[gmx-users] free energy

2011-02-14 Thread Moeed
using. Thanks Moeed -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/Support/Mailing_Lists/Search before posting! Please don't post (un)subscribe requests to the list. Use the www interfa

[gmx-users] zero atoms for FE P

2011-02-16 Thread Moeed
und#mols Polymer 4 Hexane 480 ======= Please help me what wrong is... Thanks moeed -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/Support/

[gmx-users] free energy blank dgdl

2011-02-17 Thread Moeed
0 = vdw couple-lambda1 = none couple-intramol = no *** Thank you in advance. Moeed -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/Support/Mailing_Lists/Search before po

[gmx-users] domain decomposition error

2011-02-17 Thread Moeed
DD (nm), 0 is determine from initial coordinates -dds real 0.8 Minimum allowed dlb scaling of the DD cell size *** Thanks, Moeed BTW: About mdp setting for electrostatics, I have set zero charges to all atoms so there is no electrostatics term

[gmx-users] free energy-couple-intramol options

2011-02-21 Thread Moeed
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Re: [gmx-users] index file groups

2011-02-25 Thread Moeed
this. From what you said here I understand that specifying [all chains] does not give average of the case with index file with [chain 1] [chain 2] > ... > I thought in the case of interaction energies (question 1 above), gromcas looks at individual chains and adds up energies: [chain 1] [all so

[gmx-users] charge group radii- use maxwarn or increase rlist?

2011-02-28 Thread Moeed
opls_140 1 EthBH42 4 0 1.008 ; qtot 0 == Thanks moeed -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/Support/Mailing_Lists

Re: [gmx-users] charge group radii- use maxwarn or increase rlist?

2011-02-28 Thread Moeed
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Re: [gmx-users] charge group radii- use maxwarn or increase rlist?

2011-02-28 Thread Moeed
Thank you for your helpful comments. I am totally convinced that I was not using proper force field. Best, moeed On 28 February 2011 18:12, Justin A. Lemkul wrote: > > > Moeed wrote: > >> Dear Justin, >> >> Thank you for your message. My objective is to cal

[gmx-users] number of DD cells

2011-03-04 Thread Moeed
Hello, I am attempting to increase the density using NPT. As I increase the pressure to compress the system after some steps simulation crashes. I thought maybe its becasue I am compressing too fast but even when I take a stepwise approach to compress gradually the same error comes up. The density

Re: [gmx-users] number of DD cells

2011-03-04 Thread Moeed
would you deal with this? What value would you pick? Thank you, moeed > fourierspacing = 0.3 >> > > You're setting yourself up for inaccurate PME calculations with this. Use > 0.1 - 0.12 unless you've got some compelling reason to decrease

[gmx-users] Warning: 1-4 interaction

2011-03-05 Thread Moeed
take care of. Thanks, Best, Moeed step 164300, remaining runtime: 241 s step 164400, remaining runtime: 240 s step 164500, remaining runtime: 240 s step 164600, remaining runtime: 239 s Warning: 1-4 interaction between 260 and 267 at distance

Re: [gmx-users] Warning: 1-4 interaction

2011-03-05 Thread Moeed
term. I don't see that listed below. > > -Justin > > > Thanks, >> Best, >> Moeed >> >> >> step 164300, remaining runtime: 241 s step 164400, remaining >> runtime: 240 s ste

Re: [gmx-users] heat capacity etc.

2011-03-09 Thread Moeed
nt system how -nmol should be set? Say there are 2 A, 50 B and 1000 C molecules? Is gromcas able to calculate mixture properties? I appreciate your help. Best, moeed > > > Regards, >> Thomas >> > > > -- > David van der Spoel, Ph.D., Professor of Biology > D

[gmx-users] Re: question about gromacs (4.5) installation

2011-03-10 Thread Moeed
Hi, Please don't #include "ions.itp" in your topology file if not needed. moeed On 10 March 2011 13:22, tao wei wrote: > Hi > > I saw your post on Gromacs forum about the > > Fatal error: > Atomtype CU2+ not found > > http://lists.gromacs.org/piperma

