Grid mode

2010-09-29T15:36:55Z

DanielCobb: /* Overview */

== Overview ==
'''grid_mode''' partitions the screen into a grid and displays each molecule in one grid location. Each molecule rotates, zooms, etc in that grid. A possibly very useful option for PyMOL. Each grid area is assigned a [[grid_slot]] number. This allows you to assign objects to certain grids; very helpful. This can be useful when comparing homologous structures and you want to view and rotate the aligned structures side by side. This is similar to a multiple split screen view of the proteins. You can write your [http://www.customcourseworks.com/ coursework] about it.

'''Hint:''' When using grid_mode with many molecules, it's sometimes good to align their centers of mass. This puts them all squarely in the middle of their grid element. The '''alignto''' command from [[cealign]] can do this for you.

'''Hint:''' If you don't want to align the molecules (it's not reall necessary for grid_mode) you can just center them on some coordinate. See [[COM]].

'''Note:''' Currently (Mar 29, 2008), grid_mode is only available from source and not from the precompiled versions of PyMOL.

== Syntax ==
<source lang="python">
# turn on grid mode
set grid_mode,1

# turn off grid mode
set grid_mode,0
</source>

== Example ==
<gallery>
Image:Gm0.png|grid_mode off. Four molecules shown loaded and aligned.
Image:Gm1.png|grid_mode on. Each molecule is in its own window.
Image:Gm2.png|grid_mode on. Lots of molecules shown.
Image:Wow_grid_mode.png|grid_mode on. 159 proteins shown!
</gallery>

== See Also ==
[[grid_slot]]

[[Category:Settings|Grid_Mode]]

PyMOL Wiki - User contributions [en]

Grid mode