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From: Axel Kohlmeyer (akohlmey_at_cmm.chem.upenn.edu)
Date: Thu Sep 21 2006 - 19:41:58 CDT

On 9/21/06, Dr. Seth Olsen <seth.olsen_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi VMDers,
>
> I've been writing python scripts to visualize 3N dimensional vectors (i.e.
> molecular modes) as arrows attached to atoms. I've been having a lot of
> problems with length distortions and after checking my code over several
> times I think that the problem might be that I have assumed that VMD uses an
> internal length scale that I am not. What are the units that VMD uses?

all graphics objects are drawn on an angstrom scale.

axel.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Seth
>
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