Changing mesh size to save as STL file
Dear colleagues, Is there a way to refine or decimate a mesh of a map to save as an STL file? All the best, Arthur
Hi Arthur, The STL output is just the same triangles as in the ChimeraX surface(s). I believe many users use separate software for triangle decimation after doing the export, but there also some surface parameter settings in ChimeraX you can adjust before exporting to see if that helps. Please see these previous posts for details on adjusting the surface triangles in ChimeraX: <https://mail.cgl.ucsf.edu/mailman/archives/list/chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu/...> I hope this helps, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Chimera(X) team Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco
On Sep 25, 2023, at 9:56 AM, Arthur Melo via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
Dear colleagues,
Is there a way to refine or decimate a mesh of a map to save as an STL file?
All the best, Arthur
Hi Elaine, Thank you for the help. "volume #1 subdivideSurface true" works really well. Best, Arthur On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 12:05 PM Elaine Meng <meng@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
Hi Arthur, The STL output is just the same triangles as in the ChimeraX surface(s). I believe many users use separate software for triangle decimation after doing the export, but there also some surface parameter settings in ChimeraX you can adjust before exporting to see if that helps.
Please see these previous posts for details on adjusting the surface triangles in ChimeraX:
< https://mail.cgl.ucsf.edu/mailman/archives/list/chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu/...
I hope this helps, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Chimera(X) team Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco
On Sep 25, 2023, at 9:56 AM, Arthur Melo via ChimeraX-users < chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
Dear colleagues,
Is there a way to refine or decimate a mesh of a map to save as an STL file?
All the best, Arthur
-- -- Best wishes/Atenciosamente Arthur Melo Ph.D., Postdoctoral Researcher Southworth Lab - https://southworthlab.ucsf.edu Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
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