[gmx-users] Re: question about gromacs (4.5) installation

2011-03-10 Thread Moeed
Hello, If you need to keep ions.top then see the below link: http://lists.gromacs.org/pipermail/gmx-users/2010-September/054487.html moeed On 10 March 2011 14:53, tao wei wrote: > Dear Moeed, > > Thanks a lot for your quick response! > That is problem. I do need to include ions

Re: [gmx-users] Warning: 1-4 interaction

2011-03-11 Thread Moeed
dh_hist_size = 0 dh_hist_spacing = 0.1 > > Moeed wrote: > >> Hello Justin, >> >> I just scanned through the manual and also looked into the list to learn >> about the significance of reciprocal part to realize your statement. I did >> not

[gmx-users] LINCS and number of nodes

2011-03-15 Thread Moeed
asy fit in the box. Moeed === step 449800, will finish Tue Mar 15 11:23:55 2011 step 449900, will finish Tue Mar 15 11:23:55 2011 [node5:09563] *** Process received signal *** [node5:09563] Signal: Segmentation fault (11) [node5:09563] Signal code: Address

Re: [gmx-users] LINCS and number of nodes

2011-03-18 Thread Moeed
= 0.3 foreign_lambda = 0.1 dhdl_derivatives = yes couple-moltype = Polymer couple-lambda0 = vdw-q ;vdw couple-lambda1 = none ;vdw;none couple-intramol = yes nstdhdl = 10 separate_dhdl_file = yes dh_hist_size = 0

[gmx-users] compressing a system

2011-03-20 Thread Moeed
ofile and read off the time that gives the desired density and extract that frame ( with command above) followed by NVT to equilibrate and use that as prodcution run? Please help me with this. Thanks a lot, Moeed === step 449800, will finish Tue Mar 15 11:2

Re: [gmx-users] Re: compressing a system

2011-03-20 Thread Moeed
On 20 March 2011 15:23, Justin A. Lemkul wrote: > > > Moeed wrote: > >> Dear experts, >> >> I am trying to build up a polymer in hexane system by increasing the >> density and use this for FE calculation. After PR step, my NVT and NPT >> trailes fai

Re: [gmx-users] Re: compressing a system

2011-03-20 Thread Moeed
>>> purpose>? ( if there is a better way of doing this) >>> >>> Also, If I compress to a density higher than needed, can I view the >>> density profile and read off the time that gives the desired density and >>> extract that frame ( with command above) f

[gmx-users] compressing in presence of voids

2011-03-21 Thread Moeed
Hello, I am compressing a single extended PE chain (16 nm in length) in a box of 20nm in vacuo to get a more realistic shape of the polymer. Although system is small (only 362 atoms), whatever -np # I choose simulation runs very slowly. Is that because of the presence of voids? Is there a way to

[gmx-users] no output dgdl file

2011-03-23 Thread Moeed
Hello, I have a little problem with FE output file. Below is the settings and also I am including -dgdl in the command I issue but no dgdl (or dhdl) file generates. I dont figure where the problem lies ! (version 4.5.3). free_energy = yes init_lambda = 0 delta_lambda

Re: [gmx-users] no output dgdl file

2011-03-23 Thread Moeed
> Hi Justin, >> > I was looking all the time for a file with dgdl extension throughout the directory. IIRC in previous versions -dgdl would generate such extension. I found now .xvg file which has dhdl data. (if I am right dgdl is the very dhdl in 4.5.3!) > I have a little problem with FE output

Re: [gmx-users] no output dgdl file

2011-03-25 Thread Moeed
>> the >> >>> presence of "free_energy = yes" in the input file. >>> >>> I would appreciate if you come up with a new solution for him. >>>> >>>> As reported by the OP, this issue had been effectively solved already: >>>

[gmx-users] compression- NPT

2011-04-13 Thread Moeed
to further compression but causes the box expand to a much bigger size! How can this be justified? Thanks for your suggestions, moeed -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/Support

