Buckyballs - Molecular Models

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This OPENscad program, based on "Protein Models," includes "atom" and "bond" modules for creating spheres and cylinders, respectively. Atom requires a radius and atomic coordinates, while bond needs two sets of atomic coordinates. An example usage is creating a water molecule with three atoms and two bonds. The commands are contained within a union statement to render together. Additionally, the program can generate Buckyballs by using a fortran program called buckyread.f that takes a fullerene collection file and outputs atom and bond calls for openSCAD. Users should download a text file from the fullerene repository, delete leading records if necessary, and input it into the fortran program. Sample programs and STL files are provided. Printing Buckyballs may require raft and external support, but they are sturdy once removed. The user has printed various sizes, with larger balls taking longer to render.