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1) Open the desired coordinate files in Coot (click here if you need some help)
(You know you have been looking at structures too long when they start to look like faces.)

2) Under Calculate you have two methods of superimposing:
SSM Superpose (we will go with this option in this example: Calculate -> SSM Superpose…) or LSQ Superpose
Note: SSM Superpose stands for secondary-structure matching and if you need to do it outside of Coot there is a server.

3) Select which PDB you would like to move and apply:

The structures should now be superimposed:

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1. 

   Adward K Space
   February 12th, 2010 at 1:04 AM #

   Could you expand the tut more? How to superimpose the map together with the structure since it’s important to see the superimposed map.
   Thank you for your information!

2. 

   Sean
   February 14th, 2010 at 10:33 PM #

   Hi Adward,

   I don’t believe that is currently possible in Coot (version 0.6.1).