VMD User's Guide

8.3.26 rockRotate the current scene continually at a specified rate.• off: Stopsrocking.• < x | y | z > by step: Rock around the given axis at a rate of step degrees per redraw.• < x | y | z > by step n: Rock around the given axis at a rate of step degrees per redraw forn steps, reverse, and repeat.8.3.27 rotateRotate the current scene around a given axis by a certain angle.coordinates.This does not change atom• stop: Stop all rotation, similar to rock off, but it also stops mouse rotations as well.• < x | y | z > by angle: Rotate around the given axis angle degrees.• < x | y | z > to angle: Rotate the given axis to the absolute position angle.• < x | y | z > angle step: Rotate at a rate of step degrees per redraw.8.3.28 scaleScale the current scene up or down. This does not change atom coordinates.• by f: Multiply scene scaling factor by f.• to f: Set scene scaling factor to f.8.3.29 stagePosition a checkerboard stage on the screen.• location < off | origin | bottom | top | left | right | behind >: Setthelocation.• location: Get the current location.• locations: Get a list of possible locations.• panels n: Set number of panels in stage, up to 30.• panels: Get the number of panels in use113