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Preparing single crystal X-ray diffraction files for 3D printing
Preparing single crystal X-ray diffraction files for 3D printing
This guide explains how to prepare an X-ray structure from a CIF file for 3D printing. This guide will result in models that print to a scale of 15 mm Å⁻¹ (15 × 10⁷ : 1) unless subsequently resized. The guide is written for Bambu Labs H2D with multicolour printing.
Requirements
Requirements
A Crystallographic Information File (CIF file) for the desired structure. CIF files are provided by the scXRD service in the department or can be obtained from the Cambridge Structural Database of the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre.
Step by step guide
Step by step guide
Mercury
Mercury
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Blender
Blender
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Bambu Studio
Bambu Studio
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Single colour printing
Single colour printing
The above instructions for full colour printing can be modified to print scXRD structures in a single colour. These are much quicker to print, and are also suitable from printing using the 3D printers in YorCreate.
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