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IO

File loading and structure management.

Shortcuts

Shortcut Full Command
/load <file_or_id> /io load <file_or_id>
/clear /io clear

Commands

/io load

Load a structure from a PDB ID or file path.

/io load 1ake           # Fetch from PDB by ID
/io load structure.pdb   # Load local file
/io load model.cif       # Load mmCIF file

Behavior:

  • 4-character alphanumeric strings are treated as PDB IDs and fetched from RCSB
  • File paths are loaded directly
  • Auto-detects metals and applies special styling (spheres + coordination)
  • Registers structure in the session system for multi-structure support
  • Updates the scope to the newly loaded structure

Returns: "Loaded 1AKE (3816 atoms, chains: A)"

/io clear

Remove all loaded structures and reset the viewer.

/io clear

Clears the structure session, resets scope, and removes all objects.

/io density

Load and display electron density maps.

/io density map.ccp4

/io project

Load a codemol project file.

/io project my_project.codemol