Hi Tsjerk, If you have the POV-Ray file, that would be a great first step to creating a 3D-printable file. In fact, we're building a database of scientifically-relevant 3D print files for use in classrooms and labs. These core pieces would be a great addition to our public library. Maybe you could share the POV-Ray files with me and then I can "solidify" and scale them appropriately for the connecting LEGO pieces. What do you think?
http://www.hhs.gov/open/initiatives/ignite/3d-printing-exchange.html Cheers, Darrell -- Darrell Hurt, Ph.D. Section Head, Computational Biology Bioinformatics and Computational Biosciences Branch (BCBB) OCICB/OSMO/OD/NIAID/NIH 31 Center Drive, Room 3B62B, MSC 2135 Bethesda, MD 20892-2135 Office: 301-402-0095 Mobile: 301-758-3559 Web: BCBB Home Page<http://www.niaid.nih.gov/about/organization/odoffices/omo/ocicb/Pages/bcbb.aspx#niaid_inlineNav_Anchor> Twitter: @niaidbioit<https://twitter.com/niaidbioit> Disclaimer: The information in this e-mail and any of its attachments is confidential and may contain sensitive information. It should not be used by anyone who is not the original intended recipient. If you have received this e-mail in error please inform the sender and delete it from your mailbox or any other storage devices. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shall not accept liability for any statements made that are sender's own and not expressly made on behalf of the NIAID by one of its representatives. From: Tsjerk Wassenaar <tsje...@gmail.com<mailto:tsje...@gmail.com>> Date: Friday, October 18, 2013 2:39 PM To: Darrell Hurt <darre...@niaid.nih.gov<mailto:darre...@niaid.nih.gov>> Cc: pymol-users <pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net>> Subject: Re: [PyMOL] Molecular models with LEGO Hi Darrell, I made these in POV-Ray. For a 3D print, I would really need to have the exact measurements of the LEGO connector piece. That would be awesome though! I was thinking of building a nucleotide in POV-Ray using these, and then go for a piece of DNA. But having a photo of a 3D printed prototype would be even better. Cheers, Tsjerk On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 8:24 PM, Hurt, Darrell (NIH/NIAID) [E] <darre...@niaid.nih.gov<mailto:darre...@niaid.nih.gov>> wrote: Wow! Do you have the CAD drawings for these? A 3D printer might work to build some prototypes… -- Darrell Hurt, Ph.D. Section Head, Computational Biology Bioinformatics and Computational Biosciences Branch (BCBB) OCICB/OSMO/OD/NIAID/NIH 31 Center Drive, Room 3B62B, MSC 2135 Bethesda, MD 20892-2135 Office: 301-402-0095<tel:301-402-0095> Mobile: 301-758-3559<tel:301-758-3559> Web: BCBB Home Page<http://www.niaid.nih.gov/about/organization/odoffices/omo/ocicb/Pages/bcbb.aspx#niaid_inlineNav_Anchor> Twitter: @niaidbioit<https://twitter.com/niaidbioit> Disclaimer: The information in this e-mail and any of its attachments is confidential and may contain sensitive information. It should not be used by anyone who is not the original intended recipient. If you have received this e-mail in error please inform the sender and delete it from your mailbox or any other storage devices. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shall not accept liability for any statements made that are sender's own and not expressly made on behalf of the NIAID by one of its representatives. From: Tsjerk Wassenaar <tsje...@gmail.com<mailto:tsje...@gmail.com><mailto:tsje...@gmail.com<mailto:tsje...@gmail.com>>> Date: Friday, October 18, 2013 2:05 PM To: pymol-users <pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net><mailto:pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net>>> Subject: [PyMOL] Molecular models with LEGO Hey :) What if you could hold the molecules you view in your hands? Ever thought of using LEGO to build molecular models? It may happen if we raise 10 000 votes for my LEGO chemistry project at http://lego.cuusoo.com/ideas/view/51273 Please consider forwarding this mail to anyone you think would be interested. Groetjes, Tsjerk -- Tsjerk A. Wassenaar, Ph.D. -- Tsjerk A. Wassenaar, Ph.D. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ PyMOL-users mailing list (PyMOL-users@lists.sourceforge.net) Info Page: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pymol-users Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net
