Rebecca, Open up the PDB file into a text editor and insert a HEADER line at the start of each structure.
HEADER object-name PyMOL will then load each structure into a different object with the specified name. (HEADER must be all caps and located right at the beginning of the line). Cheers, Warren -- Warren L. DeLano, Ph.D. Principal Scientist . DeLano Scientific LLC . 400 Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 213 . South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA . Biz:(650)-872-0942 Tech:(650)-872-0834 . Fax:(650)-872-0273 Cell:(650)-346-1154 . mailto:war...@delsci.com > -----Original Message----- > From: pymol-users-ad...@lists.sourceforge.net > [mailto:pymol-users-ad...@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of > Page, Rebecca > Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 3:26 PM > To: pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [PyMOL] Atom Display problems > > Pymol Users: > > I have three superimposed proteins in a single pdb file; each > protein has a different chain ID. > I want to display residue sidechains from all three proteins > simultaneously, but I can't seem to prevent pymol from > drawing bonds between different chain ID's atoms, so it ends > up looking like a jumbled mess. > > What is the easiest way to get around this? > Is there a command I am unaware of? > Or is my only solution to read them in as separate pdbfiles? > > Thanks in advance for your help! > Rebecca > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by Oracle Space Sweepstakes > Want to be the first software developer in space? > Enter now for the Oracle Space Sweepstakes! > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ids93&alloc_id281&op=ick > _______________________________________________ > PyMOL-users mailing list > PyMOL-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pymol-users >