DCDFile Class Reference

DCDFile provides methods for creating DCD files. More...

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
def	__init__
	Create a DCD file and write out the header.
def	writeModel
	Write out a model to the DCD file.

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Detailed Description

DCDFile provides methods for creating DCD files.

DCD is a file format for storing simulation trajectories. It is supported by many programs, such as CHARMM, NAMD, and X-PLOR. Note, however, that different programs produce subtly different versions of the format. This class generates the CHARMM version. Also note that there is no standard byte ordering (big-endian or little-endian) for this format. This class always generates files with little-endian ordering.

To use this class, create a DCDFile object, then call writeModel() once for each model in the file.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

def __init__	(		self,
			file,
			topology,
			dt,
			firstStep = 0,
			interval = 1
	)

Create a DCD file and write out the header.

Parameters:

file	(file) A file to write to
topology	(Topology) The Topology defining the molecular system being written
dt	(time) The time step used in the trajectory
firstStep	(int=0) The index of the first step in the trajectory
interval	(int=1) The frequency (measured in time steps) at which states are written to the trajectory

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Member Function Documentation

def writeModel	(		self,
			positions,
			unitCellDimensions = None,
			periodicBoxVectors = None
	)

Write out a model to the DCD file.

The periodic box can be specified either by the unit cell dimensions (for a rectangular box), or the full set of box vectors (for an arbitrary triclinic box). If neither is specified, the box vectors specified in the Topology will be used. Regardless of the value specified, no dimensions will be written if the Topology does not represent a periodic system.

Parameters:

positions	(list) The list of atomic positions to write
unitCellDimensions	(Vec3=None) The dimensions of the crystallographic unit cell.
periodicBoxVectors	(tuple of Vec3=None) The vectors defining the periodic box.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• dcdfile.py