[chimerax-users] Saving obj files

[Tom Goddard]

I see you are saving a ribbon.  This works for me in the current ChimeraX 1.4 or daily build.  For example,

open 1a0m
save test.obj
open test.obj

Loading the OBJ shows it as the same ribbon that I saved.  I guess this is a problem with the software you are using to read the OBJ file.  If saving the OBJ ribbon and loading it in ChimeraX does not give the correct shape then you can use ChimeraX menu Help / Report a Bug....  We don't debug other software's OBJ readers though.

	Tom


> On Sep 12, 2022, at 7:19 PM, Daniel VillanuevaAvalos <danielvillanuevaavalos at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I am exporting a single chain (chain A from 6ykm) and saving it as an obj, but when I import it, only points get imported, while other times, I am able to import geometry with faces. 
> 
> Thank you, 
> Daniel. 
> 
> El lun, 12 sept 2022 a la(s) 20:08, Tom Goddard (goddard at sonic.net <mailto:goddard at sonic.net>) escribió:
> Not sure what you mean by points and faces.  Maybe you should include a picture of what it looks like in ChimeraX and what the OBJ looks like.  Also try opening the OBJ in ChimeraX.  If the OBJ looks ok in ChimeraX then the problem is with whatever software you are using to open the OBJ.  You should also say what software you are using.
> 
>         Tom
> 
> 
> > On Sep 12, 2022, at 6:36 PM, Daniel VillanuevaAvalos via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users at cgl.ucsf.edu <mailto:chimerax-users at cgl.ucsf.edu>> wrote:
> > 
> > Hello, 
> > I am exporting molecules in the backbone view from chimera x as obj files, but only the points are saving and not the faces. When I import the file to another 3D software, only points show up. How can I save the faces too?
> > 
> > Thank you, 
> > Daniel. 
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