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From: Axel Kohlmeyer (akohlmey_at_cmm.chem.upenn.edu)
Date: Wed Jul 11 2007 - 10:49:47 CDT

On Wed, 11 Jul 2007, Bhaskar Jyoti Borah wrote:

BJB>
BJB>
BJB> Hi Axel,
BJB>
BJB> Thanks for your kind response. But my problem was different.
BJB> I wanted to ask about the origin of the cordinate axes. If I
BJB> can shift the location of the origin of the cordinate axes to
BJB> a my desired location.If possible how?

do you mean the coordinate axes display (the three colored arrows)?

see: http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/current/ug/node110.html

axel.

BJB>
BJB> regards
BJB> bhaskar
BJB>
BJB>
BJB>
BJB> On Wed, 11 Jul 2007, Axel Kohlmeyer wrote:
BJB>
BJB> > On Wed, 11 Jul 2007, Bhaskar Jyoti Borah wrote:
BJB> >
BJB> > BJB> Dear all,
BJB> >
BJB> > dear bhaskar,
BJB> >
BJB> > BJB> VMD takes a default origin and accordingly it
BJB> > BJB> displays the loaded molecule or the cofiguration.
BJB> >
BJB> > yes. VMD tries to optimize the viewpoint, so that the whole
BJB> > data set fits into the available space optimally.
BJB> >
BJB> > BJB> I want to know if it is possible to shift the origin
BJB> > BJB> from its default location. If possible how do I do it.
BJB> >
BJB> > yes, please have a look at the VMD user's guide. particularly
BJB> > the section on using the mouse:
BJB> > http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/current/ug/node26.html
BJB> >
BJB> > and the section on the text commands:
BJB> > http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/current/ug/node107.html
BJB> >
BJB> >
BJB> > you didn't say, where exactly your problem is, so it is difficult
BJB> > to assess what help you really need. one thing that happens a lot
BJB> > is, that you one changes the representation to display only a small
BJB> > subset of a large system and in that case the CTRL-R hotkey can be
BJB> > very helpful to 'recenter' the view to display this subset optimally
BJB> > in standard orientation.
BJB> >
BJB> > BJB> Thanking you in advance
BJB> >
BJB> > for all of that you have to keep in mind, that there are essentially
BJB> > two ways to change the view: 1) change the viewpoint (the 'camera
BJB> > position') and keep the coordinates and 2) change the coordinates
BJB> > and keep the viewpoint.
BJB> >
BJB> > cheers,
BJB> > axel.
BJB> >
BJB> > BJB>
BJB> > BJB> regards
BJB> > BJB> Bhaskar
BJB> > BJB>
BJB> > BJB>
BJB> >
BJB> >
BJB>
BJB> 

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