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| ===== 1. Introduction ===== | ===== 1. Introduction ===== | ||
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| + | VMD is an exceptional program to visualize molecular structures. The main drawback of this software is the learning curve that turns it hard to use by non-expert users. | ||
| + | One of the major difficulties that non-expert users have while handling VMD regards the selection of atoms. This is done through a series of keywords that the user must dominate in order to for example visualize and/or hide particular parts of the molecule, do specific transformations on the atoms of that selectin, etc. | ||
| - | VMD is an exceptional program to visualize molecular structures. The main drawback of this software is the learning curve that turns it hard to used by non expert-users. | + | ### |
| - | One of the major difficulties that non-expert users have is to handle the selections of the programs. The selections are powerful commands that allow the user to | + | ### |
| - | + | In order to overcome this issues we have developed "Selection Manager". This plug-in allows to do common selections on molecules without requiring any prior knowledge regarding the keywords available on VMD. It makes the selection of atoms simpler and easy for non-expert users. In addition it still allows the insertion of advanced commands but alerts the user for any error that might exist on the syntax. | |
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| ===== 2. ScreenShots ===== | ===== 2. ScreenShots ===== | ||
| - | {{gallery>software:vslab?*&150x150&lightbox}} | + | {{::2014-03-10_02.49.15_pm.png?direct&150|}} {{:software:screen_shot_2014-03-10_at_14.51.33.png?direct&150|}} {{::screen_shot_2014-03-10_at_14.52.55.png?direct&150|}} {{:software:screen_shot_2014-03-10_at_15.03.23.png?direct&150|}} |
| ===== 3. Download ===== | ===== 3. Download ===== | ||
| - | In order to run the vsÇab plug-in, the Visual Molecular dynamics software (VMD) must be installed. It can be found at http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/ . | + | In order to run the"Selector Manager" plug-in, the Visual Molecular dynamics software (VMD) must be installed. It can be found at http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/ . |
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| - | * VsLab Plug-in : **v1.1** {{:software:vslab:vslab1.1.zip| }} | + | * Selector Manager Plug-in : **v1.0** {{:software:selectionmanager.zip| }} |
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| ===== 4. Installation ===== | ===== 4. Installation ===== | ||
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| - | VsLab can only be installed in LINUX and MAC operating systems, due to the limitations of the autodock software. Installation in Windows will be available whenever possible. | + | The selector manager plug-in can be installed in any operating systems where VMD works. |
| + | In order to work the user has to add the following lines to the .vmdrc that can be found on the home directory: | ||
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| + | #### selectionMAnager | ||
| + | lappend auto_path /home/users/nunocerqueira/selectionManager | ||
| + | vmd_install_extension selV "::selV::start" "PortoBioComp/Selection Manager" | ||
| + | ## END | ||
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| + | Note: /home/users/nunocerqueira/selectionManager is the directory where the plug-in has been installed. | ||
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