[chimerax-users] Ribbon Thicken

[Cameron Larson]

could you provide a screenshot of where you can access "cartoon style" and
directly change with and height of protein features?
I have the most recent version of chimeraX and I do not see this feature.

On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 9:03 AM Elaine Meng <meng at cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:

> 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 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
>
>
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