[gmx-users] monitor the size of the computational box

[Justin Lemkul]

On 7/6/15 11:15 AM, Giannis Gl wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> I would like to ask what is the best way to monitor the size of the
> computational box (i.e. the volume)
> during a simulation. I know that it must stay constant during the
> simulation but, in my case, it seems that it doesn't.

The box is only constant with NVE or NVT, but with NPT it will not be.

> There is an error poping up when I try to use the gmx hbond tool,
> specifically "Your computational box has shrunk too much",
> and I've read that it is reccomended to plot the box volume as a function
> of time. How can I do this?

Extract it from the .edr file.

-Justin

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