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Type Python Module
Download distancetoatom.py
Author(s) Andreas Warnecke and Jared Sampson
License BSD-2-Clause
This code has been put under version control in the project Pymol-script-repo
get distance to atoms within cutoff

About distancetoatom

distancetoatom prints all distances between a specified atom, coordinate or group selection center and all atoms within cutoff distance that are part of the selection.
All coordinates and distances can be saved in a csv-style text file report and/or can be stored in a (custom) atom property, if defined.

Usage

    distancetoatom [ origin [, cutoff [, filename [, selection [, state [, property_name [, coordinates [, decimals [, sort [, quiet ]]]]]]]]]]

Arguments

Arguments for distancetoatom
Keyword Default What it does
origin pk1 "origin" defines the coordinates for the origin and can be:

1. a list with coordinates [x,y,z]
2. a single atom selection string
3. a multi-atom selection string (center will be used)

cutoff 10 "cutoff" defines the maximum distance, atoms further away are not considered
filename None "filename" is the name of a report file that will be created (optional).

set to e.g. 'report.txt' to create a report. This file is CSV style and can be imported into EXCEL.
(omit or set to "", None, 0 or False to disable)

selection all only atoms within "selection" (and cutoff distance) will be used for calculation
state 0 "state" is the state that will be used for calculations

use 0 (omit), to automatically use the current state

property_name p.dist "property_name" defines a (custom) property in which the calculated distance will be stored.

This can be used e.g. for labeling or spectrum coloring etc. (cf. examples)
NB! older PyMOL versions only support b or q and the distance will overwrite this property if set.

coordinates 0 "coordinates" toggles whether, besides distance, the atom coordinates will be included in the report.
decimals 3 "decimals" is the number of decimal places calculated.

Note that PDB files do not support a higher resolution than 3.

sort 1 "sort" defines how the output will be sorted:

1: ascending (default)
0: no sorting (by selection)
-1: descending

quiet 1 toggle verbosity


Examples

# make function available to PyMOL
import distancetoatom

##############################
# Example 1: print all distances
frag LYS
edit name CA
distancetoatom

##############################
# Example 2: print all distances to file
fetch 1cll, async=0
distancetoatom origin=/1cll//A/CA`150/CA, filename=distances.txt, selection=elem O, property_name=b
# the file is CSV-format and can be imported, e.g. to EXCEL

# format
hide everything
select byres (resi 150 expand 5 and not resn hoh) 
show_as sticks, sele
util.cbaw sele
show_as spheres, resi 150
zoom sele

##########
# Label by stored distance (property_name)
label sele and elem O, "%.2f"%b


##############################
# Example 3: color an object by distance to a coordinate

fetch 1cll, async=0
distancetoatom [0,0,0], cutoff=1000, property_name=b
# the distance is stored in the b-factor in this case
# newer PyMOL versions support custom properties, e.g. "p.dist"
spectrum b, rainbow_rev

Example 2

Example 3


SEE ALSO