Midas RNS Example

Copy PDB file with helix records to pwd.

Type:

cp /sgi/local/midas/resource/neon.dat .

setup midas

midas

Inside midas window, type:

open pdb2rns.ent

color byatom

~disp

preneon cat > sticks.pdb

disp :24-124

color white

pdbrun cat > spheres.pdb

Edit the neon.dat file you copying over in the beginning as follows:

Tubetype = 1

Tubethickness = 1

In the the Midas window, type:

~disp

disp :1-15

color byatom

color green :1-15@n,ca,c,o

preneon cat > pep.pdb

In a UNIX window, type:

cat pep.pdb > part1.pdb

cat spheres.pdb >> part1.pdb

cat sticks.pdb >> part1.pdb

cat sticks.pdb > part2.pdb

cat pep.pdb >> part2.pdb

conic -o part1.pic part1.pdb

conic -o part2.pic part2.pdb

blend part1.pic part2.pic all.pic 0.5

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