The toolbar is located below the Protean 3D menus, and can be shown or hidden using the Controls > Show/Hide Toolbar command. The first two tools on the left of the toolbar affect the entire Protean 3D project, while the remaining tools affect only the Structure view. See that topic for a video demonstrating those tools.
The Structure view tools can either be “sticky” or “transient,” as color-coded in the table below.
- Sticky – Protean 3D stays in the selected mode until you choose a different function.
- Transient – The selected mode only stays active as long as you are actually using the controls.
Task | How To |
---|---|
To open a file | Press the Open a local file tool ( |
To save the document | Press the Save to a file tool ( |
To rotate the molecule in any direction | Use the Rotate tool ( |
To rotate the structure around the z-axis | Use the Rotate Around Z-Axis tool ( |
To move the molecule relative to the background | Use the Move tool |
Note for the three rows above: If the molecule has 20,000 or more atoms, the side chains will temporarily disappear in the Structure view when you rotate or move the molecule. This circumvents slow-downs that would occur if the completely-rendered molecule was refreshed throughout the rotation or move. The side chains will appear again as soon as you stop rotating or moving the molecule. | |
To zoom in or out | Use the Zoom tool ( |
To select neighboring residues | Use the Select Neighbors tool ( |
To move a selection to the center of the screen and make it the center of rotation | Use the Center on Selection tool ( |
To re-center and resize the model to fit in the view | Use the Reset Structure View tool ( |
Need more help with this?
Contact DNASTAR