GUI Layout

make_receptor layout

The layout of the MakeReceptor GUI, shown above, is divided into five general areas.

• Menu

  • File

    • New

      Open molecule file(s) to create a new Design unit receptor.

    • Open Design Unit/Receptor

      Open an existing Design unit or receptor.

    • Open Recents

      Opens a recently opened OEDU file.

    • Save Receptor

      Saves the receptor to a file. The receptor shape must be defined before this option can be used.

    • Save DU

      Saves the design unit(s) to a file. A design unit must exist before this option can be used.

    • Clear

      Deletes all receptor data and molecules and opens the molecules edit mode.

    • Quit

      Quits MakeReceptor.

  • Extract

    • Target

      Extraget the receptor target into a molecule file.

    • Protein

      Extracts the protein structure from the design unit into a molecule file.

    • Ligand

      Extracts the bound ligand from the design unit into a molecule file.

    • Box

      Extracts the box enclosing the receptor site into a molecule file. The molecule file will have 8 carbon atoms, one at each vertex of the box.

  • Display

    These options all relate to the 3D display window.

    • Hydrogens

      Turn on and off display of hydrogens in the 3D window.

    • Protein

      Sets the protein display mode.

    • Ligand

      Sets the ligand display mode.

    • Box

      Sets the box display mode.

    • Outer Contour

      Sets the display mode of the outer contour.

    • Inner Contour

      Sets the display mode of the inner contour.

    • Constraints

      Sets the display mode of the constraints.

    • Disable Hardware Rendering

      Disables OpenGL hardware rendering. Useful for Windows machines experiencing driver related 3D graphical issues.

  • Help

    • About

      Reports the version of the program.

    • Documentation

      Opens a browser window to OpenEye’s web documentation.

• Workflow Stage Selector

  These buttons control the overall workflow to set up a receptor. Most stages of the workflow must be finished before progressing to the next stage. When the next stage of the workflow is available its button will highlight here and the next button (described below) will become available. The workflow for setting up a receptor is described in detail in the setting up a receptor section.

• Workflow Stage Controls

  The controls for each stage of the workflow setup are located in this area. As your progress through the stages of the setup process, controls for each stage will appear here. The workflow for setting up a receptor is described in detail in the setting up a receptor section.

• 3D Display

  A 3D display of the current state of the receptor and its associated data.

• Next Mode Button

  Selects the next stage of the setup receptor workflow once the current stage has been properly setup.