[gmx-users] NPT issue in 4.0.7 and 4.5.3

2011-04-13 Thread Moeed
Hello, I have run 2 ns simulations on a hydrocarbon system (initial density of ~ 2 SI and box size is 15 nm), one with version 4.0.7 and the other trial using 4.5.3. Both runs are almost equilibrated to 70 bar pressure but one is giving density of above 600SI (4.0.7) and the other density of aroun

Re: [gmx-users] compression- NPT

2011-04-13 Thread Moeed
On 13 April 2011 17:14, Mark Abraham wrote: > On 14/04/2011 4:36 AM, Moeed wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> I have encountered a strange behavior while compressing a pure system. >> >> I am applying 100 bar pressure with PME and it turned out that this &

Re: [gmx-users] NPT issue in 4.0.7 and 4.5.3

2011-04-13 Thread Moeed
On 13 April 2011 18:45, Mark Abraham wrote: > On 14/04/2011 10:22 AM, Moeed wrote: > > Hello, > > I have run 2 ns simulations on a hydrocarbon system (initial density of ~ 2 > SI and box size is 15 nm), one with version 4.0.7 and the other trial using > 4.5.3. Both runs ar

Re: [gmx-users] NPT issue in 4.0.7 and 4.5.3

2011-04-14 Thread Moeed
On 14 April 2011 02:11, Mark Abraham wrote: > On 14/04/2011 3:40 PM, Moeed wrote: > > > > On 13 April 2011 18:45, Mark Abraham wrote: > >> On 14/04/2011 10:22 AM, Moeed wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I have run 2 ns simulations on a hydrocarbon syst

Re: [gmx-users] NPT issue in 4.0.7 and 4.5.3

2011-04-14 Thread Moeed
So Sorry I did not mean to be rough :) . Thanks for your comments...:) -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/Support/Mailing_Lists/Search before posting! Please don't post (un)subs

[gmx-users] radial distribution function

2011-09-09 Thread Moeed
Dear users, I have created radial distribution function plot for Carbon atoms in a system containing polymer chains. I see some little jumps between first and second peak. I need your help to comment on how this behavior can be justified (or if the plot is wrong). g_rdf -f *.trr -s *.tpr -o *.xvg

Re: [gmx-users] radial distribution function

2011-09-09 Thread Moeed
Thank you Justin for your reply. Simulation is 5 ns long ( before this a 500 ps NVT was done as equilibration) and total energy has been equilibrated after around 3 ns. -b is set to 4000 that is the last 1 ns has been used for rdf. Best, moeed On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Justin A. Lemkul

Re: [gmx-users] radial distribution function

2011-09-09 Thread Moeed
On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 4:18 PM, Justin A. Lemkul wrote: > > > Moeed wrote: > >> Thank you Justin for your reply. Simulation is 5 ns long ( before this a >> 500 ps NVT was done as equilibration) and total energy has been equilibrated >> after around 3 ns. >> &g

Re: [gmx-users] radial distribution function

2011-09-10 Thread Moeed
Thank you for your input. I am going to run for another 15 ns to see if the little jumps vanish. Best, On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 9:16 PM, Justin A. Lemkul wrote: > > > lina wrote: > > >> >> On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 3:35 AM, Moeed > lecielll@googlemail.**com

Re: [gmx-users] radial distribution function

2011-09-15 Thread Moeed
and please comment on the attached plot if you have any ideas. Thank you. :) Moeed On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Moeed wrote: > Thank you for your input. I am going to run for another 15 ns to see if the > little jumps vanish. > > Best, > > > On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 9:16

Re: [gmx-users] radial distribution function

2011-09-16 Thread Moeed
04 > - > When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a > nail. > > ** ** > > *From:* gmx-users-boun...@gromacs.org [mailto: > gmx-users-boun...@gromacs.org] *On Behalf Of *Moeed > *Sent:* Friday, 16 Septembe

