> RasTop is an open source RasMol derived molecular visualisation > program for windows which allows to work with multiple molecular > models. > In RasTop there is a selector for working with the "universe" or with > specific models. > The "universe" is the entire display scene i.e. all the molecular > models loaded. > When a new file is loaded, the model is displayed at the center of the > universe. You can then translate or rotate it independantly from the > universe or, by selecting the universe, move the entire universe.
Paul, Thanks for posting this. I will get RasTop installed on a Win32 machine and take a look at this. What you are saying makes sense, but I need to understand it step by step. First, be advised that there are some areas of RasMol that I am not familiar with. Second, Jmol does not handle a change to the 'center of rotation' in the same way that RasMol does. In Jmol, when a new center of rotation is defined then it is shifted to the center of the window. Take me through this step-by-step in RasTop: I load molecule A. The average point is used as centerA. Coordinates are transformed so that centerA is mapped to the center of the display window. I assume that centerA is also the 'center of the universe' I know load molecule B. Is has its own average point, centerB. I assume that centerB is translated in 3D so that it overlaps centerA. Is this correct? Miguel ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ Jmol-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jmol-users
