[modeller_usage] no alignment

dear modellers i am just starting with modeller and i want to make a model using different templates i have my template files, i have the sequence aligned and checked manually but the program gives me an error File "C:\Program Files\Modeller8v1\modlib\modeller\util\top.py", line 37, in check_alignment return _modeller.check_alignment(aln, io, libs, *args) modeller.error: check_a_335E> No alignment.

i guess automodel does not like my aligment (although i only want this alignment)

could someone please tell me how to cut out the alligment and only use the aligment i have (i have my templates as a pdb (6 different) and i have my aligment in the regular file format (file.ali)

kind regards

arnout voet