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 ====== Generating a starting model ====== ====== Generating a starting model ======
  
-Obtaining a reconstructed density map from a set of particles is an iterative process that requires an initial reference volume, typically a low-resolution reconstruction from the same or a similar sample. When a starting model is not available, one can easily be constructed for icosahedral viruses using the program //​setup_rmc//,​ which relies on the **Random Model Computation** (RMC) method. ​By default, //​setup_rmc//​ will interrogate the particle parameter files in the dat directory and setup the directories and scripts required to generate, by default, ​ 10 random models, using 150 images from at least the 3 furthest-from-focus micrographs. It will generate two scripts to run in sequence: //RMC_run// to launch the random model calculations,​ and //​RMC_cleanup//​ to remove all intermediate files after completion. //​setup_rmc//​ will also construct a minimal auto3dem input file (with suffix ''​_master''​),​ that can be used to launch the full reconstruction after the starting model has been obtained.+Obtaining a reconstructed density map from a set of particles is an iterative process that requires an initial reference volume, typically a low-resolution reconstruction from the same or a similar sample. When a starting model is not available, one can easily be constructed for icosahedral viruses using the program //​setup_rmc//,​ which relies on the **Random Model Computation** (RMC) method. 
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 +Assuming that you have already generated a //dat// subdirectory containing the initial particle parameter files (ending with ''​.dat_000''​)the simplest procedure is to run three commands 
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 +  setup_rmc 
 +  ./RMC_run 
 +  ./​RMC_cleanup 
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 +//​setup_rmc//​ will interrogate the particle parameter files in the parameter ​directory ​(default=//​dat//​) ​and setup the directories and scripts required to generate, by default, ​ 10 random models, using 150 images from at least the 3 furthest-from-focus micrographs. It will generate two scripts to run in sequence: //RMC_run// to launch the random model calculations,​ and //​RMC_cleanup//​ to remove all intermediate files after completion. //​setup_rmc//​ will also construct a minimal auto3dem input file (with suffix ''​_master''​),​ that can be used to launch the full reconstruction after the starting model has been obtained.
  
    
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 If you generate an initial model using the Random Model Computation method, please cite: If you generate an initial model using the Random Model Computation method, please cite:
  
-Yan X., K. A. Dryden, J. Tang, and T. S. Baker (2007) Ab initio random model method facilitates 3D reconstruction of icosahedral particles. J. Struct. Bio. 157:​211-225. ([[http://cryoem.ucsd.edu/​publication-pdfs/​2007b-Yan-etal-JSB.pdf|pdf]])+Yan X., K. A. Dryden, J. Tang, and T. S. Baker (2007) Ab initio random model method facilitates 3D reconstruction of icosahedral particles. J. Struct. Bio. 157:​211-225. ([[http://bakerlab.ucsd.edu/​publication-pdfs/​2007b-Yan-etal-JSB.pdf|pdf]])
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