[gmx-users] Unexpected behavior in the output of gmx insert-molecules using the -ip option.

[Abhishek Acharya]

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> Dear GROMACS users,
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> I want to insert my molecule of interest in a simulation box at specific
> positions, specified by a dat file.
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> Now, when I run insert-molecules, I find that on "certain occasions" (yes,
> it doesn't happen always.), the program also inserts the molecule
> at the origin [0 0 0]. It seems that it is appending the input coordinates
> of my molecule, provided with -ci,
> to the final coordinate file, something which should not happen.
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> Is this behavior known? Of course, it is trivial to remove the extra
> coordinates, but it becomes an effort if a large number of systems need to
> be
> generated.
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> Thank you.
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> Regards,
> Abhishek Acharya
> Research Associate,
> Department of Molecular Nutrition
> CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute,
> Mysuru-570020
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