[gmx-users] gromacs (4.5) installation problem

2010-09-30 Thread Moeed
Dear experts, I have installed newest version of gromacs (4.5) on our cluster. When I issue the command below to test installation I get an error about atom type CU+2. I am not using such atom type at all! Could you please help me what wrong is. Thanks. My system contains only C and H atoms!. For

[gmx-users] interaction parameter, polyolefin solution, ternary system

2010-04-20 Thread Moeed
. I wanted to know if GROMACS can be used to build up the ternary system and if the interaction parameters for this ternary system can be calculated. Many thanks, Moeed -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archive

[gmx-users] grompp, energy minimization,, output file error

2010-04-22 Thread Moeed
pology file: ; ;File 'Hexane.top' was generated ;By user: moeed (500) ;On host: moeed-desktop ;At date: Thu Apr 8 13:51:19 2010 ; ;This is your include topology file ;Generated by x2top ; ; Include forcefield parameters #include "ffoplsaa.itp" [ molecule

[gmx-users] Hydrocarbon system, help on mdp setting +output file

2010-04-23 Thread Moeed
Dear gmx users, I am trying to run grompp program to preprocess the input files. input > gro file contains coordinates of a stack of hexane molecules (256 > molecules).. 1- In the outpout file I see two notes. As with note 1, Could you please help me understand what wrong with charge group is.

[gmx-users] preprocessing in position restrained step, problem with binary top file

2010-04-24 Thread Moeed
I would be most thankful if you could help me warning 1, note 1 and thr fatal error. I I read about -n option but I dont know where in command line i have to include it. Thank you. grompp -f pr -c Hexane_b4pr.gro -r Hexane_b4pr.gro -p HexaneModified-Residuename.top -o Hexane_pr >& output.grompp_pr

[gmx-users] preprocessing in position restrained step

2010-04-24 Thread Moeed
learn and sometimes I get baffled and forget change some of the settings.. I appreciate your help. Best, moeed -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/search before posting! Please

[gmx-users] segmentation fault in position restrained step

2010-04-25 Thread Moeed
Dear Justin, 1- Could you please check if I have grouped atoms properly? Lastly, I could generate the tpr file for PR step. Since I am getting segmentation fault in the next step I though maybe there is sth wring with charge groups.. However, I have a funda,mental question. I am to compute intera

[gmx-users] Lincs warning

2010-04-28 Thread Moeed
Dear gmx experts, I am having problem doing MD run for a hydrocarbon system. The system contains a stack of Hexane molecules using editconf. The distance between molecuels in the box is more than 30 A. I am wondering why I get large forces (system is blowing up) with this distance!. (LINCS warnin

[gmx-users] unstability of system, lincs problem

2010-04-29 Thread Moeed
density?) 2-2 Dies the idea of changinf cut off radius (you mentioned somewhere inthe archive) would work? 3- How Can I view the potential energies arising form various contributions? (electrostatics, vdw,..) to see which type is causing problem? Thank you for your help. Moeed wrote: > >

[gmx-users] How to reduce high repulsion from system?

2010-04-29 Thread Moeed
ile 'Hexane.top' was generated ;By user: moeed (500) ;On host: moeed-desktop ;At date: Thu Apr 8 13:51:19 2010 ; ;This is your include topology file ;Generated by x2top ; ; Include forcefield parameters #include "ffoplsaa.itp" [ moleculetype ] ; Nam

[gmx-users] simple question about rtp and pdb file

2010-05-02 Thread Moeed
Dear Justin, Thank you so much for your help. Could you please help me with some simple questions: 1- Regarding the atom types: For n-Hexane why did not you choose atom types: opls_068 15.03500 ; CH3 (C2) N-ALKANES opls_071 14.02700 ; CH2 (SP3) ALKANES rather than: opls_157 12.01100

[gmx-users] Generating topology with pdb2gmx

2010-05-08 Thread Moeed
Dear Justin, 1- Unfortunately, I am having difficulty running the simple program pdb2gmx with pdb file you sent me for Hexane.. I have in working directory pdb file and rtp files: Hexane-PRODRG.pdb rtp.pdb pdb2gmx -f Hexane-PRODRG.pdb -o Hexane.gro -p Hexane.top >& output.pdb2gmx output.pdb2gmx

