From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Fri May 28 2004 - 19:10:15 CDT

You might have a look at the program "HOLE" I think it will
help you calculate some of these things:
  http://www.bip.bham.ac.uk/osmart/hole/top.html

There's a VMD script available that should aid you in the use of
HOLE, though I've never used it personally:
  http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/script_library/scripts/hole/

  John Stone
  vmd_at_ks.uiuc.edu

On Thu, May 27, 2004 at 09:57:34AM -0700, Vani Krishna wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> Is it possible in VMD to define the volume of the pore
> that is formed between helices in a protein bundle?
> Can i specify a point in the space and ask to draw a
> circle with required radius and then move this sphere?
>
> Any other info on Pore volumes will be much
> appreciated
>
> vakri
>
>
>
>
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