Installing the Plugin

Download the Plugin here

Note: This plugin requires the output from the FTMAP server If you have trouble installing, the solution might be found in our Troubleshooting page.

LINUX/MAC INSTALLATION

The installation directory could be anywhere you wish. In my computer it's: /home/lvotapka/src/vmdplugins/

1. unzip the tarball to a directory of your choice by using these commands:
mv ftprod.tgz installation directory # move FTProd to your installation directory
cd installation directory # navigate into installation directory
tar -xzf ftprod.tgz
2. add these three lines of code to your .vmdrc file (usually located in your ~/ directory. If you do not have one, download a sample .vmdrc file) It is recommended that you place the downloaded .vmdrc file in your ~/ directory
set auto_path "$auto_path installation directory" ;#(NOTE: this may require the absolute path)
vmd_install_extension ftprod ftprod_tk_cb "Analysis/FTProd"
set ::ftprod::FTPRODRUNDIR installation directory/ftprod ;# the external program fast_gaussian cannot be run without this line: fast_gaussian speeds up some calculations


   Note: if you have write permissions to the VMD plugin folder, you can simply add the "ftprod" folder to the directory "<VMD main directory>/plugins/noarch/tcl/" and you only need the second and third of the above three lines placed into your .vmdrc file.

   Another Note: You must have the line:
menu main on
in your .vmdrc file or else VMD will not work properly.

3. Now open VMD to see if it works
   Click Extensions > Analysis > FTProd

WINDOWS INSTALLATION

1. unzip the tarball to the plugin directory (probably located somewhere like C:\Program Files\University of Illinois\VMD\plugins\noarch\tcl\. )
2. Make sure that the unzipped folder is named "ftprod"
3. add this line of code to your vmd.rc file (usually located in the same directory as the executable: such as C:\Program Files\University of Illinois\VMD) If you do not have one, download a sample .vmdrc file)
   vmd_install_extension ftprod ftprod_tk_cb "Analysis/FTProd"
4. Now open VMD
   Click Extensions > Analysis > FTProd