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From: AMIT PALIWAL (paliwal_at_jhu.edu)
Date: Sun May 09 2004 - 09:53:07 CDT

Hi Olga,
I was opening dcd file as a new molecule which was not right. Thanks for correcting me there..it works now.
thnaks everyone,
Amit.

----- Original Message -----
From: Olga Kravchenko <okrav_at_ucdavis.edu>
Date: Sunday, May 9, 2004 4:30 am
Subject: RE: vmd-l: trouble loading dcd files

>
> In order to load dcd file you have to go through following steps:
>
> load your *.psf file-->highlight it-->go File then "Load data into
> molecule"-->browse your *.dcd file and load it
> then if you want to watch the trajectory again-press arrow in the
> main
> window. If this is what you do and it doesn't work, then maybe you
> have a
> problem with the trajectory itself?
>
> Olga
>
> > Hi All,
> > I have the latest VMD version 1.8.2 instaled on windows xp
> system and am
> trying to load a NAMD generated dcd file. VMD does load it and
> shows
> correct number of frames but fails to display it properly. Even if
> I
> create a rep in graphics window and select all- it shows
> everything in
> white and looks like only the waters are represented even then.
> Selecting
> protein with its segname also fails to show anything. I have even
> tried
> loading the PSF first i.e. loading it and then leaving it
> highlighted in
> menu and then opening DCD file but no improvements. Is it a bug?
> or I am
> missing something basic...
> > thanks,
> > Amit.
> >
>