Instructions

Quick Start

With Mouse, Popup Menu or Key Shortcuts,

the model can be viewed as balls, sticks, ball&stick, wireframe, and backbone (proteins and nucleics).
the model can be colorized according to atoms nature (CPK Element), appartenance (residue, shapely, chain) and position (group, temperature).
the model can be rotated in 3D, rotated in plane, translated or zoomed.
the model can be autorotated or animated (multi-models file).
atoms or groups can be identified, labeled and highlighted.
distances, angles and torsions can be easily measured.

Command List

Manipulations	Mouse Actions	Key Shortcuts
Popup Menu	Right click	[M]
Rotate in 3D	Left click and drag (hold down mouse left button while moving the pointer)	[R]
Zoom	[Shift] + Left click and drag \| Right click > Mouse > Zoom + Left click and drag	[Z]
Translate	[Ctrl] + Left click and drag \| Right click > Mouse > Translate + Left click and drag	[T]
Rotate in plane X^Y	[Alt] + Left click and drag \| Right click > Mouse > Rotate XY + Left click and drag	[X]

Menus	Options	Actions	Key Shortcuts
Spin		Model auto-rotation	[I]
Animation		Multi-models molecular animation	[J]
Display	Wireframe	Multi-bonds wireframe representation	[W]
	Stick	Cylinder bonds representation	[S]
	Ball & Stick	Atoms and bonds representation	[K]
	Ball	Spherical atoms representation (Van der Walls radii)	[B]
	Backbone	Backbone alpha carbons representation for Proteins (Ca-Ca) and oxygen phosphoester for Nucleic acids (O3'-O3')	.
Color	CPK Atom	CPK Colour scheme according to atom (element) type	[A]
	Residues	Amino Acids or Nucleotides colour scheme	.
	Shapely	Residues colour scheme derived from Rasmol (Bob Flettericks' "Shapely Models")	.
	Group	Spectral colour scheme based on residues position in protein/nucleotide sequence (blue = amino / 5' to red = carboxy / 3')	.
	Chain	Color macromolecular chain or models	[C]
	Temperatures	Spectral colour scheme based on protein anisotropic temperature (B factor) (blue = cold to red = hot')	.
	User	User defined plain colour .	.
Options	Hydrogen	View/Mask Hydrogen	[H]
	Labels	Atoms labeling	[L]
	Fastmove	Wireframe style on move	[F]
	Lighting	Ambient lighting (over/under expose model and background)	.
	Reset	Initial size and position	[O]
Select	Identity	Identify pointed atom or group	[Y]
	Distance	Interatomic distance measure	[D]
	Angle	Bonds angle measure	[V]
	Torsion	Dihedral angle measure	[N]
	Highlight	Highlight preselected atoms or molecule regions	[G]
Mouse	Rotate	Enable rotation of the model around the 3 dimensions axis	[R]
	Zoom	Enable change in the size of the model	[Z]
	Translate	Enable move of the model	[T]
	Rotate X^Y	Enable rotation of the model around z axis (X^Y plan)	[X]
About	Molecule	Molecule name, number of atoms, bonds, groups	[E]
	Chemis3D	Informations, Version and Copyright	[3]
	Quick Help	Command List	[Q]
	Full Help ?	Chemis3D Web Site	[?]