Hi Cameron, Of course! To thicken ribbons, you can use: (1) "cartoon style" (aka "ribbon style") to change width and height directly, <https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/cartoon.html#style> or (2) the "struts" command which not only thickens the ribbons, but also adds rods to strengthen the overall structure specifically for 3D printing. This is probably easier (fewer steps and reasonable thickness values chosen for you), so take a look at this method first. <https://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/struts.html> <https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/features.html#struts> Example: open 2mnr hide struts @ca I hope this helps, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Chimera(X) team Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco
On Jan 23, 2022, at 9:28 PM, Cameron Larson via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
Hello, Is there a way to thicken ribbons so I can 3d print a structure? What do you recommend for 3d printing a structure? -Cameron Larson