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From: Roshan Shrestha (roshanpra_at_gmail.com)
Date: Thu Nov 12 2020 - 01:10:58 CST

Excellent answer Peter.

With best regards

On Thu, 12 Nov 2020, 12:52 Peter Freddolino, <petefred_at_umich.edu> wrote:

> It is really impossible to give an efficient answer to your question
> without more precise details on what you're trying to do, and exactly what
> steps you took to try to do it. Please see
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> For examples of how to render a movie that does whatever you want, have a
> look at the VMD movie plugin (
> https://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/plugins/vmdmovie/); if you have
> needs beyond what it can do automatically, its source code provides
> examples for how to render images properly to piece together a movie.
>
> On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 8:25 PM Demy Hernandez <demy.hernandez00_at_gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Sounds good, thank you for the response!
>>
>> One final question, do you by chance know of any basic scripts that will
>> allow me control molecules and move them where I want (similar to the
>> moveby command) that also allow me to create mp4 movies?
>> Because when I try to use the moveby command and add my new viewpoints in
>> the View-Change-Render extension it does not show the molecules moving and
>> when I create the movie there is no movement.
>>
>> Respectfully,
>>
>> Demetrius
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 6:10 PM Peter Freddolino <petefred_at_umich.edu>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Please keep the mailing list copied on your replies. To find out how to
>>> replicate something that you do with the GUI, go to the console and type
>>> logfile console
>>> (then press enter)
>>> Then, it will print the command line equivalent to anything you do in
>>> the GUI. You can use this, for example, to get translate command syntax
>>> examples.
>>> Best,
>>> Peter
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 7:11 PM Demy Hernandez <
>>> demy.hernandez00_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Peter,
>>>>
>>>> The error only says " translate [by | to] <x> <y> <z>, however I am
>>>> unsure what I am doing wrong.
>>>>
>>>> Is there any way you can send me an example of how to use the translate
>>>> command (possibly the translateby) to translate a molecule x y z units?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your time!
>>>>
>>>> Respectfully,
>>>>
>>>> Demetrius
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 10:17 AM Peter Freddolino <petefred_at_umich.edu>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It is hard for folks to comment on syntax errors without a specific
>>>>> example.
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> Peter
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 1:36 PM Demy Hernandez <
>>>>> demy.hernandez00_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there a TCL command to perform the same operation as the
>>>>>> translation function with the mouse (similar to the move/moveby command)?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have attempted to use the translate command, but keep on getting
>>>>>> syntax errors. Can someone please help?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you for your time!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Respectfully,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Demetrius
>>>>>>
>>>>>