id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version resolution keywords cc blockedby blocking notify_on_close platform project 18992 Re-saving flipped map → empty file Tristan Croll Tom Goddard "{{{ The following bug report has been submitted: Platform: Windows-10-10.0.26100 ChimeraX Version: 1.10.1 (2025-07-24 20:15:27 UTC) Description Was provided a map from Cryosparc that's in the wrong hand (a perennial problem - during reconstruction it's basically 50:50 which orientation it chooses). Flipped it, and decided to save back to the original filename in the name of efficiency. That fails, leaving an empty file in place of the original. Log: > isolde shorthand Initialising ISOLDE-specific command aliases: Alias Equivalent full command ------------------------------------------------- st isolde step {arguments} aw isolde add water {arguments} awsf isolde add water {arguments} sim false al isolde add ligand {arguments} aa isolde add aa $1 sel {arguments} ht isolde mod his sel {arguments} so setattr sel atoms occupancy {arguments} ab isolde adjust bfactors {arguments} ss isolde sim start sel rt isolde release torsions sel {arguments} rd isolde release distances sel {arguments} ra rd; rt pf isolde pepflip sel cf isolde cisflip sel cbb color bfactor {arguments} cbo color byattr occupancy {arguments} cbc color {arguments} bychain; color {arguments} byhet cs clipper set contourSensitivity {arguments} UCSF ChimeraX version: 1.10.1 (2025-07-24) © 2016-2025 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. How to cite UCSF ChimeraX > open ""C:\\\Users\\\Tristan > Croll\\\Documents\\\Structures\\\Laguna\\\cryosparc_P1112_J82_maps\\\cryosparc_P1112_J82_004_volume_map.mrc"" Opened cryosparc_P1112_J82_004_volume_map.mrc as #1, grid size 300,300,300, pixel 0.728, shown at level 0.0171, step 2, values float32 > volume flip #1 Opened cryosparc_P1112_J82_004_volume_map.mrc z flip as #2, grid size 300,300,300, pixel 0.728, shown at step 1, values float32 > close #1 > save cryosparc_P1112_J82_004_volume_map.mrc #2 Traceback (most recent call last): File ""C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site- packages\chimerax\cmd_line\tool.py"", line 319, in execute cmd.run(cmd_text) File ""C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site- packages\chimerax\core\commands\cli.py"", line 3221, in run result = ci.function(session, **kw_args) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File ""C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site- packages\chimerax\save_command\cmd.py"", line 86, in cmd_save Command(session, registry=registry).run(provider_cmd_text, log=log) File ""C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site- packages\chimerax\core\commands\cli.py"", line 3221, in run result = ci.function(session, **kw_args) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File ""C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site- packages\chimerax\save_command\cmd.py"", line 101, in provider_save saver_info.save(session, path, **provider_kw) File ""C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site- packages\chimerax\map\\__init__.py"", line 200, in save save_map(session, path, _name, **kw) File ""C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site-packages\chimerax\map\volume.py"", line 4028, in save_map save_grid_data(grids, path, session, format_name, options) File ""C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site- packages\chimerax\map_data\fileformats.py"", line 326, in save_grid_data ff.save_func(garg, tpath, options = options, progress = p) File ""C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site- packages\chimerax\map_data\mrc\writemrc.py"", line 73, in write_mrc2000_grid_data matrix = grid_data.matrix((0,0,k), (isz,jsz,1)) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File ""C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site- packages\chimerax\map_filter\flip.py"", line 39, in matrix m = self.data.matrix(origin, ijk_size, ijk_step, progress=progress, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File ""C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site- packages\chimerax\map_data\griddata.py"", line 317, in matrix m = self.read_matrix(ijk_origin, ijk_size, ijk_step, progress) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File ""C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site- packages\chimerax\map_data\mrc\mrc_grid.py"", line 50, in read_matrix m = self.mrc_data.read_matrix(ijk_origin, ijk_size, ijk_step, progress) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File ""C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site- packages\chimerax\map_data\mrc\mrc_format.py"", line 287, in read_matrix matrix = read_array(self.path, self.data_offset, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File ""C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site- packages\chimerax\map_data\readarray.py"", line 68, in read_array matrix[(k-ko)//kstep,(j-jo)//jstep,:] = slice[::istep] ~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ValueError: could not broadcast input array from shape (0,) into shape (300,) ValueError: could not broadcast input array from shape (0,) into shape (300,) File ""C:\Program Files\ChimeraX\bin\Lib\site- packages\chimerax\map_data\readarray.py"", line 68, in read_array matrix[(k-ko)//kstep,(j-jo)//jstep,:] = slice[::istep] ~~~~~~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ See log for complete Python traceback. 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