Re: [PyMOL] Molecular models with LEGO

2013-10-18 Thread H. Adam Steinberg
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]" 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 databas

Re: [PyMOL] Molecular models with LEGO

2013-10-18 Thread Hurt, Darrell (NIH/NIAID) [E]
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 co

Re: [PyMOL] Molecular models with LEGO

2013-10-18 Thread Tsjerk Wassenaar
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 prot

Re: [PyMOL] Molecular models with LEGO

2013-10-18 Thread Hurt, Darrell (NIH/NIAID) [E]
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 20892-2

[PyMOL] Molecular models with LEGO

2013-10-18 Thread Tsjerk Wassenaar
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