Rapid Creation of Three-Dimensional, Tactile Models from Crystallographic Data

Figure 3

Conversion of CIF file data for CaTiO₃ to a molecular model. (a) Thermal ellipsoid plot (90% probability) as visualized in Mercury. (b) PDB file as visualized in VMD prior to rendering as an STL file. (c) Ball and stick molecular model after printing showing attached support material. (d) Finished molecular model on printer bed after removal of support material.

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