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From: Peter Freddolino (petefred_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Fri Aug 01 2008 - 10:14:47 CDT

Hi Jianhui,
try using the -compound option to enforce wrapping groups together (see
the manual page for the possible options; generally -compound res works
well if you're just worried about broken waters, -compound chain otherwise).
Best,
Peter

Jianhui Tian wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I used pbctools to wrap my system for better visualization. The
> command I used is {pbc wrap -center "resid 1" -all}. After all is
> finished, I see broken molecules, which means the whole molecule is on
> the edge of the new box, half of the molecule is on one side and half
> on the other side and wired bond connecting them. How can I avoid
> such broken molecules?
>
> Jianhui
> Biocomputation
> Rensselar Polytechnic Institute