Thanks, yes, i should have checked out the link on the original post before asking.
Free programs "blender" or "meshlab" convert vmrl to .stl files which 3d-printers
including makerbot read.
eab
Joel Sussman wrote:
> Output should be in *VRML* formal
> RasMol, PyMol & Jmol all have options to write out VRML format files.
> Sometimes you need add additional 'struts' to give additional structural support, Jmol has option of adding these struts.
> best regards,
> Joel
>
> On 23 Aug 2013, at 21:33, Edward A. Berry <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
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>> Along the same lines, does anyone have a program for converting Raster-3D format
>> such as Molscript puts out, into one of the formats readable by a 3D printer?
>> eab
>>
>> Ronnie wrote:
>>> An off-topic question-now that 3D printing is becoming more common, has anyone tried to print protein structures other than just the surface representation like in this tutorial? http://www.instructables.com/id/3D-Print-a-Protein-Modeling-a-Molecular-Machine/
>>>
>>> Is it possible to print a ribbon representation for example?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Ronnie
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