[PyMOL] how to get RMSD from align command

2009-10-28 Thread Thomas Evangelidis
Simple question, it must have been answered before but couldn't find it so far: how can I get the RMSD value from the align command in a python script? cmd.align() returnes a tuple of 8 numbers and none of them is the actual RMSD value I get when I align these 2 structures manually. thanks,

Re: [PyMOL] how to get RMSD from align command

2009-10-28 Thread Warren DeLano
Tom, The complication with cmd.align() is that it is doing a whole lot more than a simple alignment. The first number is in fact the RMS, but it covers only the subset of the input atoms remaining after refinement is completed. The count of aligned atoms is the second field. If you're looking