MolPrint3D: Enhanced 3D Printing of Ball-and-Stick Molecular Models,Journal of Chemical Education

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MolPrint3D: Enhanced 3D Printing of Ball-and-Stick Molecular Models
Journal of Chemical Education ( IF 2.5 ) Pub Date : 2017-11-17 00:00:00 , DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00549
Paul J. Paukstelis ₁

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The increased availability of noncommercial 3D printers has provided instructors and students improved access to printing technology. However, printing complex ball-and-stick molecular structures faces distinct challenges, including the need for support structures that increase with molecular complexity. MolPrint3D is a software add-on for the Blender 3D modeling package that enhances the printability of ball-and-stick molecular models by allowing the user to selectively split molecules into fragments. MolPrint3D adds pins to the bond and holes in the atom at selected junction points to allow the fragments to be printed independently and assembled. This approach significantly minimizes the number of support structures needed and enables the construction of large macromolecular structures as ball-and-stick models. The MolPrint3D pipeline is described, and several examples demonstrate how improved printability can provide new tools for enhancing student interaction with 3D models.

中文翻译：

MolPrint3D：球形分子模型的增强型3D打印

非商业3D打印机的可用性不断提高，为教师和学生提供了更多使用打印技术的途径。但是，印刷复杂的球棒状分子结构面临着独特的挑战，包括需要随着分子复杂性而增加的支撑结构。MolPrint3D是Blender 3D建模软件包的软件附加组件，它通过允许用户选择性地将分子拆分为片段，从而增强了球状分子模型的可打印性。MolPrint3D将销钉添加到键上，并在选定的连接点上的原子上的孔中使片段可以独立打印和组装。这种方法极大地减少了所需的支撑结构的数量，并使大型高分子结构能够构建为球棒模型。

更新日期：2017-11-17

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