Alter State

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DESCRIPTION

alter_state changes the atomic coordinates of a particular state using the python evaluator with a separate name space for each atom. The symbols defined in the name space are:

  • x
  • y
  • z

USAGE

alter_state state,(selection),expression

EXAMPLES

# Alter the X coordinate for all
alter_state 1,(all),x=x+5

#Shift the coordinates of the entire PDB file
alter_state 1,selection,(x,y,z)=(newx,newy,newz)

SEE ALSO

Cmd iterate_state, Cmd alter, Cmd iterate