Select Menu

The Select menu contains commands that are useful for selecting atoms by various properties.

Select All Ctrl+A

Select all atoms

Select None Ctrl+Shift+A

Deselect all atoms

Invert Selection

Select all atoms which are not currently selected, and deselect all currently selected atoms.

Select by Element

Select all atoms of a certain element type.

Select by Atom Index

Select atoms by a comma-separated list of indices. (does not deselect currently selected atoms)

Note

This selection is 0-indexed, meaning the first atom in the XYZ has index 0.

Select by Residue

Select atoms in amino acids by their 3-letter identifiers

Note

Residues must be specified in all caps.

Select Backbone Atoms

Select all atoms that belong to amino acid backbones

Select Sidechain Atoms

Select all atoms that belong to amino acid sidechains

Select Water

Select all water molecules

Enlarge Selection

Select all atoms within 2 atoms of a selected atom. In other words, select all atoms next to a selected atom, and additionally all atoms that are next to those atoms.

Shrink Selection

Shrink selection.

Warning

One shrink is equivalent to two enlarges!

Create New Layer from Selection

Separate the selected atoms into a new layer.