Frequently Asked Questions

Ilia Guzei's notes on Olex2 in questions and answers.

Ilia Guzei's notes on Olex2

Q and A by Ilia Guzei

Ilia Guzei really has the answers! The information in this folder is derived directly from Ilia's pdf file (see above). It has been copied here so that the contents can be found in the interactive search on the top right hand side of this portal.

How to change default programs used by Olex2?

A short description of Olex2 customisation. Description of the custom.xld file and the use of Olex2 extension macros.

Packing and growing in Olex2

A description of how to grow/pack molecules in Olex2

Olex2 system variables

The description of Olex2 system variables and their use

Building Olex2 from scratch

Building process of Olex2 executable in details

How do I use ShelX programs with Olex2?

Setting up Olex2 to use ShelX programs

How do I change spacegroup P1 to P-1?

Changing the space group from P1 to P-1

How do I select atoms that have become 'too small'?

After refining my structure a few atoms have become so small on the screen that I can't select them any longer with the mouse.

How do I change spacegroup settings?

Changing the space group settings

How do I hide the molecule and/or output text?

How to hide the molecule in order to read the text. How to show more or fewer lines of text behind the molecule.

Fragment/structure alignment and matching

procedures how to align fragments are described

How can a naming scheme be copied from one fragment to another?

A procedure for coping naming scheme from one fragment to another described

How do I get ESDs with Geometric Measurements?

 

How can I modify the 2D display of voids/electron density?

A description of the operations, which can be performed on the 2D map visualisation object

Tooltips portability

Description of the tooltip management