Using avogadro, draw, optimize, and double-check the research molecule that you have chosen. Set the “display preference” either ball and stick or van der Waals. Make sure only a single option is checked. If using ball and stick, adjust the bond widths to something reasonably stout so that the printed model has some mechanical integrity.
Save your molecule (*.cjson), and then export as vrml, for which the extension is oddly *.wrl.
Next, the following operations need to be done.
- use the program meshconv to convert the wrl file to either obj or stl formats
- meshconv phthalocyanine.wrl -c obj -tri -cc 32 -sc 32
- (meshconv is available from https://www.patrickmin.com/meshconv/)
- set up an appointment a DeLamare to 3d print
- use an slicer to convert the obj or stl file to 3d printer instructions
- submit the print and keep your fingers crossed