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Docking Manual


The module helps dock two 3D density maps displayed in Chimera (using rigid body transformations). You can use the mouse to drag and rotate the model or use the GUI to incerement the location and orientation. The GUI also keeps track of the transformation of the model from the starting orientation and position of the model.

The Dock Manual module is available as a part of the Segment Volume package. The module is a Chimera extension module. To use this module, the Segment Menu module of the Segment Volume package is required. You will need the Chimera and EMAN software packages to use this module.

Starting the module

To start the module from the Chimera menu, first you will need to ensure that the module is listed under Chimera's Tools menu. Then, click on Dock Manually in the AIRS menu, under Chimera's Tools menu.

Additional Help

For additional info and examples, please click the Help button on the Dock Manually GUI.