Ribbons Auxiliary Programs
The programs are grouped by general function.
All programs are also listed alphabetically.
The ribbons-data
utility GUI of version 2.8 and higher does most of the commands
for you, based on the old command line interface below.
Functional command groupings.
Alphabetical command listing.
All commands are listed in this format:
Command ----- Functionality
- access
--- create accessible/molecular surface
- ahelix
--- analyze secondary structure from C-alpha only
- atom-model
--- convert *.pdb file to ball and stick model
- atoms-data
--- GUI to create sphere data
- bestfits
--- best-fits helices to a range of C-alphas
- bonds-data
--- GUI to create cylinder data
- bf-ps
--- converts B-factor list to PostScript plot
- chis-plot
--- display sidechain ``rama'' plot
- chis-ps
--- converts sidechain dihedrals to PostScript plot
- cmc-vet
--- calculate approximate *.vet surface file
- compare
--- superimposes coordinate sets
- dsn6stat
--- outputs information about a FRODO map
- elec-tri
--- color a surface by electrostatics
- entry-ribbons
--- convert *.pdb entry to default display files
- facets
--- output contours of FRODO map as *.tri file
- fithelix
--- fit alpha carbons to helices
- geom-ps
--- converts geometric strain to PostScript plot
- hx-dipole-cyl
--- convert pdb-hx-fit output to multi-color cylinders
- hx-mono-cyl
--- convert pdb-hx-fit output to mono-color cylinders
- ilabel
--- add text to a saved SGI *.rgb image
- interhx
--- calculates angles between helices
- ipaste
--- display SGI *.rgb image
- iwhite
--- change *.rgb file to white background
- luz-ps
--- converts Luzzati plot information to PostScript plot
- merge-lists
--- used by error analysis protocol
- model-data
--- GUI to create model file data
- ms
--- Connolly's molecular surface
- ms-cyl
--- converts *.dot file to *.cyl file
- ms-input
--- converts *.sph files to ms input
- ndots-data
--- GUI to create dot surface data
- pdb-atom-sph
--- make *.sph file, color by atom type
- pdb-bf-sph
--- make *.sph file, color by B-factor
- pdb-bbond
--- make bond *.cyl file, color by B-factor
- pdb-bond
--- make bond *.cyl file
- pdb-chis-ss
--- make protein *.ss file from sidechain dihedrals
- pdb-geom-pdb
--- make C-alpha protein *.pdb file from fit helix locii
- pdb-geom-ss
--- make protein *.ss file from differential geometry
- pdb-hb-cyl
--- output mainchain H-bonds in *.cyl format
- pdb-hx-fit
--- fit ranges of alpha carbons to ideal helices
- pdb-link-ca
--- output linked ball-and-stick from Calpha atoms
- pdb-model
--- make *.model file
- pdb-nuc-ring
--- make nucleic acid base ring *.tri file
- pdb-nuc-ss
--- make nucleic acid *.ss file
- pdb-phob-sph
--- make *.sph file, color by hydrophobicity
- pdb-pro-ring
--- make protein aromatic ring *.tri file
- pdb-pro-ss
--- make protein *.ss file
- pdb-rama-ss
--- make protein *.ss file from phi/psi
- pdb-range-sph
--- make *.sph file, color by residue ranges
- pdb-range-ss
--- make *.ss file, color by residue ranges
- pdb-res-sph
--- make *.sph file, color by residue type
- pdb-sele-pdb
--- select subset using X-PLOR selection
- pdbext-model
--- make *.model file from extents, not center
- polys-data
--- GUI to create polygonal surface data
- rama-plot
--- display ramachandran plot (not on ESV)
- rama-ps
--- ramachandran plot in PostScript
- recompare
--- refines superimposition of coordinate sets
- reform-lists
--- used by error analysis protocol
- ribbon-errors
--- execute full error analysis protocol
- ribbon-model
--- convert *.pdb file to ribbon model
- ribbons
--- ribbon graphics display
- ribbons-data
--- GUI to create and manage all ribbons data
- ribbons-demo
--- ribbon graphics demonstration script
- ribbons-help
--- display hypertext help screens
- ribbons-gallery
--- display additional favorite images
- ribbons-image
--- display SGI ribbons demo images
- ribns-data
--- GUI to create ribbon model data
- rms-ps
--- converts rms shift list to PostScript plot
- RSR
--- run real-space residual fit analysis
- rsr-paste
--- add 2 rsr fields to an *.ss file
- rsr-ps
--- converts real-space R list to PostScript plot
- rsr3-paste
--- add 3 rsr fields to an *.ss file
- sig-ps
--- converts error sigma lists to PostScript plot
- sph-bond
--- make split bonds colored by sphere type
- sph-color-tri
--- colors triangles based on nearest sphere
- sph-link
--- output linked list of cylinders from spheres
- sph-ms
--- make a molecular dot surface from *.sph files
- ss-hx-range
--- determine residue ranges of helices from *.ss file
- ss-ps
--- create linear SS cartoon in PostScript
- ss-sheet-range
--- determine residue ranges of sheets from *.ss file
- surf-ps
--- converts accessible surface list to PostScript plot
- texts-data
--- GUI to create text string data
- tri-sph-tri
--- keeps only triangles near sphere set
- turn-class
--- analyzes classes of beta-turns
- vet-rib
--- convert Connolly's MSP surfaces to ribbons format
- O-chi-ss
--- convert O sidechain into *.ss field
- O-pep-ss
--- convert O peptide plane into *.ss field
- O-rsr-ss
--- convert O real space R into *.ss field
- X-bf-ss
--- convert X-PLOR B-factor into *.ss field
- X-geom-ss
--- convert X-PLOR geometric strain into *.ss field
- X-rms-ss
--- convert X-PLOR rms shifts into *.ss field
Ribbons User Manual / UAB-CMC / carson@cmc.uab.edu