Chimera Keyboard Shortcuts
(Accelerators)
Keyboard shortcuts are disabled by default, but can be enabled by choosing
Tools... General Controls... Accelerators On from the Chimera menu.
To enable shortcuts automatically in subsequent uses of Chimera,
open the Tools
preferences, check the Auto Start option for
Accelerators On, and Save the preferences.
To see a list of the available shortcuts with brief descriptions,
choose Tools... General Controls... Accelerator List from the menu.
The following keyboard shortcuts are included with Chimera:
-- Last updated for Chimera version 1.2297, 10/2/06 --
| Opening, Saving, Closing
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| oj | Open 3nd to last file
| | o2 | Open last 2 files
| | o3 | Open last 3 files
| | lo | Show names of files last opened
(via
dialog or
accelerator only)
| | si | Save image
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| Ss | Save
session
| | ss | Save session as
| | Ca | Close all models
| | Cs | Close session
| | Qt | Quit Chimera
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| Move Viewpoint or Models
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| va | View all models
| | so | Standard orientation
| | fo | Focus
| | x9 | Turn 90 degrees about x axis
| | y9 | Turn 90 degrees about y axis
| | z9 | Turn 90 degrees about z axis
| | sv | Show Side
View dialog
| | cr | Set center of rotation
(pivot)
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| a0 |
Activate
model 0 (toggle)
| | a1 | Activate model 1 (toggle)
| | a2 | Activate model 2 (toggle)
| | a3 | Activate model 3 (toggle)
| | aa | Activate all models
| | ar | Inactivate active models and activate inactive models
| | at | Activate all models and remember which were inactive;
used again, inactivates remembered models
| | Op | Original model positions
(reset default)
| | wt | Write relative transformation matrices
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| Background Color
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| bk | Set background to black
| | wb | Set background to white
| | dc | Toggle depth
cueing
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| Selecting Objects
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| sa | Select all
| | cs | Clear selection
| | is | Invert selection (selected models)
| | iS | Invert selection (all models)
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| Commands, Mouse, Messages
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| Molecule Display
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| da | Display atoms
| | ha | Hide atoms
| | Da | Delete atoms and bonds
| | wr | Wire representation
| | st | Stick representation
| | sp | Sphere representation
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| bs | Ball & stick representation
| | bb | Backbone only
| | ct | Show chain trace only
| | sx | Show side chains only
| | rr | Round ribbon
| | re | Edged ribbon
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| rf | Flat ribbon
| | hr | Hide ribbon
| | rh | Hide ribbon
| | sf | Show surface
| | sF | Surface selected atoms
| | hs | Hide surface
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| Molecule Zones and Selections
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| sc | Select connected atoms/bonds
| | c3 | Find 3-Å contacts between selected and unselected atoms
| | c5 | Find 5-Å contacts between selected and unselected atoms
| | zd | Show zone
dialog
| | zn | Select zone using zone dialog settings
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| Aligning Molecules
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| ab | Align backbones using selected atoms
| | ai | Illustrate backbone alignment based on selected atoms
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| Multimeric Molecules and Symmetry
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| bu | Show molecule biological unit using
Multiscale
Models
| | xc | Extend multiscale selection to sequence copies
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| Opening, Saving, Closing Volume Data
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| ov | Open volume
| | vs | Show volume
| | vh | Hide volume
| | vR | Remove volume
| | vv | Show Volume Viewer dialog
| | wg | Write GRASP surface file
| | xs | Export scene
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| Surface Display
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| co | Color selected volume surfaces
| | fs | Show selected volume surfaces in filled style
| | ms | Show selected volume surfaces using mesh style
| | ts | Toggle volume surface selectability
| | cm | Show Surface
Color dialog
| | cp | Show Surface
Capping dialog
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| Area, Volume and Length Measurement
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| ma | Measure area
of selected surfaces
| | mv | Measure volume
of selected surfaces
| | pL | Show total length of selected bonds for each model
| | pl | Show total length of selected bonds
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| Modifying Volume Data
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| eb | Erase volume data inside subregion selection box
| | es | Erase volume data inside sphere
| | eo | Erase volume data outside sphere
| | wv | Make writable copy of volume data
| | zb | Zero volume data boundary
| | zB | Zero volume data boundary for step size 2
| | zB | Zero volume data boundary for step size 4
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