How do you move a ligand in PyMOL?

To move the ligand or the metal independently, use the Selection Toolbar to select the set of atoms to move, and then use the Move Atoms tool accessed via the Build toolbar → Move to translate/rotate these atoms relative to the rest of the structure.

How do you drag proteins in PyMOL?

Place your mouse cursor over the protein. Now, press and hold while moving the mouse—aka dragging—with each of the mouse buttons in turn.

How do you rotate bonds in PyMOL?

Pymol Tips: Ctrl right click on a bond to know the dihedral/torsion angle. Ctrl left click and drag to change the dihedral/torsion angle.

How do you zoom a molecule in PyMOL?

In the mouse-and-keyboard control of PyMOL, rotation and zooming of molecular objects are achieved by left-click and right-click on the mouse buttons respectively.

How do I move labels in PyMOL?

If you like to use the mouse, you can enter edit_mode and ctrl-left_click to drag labels around; ctrl-shift-left_click will let you move the labels in the z-direction.

How do you move atoms in Maestro?

Shift+right button and move mouse up or down for x and left or right for y. Zoom: Middle+right button or mouse scroll wheel. Spot Center: Right-click an atom to center the view and rotation around it.

How do you insert a molecule into PyMOL?

Building simple molecule

  1. Choose whatever chemical structure you want, for example, benzene, carbon, oxygen, and so on.
  2. Click on a structure, for instance, benzene.
  3. Go to the right-hand side panel.
  4. Click on the first tab, i.e., Create As a New Object .
  5. Now click on the blank space on the Pymol screen.

How do you align structures in PyMOL?

To align two 3D structures, first open them both in the same PyMOL session (and color them distinctly). Type in the command “align X, Y” and hit enter into the command bar. This will superimpose the structure of X onto Y.

How do I zoom with touchpad on PyMOL?

PyMOL is designed to be driven using a three button “wheel” mouse….Mouse Mode: 2 Button Viewing.

Action Left Button Action Right Button Action
click-and-drag rotate camera zoom (move camera along Z)
SHIFT-click set pick atom 1 (pk1)
SHIFT-click-and-drag adjust clipping planes
CTRL-click-and-drag move camera in XY Plane