any difference
in performance. I thought that re-assigning atoms twice as frequently
should significantly affect the speed.

Gianluca

On Mon, 19 Oct 2015, Norman Geist wrote:

> No idea where you were looking, but this parameter is still fundamental for
> NAMD.
>
> http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/namd/2.10/ug/node39.html#13367
>
> Norman Geist
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> Gesendet: Montag, 19. Oktober 2015 03:20
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> Betreff: namd-l: stepspercycle
>
> Dear list,
>
> NAMD used to have an option called "stepspercycle" at least until 2.6:
>
> http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/namd/2.6/olddocs/ug/node26.html
>
> I cannot find this option any more in the newer documentation. Is it in
> order to discourage users from setting it, or can it not be set at all?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gianluca
>
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Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Bioengineering
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