[gmx-users] problem with pdb2gmx to generate top file

2010-05-09 Thread Moeed
-p Hexane-PRODRG.top -ff oplsaa >& output.pdb2gmx I do not get gro file at all and top file I get contains the following comments only!: ; ; File 'Hexane-PRODRG.top' was generated ; By user: moeed

[gmx-users] pdb2gmx-fatal error in output file

2010-05-09 Thread Moeed
nd 0 blocks of water and 1 residues with 20 atoms chain #res #atoms 1 'H' 1 20 Reading residue database... (ffoplsaa) Processing chain 1 'H' (20 atoms, 1 residues) Moeed wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to generate gro and top file with pdb2gmx

[gmx-users] non zero charge in topolgy

2010-05-10 Thread Moeed
ing residue names: There are: 1 OTHER residues There are: 0PROTEIN residues There are: 0DNA residues Analysing Other... This run will generate roughly 0 Mb of data *** ; ; Fil

[gmx-users] PME grid spacing

2010-05-11 Thread Moeed
Dear GROMACS experts, Initially I wanted to do MD for a stack of hexane molecules. MD showed very high repulsion potential. On the recommendation of Justin, I simplified the problem and now I have only one Hexane molecule. 1- I dont know why I do not get the written pdb files normally generated a

[gmx-users] building stacks with a desired system density

2010-05-12 Thread Moeed
Dear gmx users, I tried to generate a stack of molecules using *genconf_d -f Hexane.gro -nbox 4.0 8.0 8.0 -dist 1.1 0.55 0.55 -o Hexane-stack.gro* I ran the MD simulation successfully but now I want to change the number of molecules so that I get the desired system density. To do so I played a

[gmx-users] genconf and density of system

2010-05-13 Thread Moeed
Hello, I intend to generate a stack of molecules with the command line: genconf -f Hexane.gro -nbox 8 6 4 -o Hexane-STACK.gro Hexane.gro has box size of 3*3*3 nm3 and I need to have about 7 molecules per nm^3. So I multiplied 7 by 27 (box size) to get (7*27=)189 molecuels. What I get from the ab

[gmx-users] How to interpret MD results

2010-05-14 Thread Moeed
Dear experts, I am trying to do a MD run for stack of hexane molecules. The density of hexane (Mw 86 g/mol) is about 1 g/cm^3. Density (g/cm3) Mw hexane (g/mol) NO.molecuels/cm3NO./nm3 1 86 1/86*6.023E23=7.0E+21 7 using genconf I generated 1000 molecules in 160 nm^3 which gives roug

[gmx-users] interaction parameter-polymer solution system

2010-05-17 Thread Moeed
, Hexane, how many molecules i need to put in a simulation box. 3- Do I need to consider "free energy of solvation" for this type of calculation? Many thanks, Moeed -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archi

[gmx-users] Total energy -decomposed terms

2010-05-17 Thread Moeed
pecific NO. of molecuels in simulation box and calculate interaction energies for pairs or "mol" number of molecules? Thank you for you help :) Moeed -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archive at ht

[gmx-users] making index file

2010-05-18 Thread Moeed
Hi, could you guide me how one can create .ndx file format. I thought it would be accessible in library directory like rtp ..files. Thanks, -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/s

[gmx-users] how to define an index file

2010-05-18 Thread Moeed
Hello, I am trying to create an index file to get interaction energies between hexane (C6H14, 20atoms) molecules. I have 125 hexane molecules in my system. To do this how should I define my index groups. Should I include all 125 molecuels in index file? now I have only the first 20 atoms (first mo

[gmx-users] problem with index file

2010-05-18 Thread Moeed
Hello, I am trying to create an index file to get interaction energies between hexane (C6H14, 20atoms) molecules (interaction energy between two hexane molecules) I have 125 hexane molecules in my system. Please help me figure out what the problem is. make_ndx -f Hexane-Stack125.gro -o index.ndx

