Hello
Here is an example for the PATH option:
COORDINATION GROUPA=1 GROUPB=2 SWITCH={RATIONAL R_0=1.0} LABEL=d1
COORDINATION GROUPA=3 GROUPB=4 SWITCH={RATIONAL R_0=1.0} LABEL=d2
PATH REFERENCE=mypath.pdb TYPE=EUCLIDEAN LAMBDA=500 LABEL=pp
PRINT ARG=pp.* FILE=colvar
Your reference file should then look like
DESCRIPTION: my path in contact map space
REMARK WEIGHT=1.0
REMARK ARG=d1,d2
REMARK d1=1.0 d2=1.0
END
REMARK WEIGHT=1.0
REMARK ARG=d1,d2
REMARK d1=0.0 d2=1.0
END
This is for a two frame path using two contact and in which the values of the contacts at the various points in the path are 1.0,1.0 and 0.0,1.0.
Easy
Gareth
PS
I am not sure the FUNCPATHMSD option will work as it gives an error in the constructor if the actions in the function are not of RMSD type.