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Scene parameters:
These parameters specify the parameters of the scene.
The default values will ensure that the protein is at the centre of the
image.
You can however specify precisely the orientation of the protein, by
filling the
fields "Centre on" and "Focus on". This will specify a line that goes
from the point specified as the centre to the eye of the user, passing
through the point defined as the focus.Additional rotations can be
applied (see the section Advanced parameters). You could find exemple of the use of theses options in the focus picture tutorial.
Centre on:
This specifies a coordinate that will be placed at the center of the
image. It can be on the form of the specification of a residue
name,
or atom name, or on the form of an explicit coordinate.
By default, the centre of mass is used (Center on "auto"). The specification of a residue
or atom must be on the form: C.RNI.A,
where C is a chain label
(1 letter,[A-Z,a-z] " " blank character is accepted), R, a residue
name (3letter code, 1 letter code possible for the 20 classical
amino-acids), N the PDB
file residue number (Important:
some PDB files do not start at residue 1). Here, we do you the numbers
of the PDB file. The sequence
visualization facility accessible from the form offers a mean to
check residue numbers), I is the PDB insertion code (if any),
A is an atom name (valid in the
residue specified). For example, "A.ARG241B.CB" denotes the carbon
beta of the arginine 241B (insertion code B) of the chain A. A.R241B.CB
would also be valid. For unique no-name chain protein, this kind of command : " .CYS3.SG" should be used.
Alternatively, you could edit the PDB file, pick
up the coordinates and specify for instance: 59.59 25.911 7.571 or 59.592,25.911,7.571
(use a dot in numbers and not commas, since commas will be removed).
Focus on :
specify a residue,
atom, or coordinate to place on a line that goes from the Centre (define by center on)
towards the eye of the user (Z axis). By default, the PDB file Z axis
is used (Focus on "auto"). Advanced parameters
allow to specify translation on X, Y and Z axis to adjust the
view.
View Angle : specify the field of view angle of the camera for the picture
generation. The value should be positive. Reasonable
values are within the range 10..110. The "auto" value will trigger
calculation for a reasonable value.
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