[gmx-users] energy break down

2010-05-19 Thread Moeed
529 ;Bonds constraints = all-bonds constraint-algorithm= lincs *;Energy group exclusions eneegygrp_excl = HEX * pbc=xyz /*topology file: ; ;File 'Hexane-PRODRG.top' was generated ; By user: moeed (500) ;On host: moeed-

[gmx-users] breaking down total energy

2010-05-19 Thread Moeed
Hello Justin, Thanks for your comments. Actually, since I am interested in only interaction energies *between* molecules I thought by excluding energies between atoms on a single chain what I get from nonbonded interactions would not include 1-4 interactions. *

[gmx-users] Break down of total energy

2010-05-21 Thread Moeed
. 3 20 . . since this involves tedious work I would like you to help me with first approach (nrexcl in moleculetype) and let me know what wrong is.. Thank you, moeed -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archive

[gmx-users] xtc file

2010-05-22 Thread Moeed
Dear experts, I am trying to exclude all nonbonded interaction on hexane molecule. 1-For the md -rerun command I do not know how to get the input XTC file. the program is expecting rerun.xtc mdrun -rerun -*x breakdown.xtc* -s Hexane-Stack125_md.tpr *-o ORIGINAL-Trajectory-NOexcl.tpr* -c Hexane-

[gmx-users] analysis of md run results

2010-05-26 Thread Moeed
Hello Justin, The energy values I get differ mainly for LJ and coulomb(SR) terms. I read through chapter 4 of manual but I did not find the difference between LJ/coulomb 1-4 and SR. 1-Where can I read about the differences of these? 2-Do you think the difference in energies as a result of exclud

[gmx-users] analysis of MD energy terms

2010-05-27 Thread Moeed
I appreciate your help. Thanks Moeed *mdrun -rerun on trajectory for nrexcl=2 in top file* Energy Average RMSD Fluct. Drift Tot-Drift --- Angle 4286.19258.

[gmx-users] intermolecular contributions/building up a long polymer chain

2010-06-03 Thread Moeed
investigating the conformations of a much longer chain. Could you please tell me how to generate a longer chain with the given residue types proposed in the above post. thank you, moeed -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please

[gmx-users] NPT system density

2010-06-08 Thread Moeed
Hello, I have 125 hexane molecules in a box of 0.25nm3. The desnity I calculate from this number of molecules is approx. 71000 Kg/m3. To make sure that the density remains constant I am doing NPT simulation. From this simulation I see the density is 577 Kg/m3. and the volume is 30 nm3. Please guid

[gmx-users] building long polymer chain

2010-06-08 Thread Moeed
Hello Justin, I am trying to generate the top file for polyethylene chain using the information from the archive: http://lists.gromacs.org/pipermail/gmx-users/2009-March/040125.html. In the former post you said parameters in the I am referring to are not necessarily correct. 1- By parameters you

[gmx-users] structure file long chains

2010-06-09 Thread Moeed
lot of changes manually which is a nightmare for big chains. Thanks, Moeed -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/search before posting! Please don't post (un)subscribe reques

[gmx-users] nonbonded energy contributions

2010-06-15 Thread Moeed
...! Thank you for your time :) MOeed -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/search before posting! Please don't post (un)subscribe requests to the list. Use the www interface or send

[gmx-users] building up a long polymer chain

2010-06-18 Thread Moeed
opls_136-0.1202 H21 opls_140 0.0602 H22 opls_140 0.0602 [ bonds ] C1-C2 C1H11 C1H12 C1C2 C2H21 C2H22 C2+C1 Q 2-2. Does x2top command have advantage over pdb2gmx command with regards to atom numbering? Many many t

[gmx-users] building up a long polymer chain

2010-06-21 Thread Moeed
! Thank you, Moeed -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/search before posting! Please don't post (un)subscribe requests to the list. Use the www interface or send it to gmx-

