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## model.read() -- read coordinates for MODEL

`read(file, model_format='PDB', model_segment=('FIRST:@', 'LAST:'), io=None)`

> This command reads the atomic coordinates, atom names, residue names, residue numbers, isotropic temperature factors and segment specifications for MODEL, assigns residue types, and defines the dihedral angles listed in the `$RESDIH_LIB` library. For `CHARMM` and `UHBD` file formats, it also reads the atomic charges. However, it does not assign CHARMM and MODELLER atom types, internal coordinates, charges (in the case of the `'PDB'` format), or patches (such as disulfides); to make these assignments, which are necessary for almost all energy commands, use model.generate_topology(). All real and pseudo atoms are selected. The PDB residue type `'HIS'` is assigned the CHARMM residue type `'HSD'`, which is the neutral His with H on ND1. The PDB types `'ASP'` and `'GLU'` are assigned the corresponding charged CHARMM residue types, as are `'LYS'` and `'ARG'`. These conventions are relevant only if Coulomb terms and/or hydrogens are used.

> model_segment sets the beginning and ending residue identifiers for the contiguous sequence of residues to be read from the PDB file (this option does not work yet for the other file formats). The format of residue identifiers is described in Section B.1.

> Note that this command reads in the model file directly, and does no special handling to ensure the file is suitable for energy evaluations (e.g., that it has no missing atoms). If you want to read in a PDB file from PDB or generated from an experiment or some other program, it is recommended that you use the complete_pdb() script instead.

Example: examples/commands/read_model.py

      # Example for: model.read(), model.write()

      # This will read a PDB file and write a CHARMM atom file without atomic charges
      # or radii. For assigning charges and radii, see the all_hydrogen.py script.

      from modeller import *

      env = environ()
      env.io.atom_files_directory = '../atom_files'

      mdl = model(env)
      mdl.read(file='1fas')
      mdl.write(file='1fas.crd', model_format='CHARMM')
      mdl.write(file='1fas.cif', model_format='MMCIF')

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