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From: Andres Colubri <acolubri!at!uchicago.edu>
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Subject: Re: CCL:Molecule coordinates to  .3ds, .dxf  or  .cad files
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You can use blender (an open source 3D modelling and animation tool):
http://www.blender3d.org/cms/Home.2.0.html
to import a VRML file and then to export it as DXF.

Andres

forli!at!unisi.it wrote:

>There are different ways to make conversion.
>You can do a PDB->VRML conversion using RasMol or other softwares, and
>then VRML->3ds/dxf.
>Depending on what chemical tool you use make first conversion, you can
>get ribbons, cartoons, CPK and so on...
>Second step will be the most difficult, I think, because at my knowledge
>there are no free tools to do that.
>
>Here you can find few links:
>http://www.pc.chemie.tu-darmstadt.de/research/vrml/pdb2vrml_right.shtml
>http://www.sienahts.edu/~che/vrmlchem.html
>
>http://www.okino.com/conv/imp_pdb.htm Shareware tool to convert directly
>PDB->3ds/dxf (some limiatations)
>
>If you find some free stuff to do everithing, please let me know.
>
>ciao,
>
>Stefano
>
>
>
>p.s. ...and you can post some snapshots of final product :)
>
>
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