[chimerax-users] Ribbon Thicken

[Elaine Meng]

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
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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 at 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