RCSBProteinDataBank | Tutorial 1 – Getting Started with UCSF Chimera @RCSBProteinDataBank | Uploaded December 2021 | Updated October 2024, 4 days ago.
This tutorial series will enable viewers to become proficient in using UCSF Chimera (https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/), an extensible molecular modeling software. Topics covered range from foundational selections and actions to more complex subjects like structure analysis and animation.
Access the full series: pdb101.rcsb.org/learn/videos/visualizing-pdb-structures-with-ucsf-chimera
Video Guide:
00:00 Introduction to UCSF Chimera
00:12 Understanding macromolecule data from rcsb.org
01:09 Chimera software download and orientation
01:47 Opening and importing structure files
02:23 Mouse controls for structure manipulation
03:10 Saving an image from the graphics window
04:13 Saving, restoring, and ending a session in Chimera
04:36 Biological assembly vs. Asymmetric unit
This tutorial series will enable viewers to become proficient in using UCSF Chimera (https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/), an extensible molecular modeling software. Topics covered range from foundational selections and actions to more complex subjects like structure analysis and animation.
Access the full series: pdb101.rcsb.org/learn/videos/visualizing-pdb-structures-with-ucsf-chimera
Video Guide:
00:00 Introduction to UCSF Chimera
00:12 Understanding macromolecule data from rcsb.org
01:09 Chimera software download and orientation
01:47 Opening and importing structure files
02:23 Mouse controls for structure manipulation
03:10 Saving an image from the graphics window
04:13 Saving, restoring, and ending a session in Chimera
04:36 Biological assembly vs. Asymmetric unit
