The "rotate" and "translate" commands can do this *if* you append the object=object-name to the command:
Try typing in the following sequence of commands: fragment arg fragment glu translate [5,0,0], object=arg translate [-5,0,0], object=glu origin arg, object=arg origin glu, object=glu rotate y, 10, object=arg rotate y, -10, object=glu Note that these movements are accomplished via matrix and not coordinate transformations, so interacting with the molecules after they have been moved is currently a bit problematic (bugs to fix...). However, you can move complex geometries like surfaces without forcing recalcuation using this approach. Normally for movies, you'd embed commands like the above into movie commands. For that to work, you'll also need commands like: reset object=arg reset object=glu in the first movie frame. Cheers, Warren PS. Coming down the pipe: automatic 'tweening for object motion! -- Warren L. DeLano, Ph.D. Principal Scientist . DeLano Scientific LLC . 400 Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 213 . South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA . Biz:(650)-872-0942 Tech:(650)-872-0834 . Fax:(650)-872-0273 Cell:(650)-346-1154 . mailto:war...@delsci.com > -----Original Message----- > From: pymol-users-ad...@lists.sourceforge.net > [mailto:pymol-users-ad...@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of > Nathaniel G. Butlin > Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 6:34 AM > To: PyMOL-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [PyMOL] Independent Rotation axis... > > Hi All, > > I was wondering if anyone know if there is anyway to assign > independent rotation axis to two different proteins within > Pymol. Specifically, I amintersted in having two molecules > rotate about individual axis in a movie sequence. > > Thanks, > > Nate Butlin > > UCDavis - Chemistry > ngbut...@ucdavis.edu > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: > Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App > Server. Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" > plasma tv or your very own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: > http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php > _______________________________________________ > PyMOL-users mailing list > PyMOL-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pymol-users > > > >