Documentation Table of Contents

• Download: Download the cctbx for Linux, MacOS or Windows.
• Installation: Learn how to install the cctbx.
• Getting started: Overview of what to do to get started using the cctbx.
• Python/cctbx features: Non-obvious features of Python and cctbx functions.
  
• Python/cctbx hints: Helpful cctbx and Python hints.
  
• Multiprocessing: How to run any method with multiprocessing.
  
• High level cctbx objects:
  • Intro to high-level objects: Overview of high level objects that represent things like data, models, restraints, etc.
  • Reading and writing files: Use the DataManager to read and write data and model files.
  • The cctbx model manager: The model manager lets you do operations on models, such as apply coordinate shifts, do atom selections and calculate model-based map coefficients.
  • The cctbx map manager: The map manager lets you do operations on maps.
  • The map-model manager: The map-model manager is useful to keep track of both maps and models.
• Maps:
  • Introduction: Learn about some important map properties, such as gridding and padding. Learn how to convert between grid points and coordinates and how to get map values at specific positions.
  • Boxing: Learn how to work with a part of a map. This involves keeping track of coordinate shifts and symmetry.
• Lower level components:
  • Flex arrays: An array specifically designed for the cctbx. Very useful for handling crystallographic data.
  • Advanced features of flex arrays: An array specifically designed for the cctbx. Very useful for handling crystallographic data.
• API documentation: Browse the API documentation. Useful if you are an experienced user.