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Chem3D Users Manual - CambridgeSoft

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Administrator<br />

To add to a group:<br />

1. Select the objects you want to combine, using<br />

either Shift+click (contiguous) or Ctrl+click<br />

(non-contiguous).<br />

2. Select Move Objects to Group from the Rightclick<br />

menu.<br />

3. Rename the group, if necessary.<br />

NOTE: The order of selection is important. The group<br />

or chain you are adding to should be the last object<br />

selected.<br />

Pasting Substructures<br />

You can cut-and-paste or copy-paste any<br />

substructure into another structure, either within or<br />

between model windows. In addition to the usual<br />

methods—using the Cut, Copy, and Paste<br />

commands on either the Edit or Context-Sensitive<br />

menus, or Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C, and Ctrl+V—you can use<br />

the Text tool to paste substructures.<br />

If you want to…<br />

delete the group from<br />

the model<br />

Using the Display Mode<br />

Then Select…<br />

Delete Group and<br />

Contents<br />

One means of bringing out a particular part of a<br />

model is by changing the display mode. The usual<br />

limitations apply (see “Model Types” on page 56).<br />

The submenu will only display available modes.<br />

The following illustration shows the effect of<br />

changing the HEM155 group of PDB-101M from<br />

Wireframe (the default) to Space Filling.<br />

To paste a substructure with the Text tool:<br />

1. Select a fragment, chain, or group.<br />

2. Choose Replace with Text Tool from the<br />

Context-Sensitive menu.<br />

The substructure appears in a Text tool in the<br />

model window.<br />

3. Click the Text tool on the atom that you want<br />

to link to the substructure.<br />

Deleting Groups<br />

When deleting groups, you have two options:<br />

Coloring Groups<br />

Another means of visualization is by assigning<br />

different colors to groups. Changing a group color<br />

in the Model Explorer overrides the standard color<br />

settings in the Elements table and the Substructures<br />

table.<br />

If you want to…<br />

remove the grouping,<br />

but leave the model<br />

intact<br />

Then Select…<br />

Delete Group<br />

To change a group color:<br />

1. Select a group or groups.<br />

2. Choose Select Color on the Right-click menu.<br />

The Color Dialog box appears.<br />

3. Choose a color and click OK.<br />

114•Inspecting Models<br />

<strong>CambridgeSoft</strong><br />

Working With the Model Explorer

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