From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Fri Dec 07 2007 - 15:02:21 CST

Hi,
  See the VMD User's Guide atom selection examples here:
http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/current/ug/node183.html#14505

Cheers,
  John Stone
  vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu

On Fri, Dec 07, 2007 at 12:01:51PM -0800, Shulin Zhuang wrote:
> Dear John and all VMD users,
>
> Here sorry to disturb you for one question.
>
> I want to use VMD to shift the protein and transform the coordinate of the
> pdb file, for example:
>
> in the pdb file 1TIT.pdb for I 27, the original coordiate for CA atoms of
> residue 1 and residue 89:
>
> CA atom of residue 1 : -18.458 10.272 -7.373
> CA atom of residue89: 19.652 -6.026 4.758
>
> now, I want to set the coordinate of residue 1 CA atom to 14.000 36.000
> 35.000 and want to set the y and z value of residue 89 CA atom to 36.000
> 35.000, after this set, these two CA atoms will be in the same plane. But I
> do not know how to use VMD to transform it, wish you will tell me how to do
> it. Much appreciate to your help.
>
> Best regards
> Shulin

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