Hallow, Thank you for your kind attention. I am using CNS 1.2 to solve my structure with molecular replacement. As a novice CNS user, I was trying to follow the tutorial given at the CNS website. I have a tetramer. I have two queries.
1. There are two maps prepared from the self_rotaion.inp. Those are patterson maps, namely self_rotation_ p1.map and self_rotation_ p2.map I was trying to open those with mapman but probably mapman is more inclined to electron density maps,(may be wrong as I am very new user of these softwares). While trying to convert it into ps file with o2d, pltdev etc I was not successful. I am just inquiring if there is any tool to convert those map files to *.ps file, or can see those map files. 2. Another thing I want to learn if there is any direct way in CNS (such as feeding the self_rotation_list or self_rotation_ matrix to) to automatically find out all the different chains present in an asymmetric unit and prepare the model (with all chains). Because from the CNS tutorial I follow the way to fit my search model into my data.hkl as a dimer but It is a tertamer. Then after fitting the dimer I follow the same way { translation. inp --> merge_structure. inp --> shift_molecules. inp} to fit the next monomer into the dimer but unfortunately it is failing at the stage of merge molecules as trimer.The coordinates assigned, which seems totally rubbish ATOM 1 CB ALA 1 9999.0009999. 0009999.000 1.00 0.00 A etc... (omitted the total chain: all are same coordinates and occupancy and B factor) and for B chain ATOM 2555 CB ALA 1 9999.0009999. 0009999.000 1.00 0.00 B etc... (omitted the total chain: all are same coordinates and occupancy and B factor) and for C chain ATOM 5109 CB ALA 1 32.637 74.346 146.854 1.00 20.00 C etc.. (Omitted the total chain: all are taking a reasonable values) Will you please help me with these problems. Thank you very much for your attention and suggestions in advance. Your Sincerely Debajyoti Dutta