26.1.5 Controlling Data Flow

The commands in this section control the flow of data from the CONGEN coordinates into images.

26.1.5.1 CS — Clear Spheres List

Syntax:

CS

Function:

Clear Spheres list. Initializes the spheres list so a new image can be created.

26.1.5.2 IMAGE — Make the Sphere Drawing Image

Syntax:

IMage

Function:

Construct an image from the currently stored spheres list. This command generally takes a minute or two of CPU time.

26.1.5.3 RS — Read Sphere List from a File

Syntax:

RS integer

Function:

Read Spheres list from unit given as integer. This command reads a spheres list back in and uses the nomenclature information in the file to build a new set of nomenclature, residues, and segments in the PSF (thereby destroying the old info.) If you create a spheres list by another program containing only coordinates, radii, and colors; you'll be able to perform coordinate manipulations and image generation just fine; but you will not be able to reference atoms by name since all the identifying information will be blank (and therefore equal and indistinguishable).

26.1.5.4 TL — Set Title

Syntax:

TL specially-delimited-string

Function:

Sets the title of image. This line will be appear at the bottom of the screen. Spaces will not obscure the image so you can use multiple spaces to shift the title around your picture. The specially-delimited-string begins with a delimiter character which can be any character followed by a string which does not contain the delimiter followed by the delimiter character. This construction allows you to use any character in your title.

An example title command would be

          TL ;          KOL;
     

26.1.5.5 TRANSFORM — Transform Atoms to Spheres

Syntax:

TRansform

Function:

Transform the currently selected list of atoms and add them to the spheres list. This command actually performs the transformation specified by the transformation commands in Transformations for Sphere Drawing.

26.1.5.6 WI — Write Image to a File

Syntax:

WI integer

Function:

Writes the current Image to the unit specified as an integer. The file format consists of unformatted records containing just the non-zero pixels.

26.1.5.7 WS — Write Spheres to a File

Syntax:

WS integer

Function:

Write the Spheres list to the unit specified as an integer. The file format is a simple formatted list of coordinates, radii, and colors with the title being the first record, and the number of spheres being the second.