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From: John Stone (johns_at_ks.uiuc.edu)
Date: Mon Mar 14 2005 - 15:14:04 CST

Fred,
  Yes, you've got it right. If PDB isn't convenient, you could use
one of the simpler file formats like XYZ:
  http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/plugins/molfile/xyzplugin.html

The PDB format spec is linked here:
  http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/docs/format/pdbguide2.2/guide2.2_frame.html

  John

On Mon, Mar 14, 2005 at 03:28:10PM -0500, Frederick R. Phelan Jr. wrote:
> John,
> Thanks for that response.
> I think I understand. I would use the option "New Molecule ..." to
> read in a PDB file to view the atoms in their initial configuration,
> and then, use the "Load Data into Molecule ..." option to read in the
> LAMMPS output in order to animate?
> Is there a standard source (e.g., web page) which describes the PDB
> format?
> Thanks again,
> Fred Phelan 

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