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From: wolfinbm_at_uci.edu
Date: Fri Dec 22 2006 - 14:05:36 CST

Hello

> Hi Matt,
> two notes:
> -which version of vmd are you using? I'm somewhat puzzled by these error
> messages...

I'm using version 1.8.5. Maybe the program, or at least the molefacture
plugin, did not install correctly. I will try uninstalling VMD, download
whatever that latest version is available, and re-install. If that
doesn't work I'll send another message to the list and give more specifics
on the error message.

Thank You,
Matt

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> -If you want to build a membrane, you'll have more luck making it with
> the membrane builder plugin, and then deleting atoms from that as
> necessary. I may misunderstand though -- do you mean you want a membrane
> made of PETE? If that's the case, you probably want to build a single
> chain using molefacture and then tile it through space to get the
> membrane.
> Peter
>
> wolfinbm_at_uci.edu wrote:
>> Hello
>> I am an undergraduate student working on a research project with Dr.
>> Thorsten Ritz at the University of California, Irvine. I am trying to
>> build a simulated membrane with a conical pore using PET (polyethylene
>> terephthalate) in the VMD program, using the Molefacture plugin.
>> However,
>> I get error messages when I try to build anything using the Molefacture
>> menu functions (something like "wrong # of arguments"). Do you have any
>> advice for me on how to get Molefacture to work properly, or on a more
>> effective program to build the membrane (or on someone to contact to
>> obtain this information?)
>>
>> Thank You,
>> Matt Wolfinbarger
>> 4th year Physics major w/ biomedical concentration
>> UC Irvine
>>
>>
>>
>