The following bug report has been submitted:
Platform: Windows-10-10.0.26100
ChimeraX Version: 1.7.1 (2024-01-23 01:58:08 UTC)
Description
(Describe the actions that caused this problem to occur here)I tried to convert the morphed PDB models into DCD files. However, something is wrong.
Log:
UCSF ChimeraX version: 1.7.1 (2024-01-23)
© 2016-2023 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
> open
> F:\\\cryoem_raw_data\\\Guang_isolde_deletion\\\state_REC3_HNH_movements\\\SpCas9_on_target_REC3\\\all_model_SpCas9_ontarget_REC2_REC3_HNH_RuvC.cxs
Log from Mon Jan 5 11:46:52 2026 Startup Messages
---
warning | Replacing fetcher for 'pdb_nmr' and format NMRSTAR from NMRSTAR
bundle with that from NMRSTAR bundle
UCSF ChimeraX version: 1.7.1 (2024-01-23)
© 2016-2023 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
How to cite UCSF ChimeraX
> open
> F:\\\cryoem_raw_data\\\Guang_isolde_deletion\\\state_REC3_HNH_movements\\\state_I_vol_011_Spv2_isolde_251128pdb-
> coot-0_1st_iso_del_251205_del_iso_1st_del_iso_2nd_del_iso_real_space_refined_003.pdb
Chain information for state_I_vol_011_Spv2_isolde_251128pdb-
coot-0_1st_iso_del_251205_del_iso_1st_del_iso_2nd_del_iso_real_space_refined_003.pdb
#1
---
Chain | Description
A | No description available
B | No description available
C | No description available
D | No description available
> open
> F:/cryoem_raw_data/Guang_isolde_deletion/state_REC3_HNH_movements/state_II_Sp_noMg_II_004_final_pdb_level_0_real_space_refined_001.pdb
Chain information for
state_II_Sp_noMg_II_004_final_pdb_level_0_real_space_refined_001.pdb #2
---
Chain | Description
A | No description available
B | No description available
C | No description available
D | No description available
> open
> F:/cryoem_raw_data/Guang_isolde_deletion/state_REC3_HNH_movements/state_III_vol_016_Sp_isolde_251128pdb-
> coot-0_1st_del_iso_2nd_del_iso_3rd_iso_del_helix_real_space_refined_001.pdb
Chain information for state_III_vol_016_Sp_isolde_251128pdb-
coot-0_1st_del_iso_2nd_del_iso_3rd_iso_del_helix_real_space_refined_001.pdb #3
---
Chain | Description
A | No description available
B | No description available
C | No description available
D | No description available
> open
> F:/cryoem_raw_data/Guang_isolde_deletion/state_REC3_HNH_movements/state_IV_vol_000_Sp_real_space_refined_001.pdb
Chain information for state_IV_vol_000_Sp_real_space_refined_001.pdb #4
---
Chain | Description
A | No description available
B | No description available
C | No description available
D | No description available
> set bgColor white
> lighting full
> matchmaker #4 to $1
Invalid "to" argument: invalid atoms specifier
> matchmaker #4 to #1
Parameters
---
Chain pairing | bb
Alignment algorithm | Needleman-Wunsch
Similarity matrix | BLOSUM-62
SS fraction | 0.3
Gap open (HH/SS/other) | 18/18/6
Gap extend | 1
SS matrix | | | H | S | O
---|---|---|---
H | 6 | -9 | -6
S | | 6 | -6
O | | | 4
Iteration cutoff | 2
Matchmaker state_I_vol_011_Spv2_isolde_251128pdb-
coot-0_1st_iso_del_251205_del_iso_1st_del_iso_2nd_del_iso_real_space_refined_003.pdb,
chain A (#1) with state_IV_vol_000_Sp_real_space_refined_001.pdb, chain A
(#4), sequence alignment score = 5092.9
RMSD between 822 pruned atom pairs is 0.728 angstroms; (across all 1087 pairs:
5.761)
> mserise slide #1-4
Unknown command: mserise slide #1-4
> mseries slider #1-4
> color #1-10/A:1-1368 #E8E8E8
> color #1-10/A:496-718 gold
> color #1-10/A:175-308 yellow green
> color #1-10/A:780-906 palevioletred
> color #1-10/B brown
> color #1-10/C deepskyblue
> color #1-10/D orange
> set bgColor white
> lighting full
> hide #1.1 models
> hide #2.1 models
> hide #3.1 models
> hide #4.1 models
> hide #5.1 models
> hide #6.1 models
> hide #7.1 models
> hide #8.1 models
> hide #9.1 models
> hide #10.1 models
> preset surf atom