[gmx-users] PRODRG crash

2010-06-22 Thread Moeed
ile of repeating unit -CH2-CH2- with PRODRG. I tried the followings...and all I am getting is the above message.. :( H H | | C-C | | H H H H | | -C-C- | | H H -C-C- Moeed -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the a

[gmx-users] building up a long polymer chain

2010-06-22 Thread Moeed
Hello Justin, I created structure file for a 4-carbon repeating unit as follows: HETATM1 CAA DRG 1 14.260 -4.270 0.000 1.00 20.00 C HETATM2 1HAA DRG 1 14.175 -3.426 0.530 1.00 20.00 H HETATM3 2HAA DRG 1 15.050 -4.790 0.326

[gmx-users] building up a polymer chain

2010-06-23 Thread Moeed
. moeed -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/search before posting! Please don't post (un)subscribe requests to the list. Use the www interface or send it to gmx-users

[gmx-users] Replicating monomer units-problem with geometry of connecting atoms

2010-06-25 Thread Moeed
y weird structure which has nothing to do with PE chain. Thanks for your attention. Moeed -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/search before posting! Please don't post (un)subscri

[gmx-users] Replicating monomer units

2010-06-29 Thread Moeed
Hello Justin, I spent a full day to find a proper value for -d but it seems there is no way of getting correct bond lenght and angle at the same time. With the following commands I am getting correct bond length for the atoms connecting two monomer units but the angle is 140. I get 110 angle only

[gmx-users] index groups

2010-06-30 Thread Moeed
*I read thorough the manual on index groups and creating index file. This is the command I tried: make_ndx -f index.gro -o index.ndx * with index.gro you proposed: [ special ] 1 3 [ all ] 1 2 3 4 error I get: Reading structure file --

[gmx-users] hdb file

2010-07-01 Thread Moeed
Dear Justin, Thanks so much for your help. The structure looks almost fine now. 1-I am getting bond distance of 1.52 or 1.53 and angles of 112.2 / 112.0 with -d 0.0584/ 0.0581. Actually when I open up the same structure file in VMD at different times I see even a little difference in bond distanc

[gmx-users] high repulsion in packed system

2010-07-10 Thread Moeed
Hello everyone, I am trying to energy minimize a system of 8 polyethylene molecules with 60 units. In literature density of PE is reported 0.9 gr/cm3. Based on this I need to have each single chain in 3.3 nm^3. If I put this chain in a box of 15*0.5*0.5 =3.75 nm^3 I am close to the density I want.

[gmx-users] high repulsion in packed system

2010-07-11 Thread Moeed
actual NPT and NVT simulations with this packed system. Can I not do NVT with this density? Thanks, Moeed In "PE60-3.75nm3.gro" enlarge the box size. Then use NPT simulation to compress the MD box. -- -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/li

[gmx-users] number of degrees of frredom

2010-07-12 Thread Moeed
Dear Justin, The actual box I got by replicating monomer units has size of 15 0.5 0.5 That is chain has no space to move. I know you have already given me some tips on high repulsion in the system but that had to do with incorrect topology file. I assure you I have learned a lot from your tips

[gmx-users] grommp_md error

2010-07-12 Thread Moeed
Hello, Sorry I did not paste the error message part properly. Initially I am trying to study PE in vacuum (current box size 30*30*30 nm) and then I will solvate the PE with Hexane. NOTE 1 [file md-July11-NPTcompression.mdp, line unknown]: The Berendsen thermostat does not generate the correct

[gmx-users] NPT for compression

2010-07-13 Thread Moeed
Hello, I followed the hints. I did several NPT runs and I found out pressure above 100 eg 120 bar gives final boxsize close to volume of box I want. But I dont know why pressure given by g_energy is totally different. 1- I looked at values in xvg file and I notoced pressre starts froma very low v

[gmx-users] NPT for compressing the system

2010-07-13 Thread Moeed
Hello, Thank you for suggestions. Yes simulation crashes. I am not able see the whole run (1000ps). For all pressures I tired the final simulation box is 2.2*2.2*2.2 nm but simulation crashes before 1000ps. The longest simulation is for 120 bar (727ps). and I think that is why I am not getting the

