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From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Tue Oct 03 2006 - 00:38:41 CDT

Hi,
  I'm guessing you're using VMD 1.8.4? VMD 1.8.5 fixes a
bug that could cause this type of problem. (specific to loading
a sequence of PDB files..)

  John Stone
  vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu

On Mon, Oct 02, 2006 at 05:06:33PM +0100, MW Van der Kamp, School of Chemistry wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I have a problem loading a pdb file into a molecule previously read in as a
> pdb file using a tcl script. After reading in the first pdb file, the
> connectivity of atoms is correctly displayed. After loading the second pdb
> file however, all the display shows in points, so bonds seem to be lost. (I
> use the standard stick representation.)
> I haven't experienced this before and the same thing does not happen when I
> use the 'File>Load data into molecule' option of the VMD Main window.
> Does anyone know how I can solve this?
>
> Thanks,
> Marc
>
> PS Start of my tcl script I load using the TkConsole:
> mol new C:/TEMP/b3lyp/rc1-b3lyp-1.4.pdb waitfor all
> mol addfile C:/TEMP/b3lyp/rc1-b3lyp-1.3.pdb waitfor all
> mol addfile C:/TEMP/b3lyp/rc1-b3lyp-1.2.pdb waitfor all
> mol addfile C:/TEMP/b3lyp/rc1-b3lyp-1.1.pdb waitfor all
>
> (Doesn't matter whether I use 'waitfor all' or not)
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Marc van der Kamp, PhD-student
> School of Chemistry, Research group of Dr. Adrian Mulholland
> University of Bristol
> E-mail: Marc.vanderKamp_at_bristol.ac.uk
> 

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