Using preset: Molecular Surfaces / Atomic Coloring (Transparent)
Changed 0 atom styles
Preset expands to these ChimeraX commands:
style (protein|nucleic|solvent) & @@draw_mode=0 stick
surface
color fromatoms targ s trans 70
> color fromatoms target s transparency 0
> lighting full
> save all_model_SpCas9_ontarget_REC2_REC3_HNH.cxs
> color #1-10/A:1-1368 #E8E8E8
> color #1-10/A:496-718 gold
> color #1-10/A:780-906 palevioletred
> color #1-10/B brown
> color #1-10/C deepskyblue
> color #1-10/D orange
> set bgColor white
> lighting full
> save
> F:/cryoem_raw_data/Guang_isolde_deletion/state_REC3_HNH_movements/all_model_SpCas9_ontarget_REC3_HNH.cxs
> color #1-10/A:1-1368 #E8E8E8
> color #1-10/A:1-56 powderblue
> color #1-10/A:719-765 powderblue
> color #1-10/A:926-1099 powderblue
> color #1-10/A:496-718 gold
> color #1-10/A:175-308 yellow green
> color #1-10/A:780-906 palevioletred
> color #1-10/B brown
> color #1-10/C deepskyblue
> color #1-10/D orange
> set bgColor white
> lighting full
> hide #1.1 models
> hide #2.1 models
> hide #3.1 models
> hide #4.1 models
> hide #5.1 models
> hide #6.1 models
> hide #7.1 models
> hide #8.1 models
> hide #9.1 models
> hide #10.1 models
> preset surf atom
Using preset: Molecular Surfaces / Atomic Coloring (Transparent)
Changed 0 atom styles
Preset expands to these ChimeraX commands:
style (protein|nucleic|solvent) & @@draw_mode=0 stick
surface
color fromatoms targ s trans 70
> color fromatoms target s transparency 0
> lighting full
> save
> F:/cryoem_raw_data/Guang_isolde_deletion/state_REC3_HNH_movements/all_model_SpCas9_ontarget_REC2_REC3_HNH_RuvC.cxs
——— End of log from Mon Jan 5 11:46:52 2026 ———
opened ChimeraX session
> morph #1,#2,#3,#4 frames 300
Missing or invalid "structures" argument: only initial part "#1" of atom
specifier valid
> morph #1,2,3,4 frames 300
Computed 901 frame morph #5
> coordset #5 1,901
> save SpCas9_I_II_III_IV.dcd #5
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\cmd_line\tool.py", line 319, in execute
cmd.run(cmd_text)
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\core\commands\cli.py", line 2908, in run
result = ci.function(session, **kw_args)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\save_command\cmd.py", line 86, in cmd_save
Command(session, registry=registry).run(provider_cmd_text, log=log)
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\core\commands\cli.py", line 2908, in run
result = ci.function(session, **kw_args)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\save_command\cmd.py", line 101, in provider_save
saver_info.save(session, path, **provider_kw)
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\md_crds\\__init__.py", line 155, in save
write_coords(session, path, "dcd", models)
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\md_crds\write_coords.py", line 26, in write_coords
dcd = DCDWrite(file_name, DCDAtoms(models[0].atoms))
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-
packages\chimerax\md_crds\dcd\MDToolsMarch97\md_DCD.py", line 420, in __init__
'REMARKS DATE: '+time.ctime(time.time())+' CREATED BY USER:
'+os.environ['USER']]
~~~~~~~~~~^^^^^^^^
File "<frozen os>", line 679, in __getitem__
KeyError: 'USER'
KeyError: 'USER'
File "", line 679, in __getitem__
See log for complete Python traceback.
OpenGL version: 3.3.0 - Build 30.0.100.9864
OpenGL renderer: Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics
OpenGL vendor: Intel
Python: 3.11.2
Locale: zh_HK.cp950
Qt version: PyQt6 6.3.1, Qt 6.3.1
Qt runtime version: 6.3.2
Qt platform: windows
Manufacturer: Acer
Model: Swift SF314-511
OS: Microsoft Windows 11 家用版 (Build 26100)
Memory: 16,965,230,592
MaxProcessMemory: 137,438,953,344
CPU: 8 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
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