[gmx-users] NPT for compressing the system

2010-07-14 Thread Moeed
Hello, Thanks for your reply. As for the simulation box, I did not change anything and I am still saying that I am having a cubic box of size 30nm. When I view the molecule in ngmx I see the cubic box.. no problem with that. What I was referring to was the option on menu bar where one can select t

[gmx-users] LINC warning but reasonable potential energy and force

2010-07-20 Thread Moeed
Dear experts, I am trying to build up a polymer system. To do so I took a chain with 60 repeating units (ethylene) and compressed the system to attain the desired box volume (density). I took the following approach since after one week work on this problem I believe that is the only way of achievi

[gmx-users] switching off electrostatics

2010-07-22 Thread Moeed
using shift functions for vdw and electro reduces simulation time significantly as compared to cutoff! Why is that happening? Thanks -- Moeed Shahamat Graduate Student (Materials Modeling Research Group) McGill University- Department of Chemical Engineering Montreal, Quebec H3A 2B2, Canada Web

[gmx-users] Lincs warning but reasonable energy!

2010-07-23 Thread Moeed
Dear Dr. Chaban, Thanks for you answer. Actually, I meant I have a .. system :). If you remember I was trying to compress my system (PE only) to attain the density I want. I worked on that problem for nearly one week and I posted the procedure I used to reach what I want. Unfortunately, no one got

[gmx-users] PE compressing

2010-07-25 Thread Moeed
Dear Dr. Chaban, Thank you for your attention. Actually with the revised mdp file you sent me and the initial configuration of my 8PE system, I tried to compress the system. The simulation tales very long and produces nothing. grompp is giving me: processing topology... Analysing residue names: Th

[gmx-users] compressing the system

2010-07-28 Thread Moeed
mean berenden is not suitable for compressing system for all systems? 2- You said I dont need NVT at all. But if I want to study the system I get from NPT giving the density I want, can I not do NVT for a fixed system size and calcualte energies or other quantities I am after? Thanks for your atte

[gmx-users] compressing the system

2010-07-30 Thread Moeed
obtained a total energy of 2000 Kj/mol. I am curious why results are not the same. Are you sure you did the simulation with 8 molecules and not with a single chain? Sorry to have bothered you.. Moeed -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx

[gmx-users] grompp error-box vectors

2010-07-31 Thread Moeed
Dear gmx users, I am trying to compress a single polymer chain. grompp is giving the error below: Program mdrun, VERSION 4.0.7 Source code file: ns.c, line: 2299 Fatal error: One of the box vectors has become shorter than twice the cut-off length or box_yy-|box_zy| or box_zz has become smaller t

[gmx-users] compressing the system

2010-08-01 Thread Moeed
Hello, My efforts for compressing a polymer chain all failed. Even when I am compresing very slowly with tau-p=10 and ref_p of 1 bar simulation crashes when box size is close to chain size.. I tried different pressures of 1 10 30 and tau_p of 1 2 5 10 and cobination of these...Has anyone idea on s

[gmx-users] compressing the system

2010-08-02 Thread Moeed
parameters (which are calculated for low pressure) at higher pressures? Moeed :) -- gmx-users mailing listgmx-users@gromacs.org http://lists.gromacs.org/mailman/listinfo/gmx-users Please search the archive at http://www.gromacs.org/search before posting! Please don't post (un)subscribe requests t

[gmx-users] making index file

2010-08-26 Thread Moeed
Hello Justin, Please let me explain my naive procedure to make index file so that you can make comment. I have created the top file for a single solvent molecule. Then removed [system] , [molecule] directives as well as "#ffgmx.itp". The [molecule type] is named 'solvent''. I got a sample itp file

[gmx-users] NPT simulation

2010-08-27 Thread Moeed
). I tried both semiisotropic and isotropic options but the same behaviour has been observed. I appreciate any help and comment... Moeed :) ** Energy Average RMSD Fluct. Drift Tot-D

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