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The Model Explorer window appears along the
left side of the model.
When you change an object property, the object
icon changes to green. When you hide an object, the
icon changes to red. Objects with default properties
have a blue icon.
hidden
changed
Creating Groups
To view or change a property in a model:
1. Select the object (fragment, group, or atom)
you wish to change.
TIP: To select multiple objects, use Shift+click if they
are contiguous or Ctrl+click if they are not.
2. Right-click, select the appropriate submenu,
and choose a command.
Some models, PDB proteins for example, have
group information incorporated in the file. For
other models you will need to define the groups. To
do this in the Model Explorer:
1. Holding down the Ctrl key, select the atoms in
the group.
2. Choose New Group from the Context-
Sensitive menu.
The group is created with the default name
selected.
3. Rename the group by typing a new name.
Adding to Groups
You can add lower level objects to an existing
group, or combine groups to form new groups.
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Working With the Model Explorer