How to open Sequencher projects in CodonCode Aligner
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:10 pm
CodonCode Aligner cannot read Sequencher project files directly, but it is easy to export Sequencher projects in a file format that CodonCode Aligner can read - the "CAF" file format (for "Common Assembly Format").
To import a Sequencher project into CodonCode Aligner, you must first export the project from Sequencher in CAF format, as follows:
To import a Sequencher project into CodonCode Aligner, you must first export the project from Sequencher in CAF format, as follows:
- Open the project in Sequencher.
- Select the reads and contigs you want to export (use "Select All" from the "Select" menu to export the entire project).
- Go to the "File" menu, and select "Export => Selection As Subproject". This will open a "Save" dialog.
- Click on the "File Format:" pulldown menu, and select "CAF".
- Use the "New folder" button or icon to create a new folder to export your project to.
- Choose a name for the exported file. Make sure that the name ends with ".caf".