From: Brian Bennion (brian_at_youkai.llnl.gov)
Date: Fri Feb 13 2004 - 16:53:24 CST

There are at least two options

First, make a selection in the graphics window
>>>resname XXXXX

and delete the all selection

secondly you could do a selection like

>>>not water

Brian

On Fri, 13 Feb 2004, Bamidele Adisa wrote:

> hi,
> i want to view the trajectory of a phenylacetylene oligomer solvated in a
> box of water.
> but because there are so many water molecules surrounding the oligomer,
> it's almost impossible to see what's
> going on to the oligomer, which is located at the center of the box of water.
> is possible to remove the surrounding water molecules in vmd so i can view
> the oligomer clearly?
> thanks in advance,
> dele
>
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