Wow that would be so great if you could buy these from Lego. I passed it on.
On Oct 18, 2013, at 1:47 PM, "Hurt, Darrell (NIH/NIAID) [E]" <darre...@niaid.nih.gov> wrote: > 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. 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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 H. 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