Package Bio :: Package PDB :: Module Superimposer' :: Class Superimposer

Class Superimposer


Rotate/translate one set of atoms on top of another,
thereby minimizing the RMSD.

Instance Methods

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__init__(self)

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apply(self, atom_list)
Rotate/translate a list of atoms.

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set_atoms(self, fixed, moving)
Put (translate/rotate) the atoms in fixed on the atoms in moving, in such a way that the RMSD is minimized.

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Method Details

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set_atoms(self, fixed, moving)

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Put (translate/rotate) the atoms in fixed on the atoms in 
moving, in such a way that the RMSD is minimized.

@param fixed: list of (fixed) atoms
@param moving: list of (moving) atoms 
@type fixed,moving: [L{Atom}, L{Atom},...]