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From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Thu May 06 2004 - 21:51:27 CDT

Hi,
  You want to use the "within" atom selection keyword.
You can then make selections like:
  within 5 of name CA
You can also use that with "same residue as" selections.
This is discussed in more detail in the VMD user's guide sections
on atom selections.

  John Stone
  vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu

On Thu, May 06, 2004 at 12:55:05PM -0700, Olya Kravchenko wrote:
> Hi all! I know that it is possible in RASMOL to look if some atoms overlap
> within certain radius (you have to specify raius and name ov atom/residue).
> Is such a thing possible to do in VMD? If yes, then what is the proper
> command for that?
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
> Olga 

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