[gmx-users] Nonsymetric molecule across pbc

[Justin Lemkul]

On 2/18/14, 11:19 AM, Steven Neumann wrote:
> Dear User,
>
> Can you please write me how to build a system of a protein (nonsymetric
> obviously) and place it in the on the box edge so that one half is within
> the unit cell and another one is copied across pbc on the other side? I
> assume I will get the error doing manually...
>

Assuming box vectors of length x, y, z:

editconf -center x/2 y/2 z

will split the molecule across the boundary in the positive z-dimension.

I can't think of a situation where this serves any useful purpose that centering 
does not, but that's how you'd do it.

-Justin

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