[chimerax-users] How do I NOT "show disjoint surfaces"?

[Tom Goddard]

Hi Sungwook,

  You can avoid the internal surface bubbles in ChimeraX using the surface command "visiblePatches 1" option,

	open 7exf
	surface #1 visiblePatches 1
	save 7exf_chain_A.stl model #1.2

I don't see how this saves material when making a 3D print since the print will be solid if there are no interior bubbles.  But I agree it will print faster on a filament printer since the toolpaths will be simpler since there are no holes to dodge.

	Tom


> On Dec 5, 2022, at 7:14 PM, Sungwook Woo via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users at cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> I've been using UCSF Chimera and recently encountered ChimeraX -- I really like the modern look and feel!
> 
> One feature I cannot find in the X version, though, is editing the attributes of an MSMS surface model,
> where I was able to disable (make 'false') the 'show disjoint surfaces' setting, in the original version.
> 
> Most of the time dealing with models I don't need it, but sometimes I like to 3D print molecular models to really get a 'grip' on the models, and that feature of not showing disjoint surfaces has been useful to remove internal 'bubbles', which I learned about through this posting: https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/pipermail/chimera-users/2009-May/003903.html <https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/pipermail/chimera-users/2009-May/003903.html> . If internal bubbles are not removed, they waste printing material and increase printing time.
> 
> Is there any way to disable showing disjoint surfaces, or otherwise achieve a similar goal in the X version?
> Thanks!
> 
> Best,
> Sungwook
> 
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