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This is very common in structural biology papers, where you need to make figure of complex 3D arrangements of atoms, but the figures must be printed in 2D. Typi
by colingauvin 2y ago
This is very common in structural biology papers, where you need to make figure of complex 3D arrangements of atoms, but the figures must be printed in 2D. Typically using molecular modeling software, you find your view of choice. Then you rotate +- 0.5° and render two images, and put those side by side as a stereo pair figure.
It takes quite a bit of practice to see them well:
https://spdbv.unil.ch/TheMolecularLevel/0Help/StereoView.html https://spdbv.unil.ch/TheMolecularLevel/0Help/StereoView.htm...
- regularfry 2y agoI did this on a school project back in the 90's, with a structure of quinol clathrate that was completely wrong but very pretty. I was very into povray at the time. My chemistry teacher didn't quite know what to make of it...
- BrandoElFollito 2y agoThanks for that! It is quite impressive and I learned to see the 3D molecule on first try. I remember seeing something similar, but made of an array of dots (you did not know what was behind the doors until you see it by crossing your eyes)
- groggo 2y agotechnically rotation is going to end up giving a slightly different result than lateral displacement, right? but it's very similar for small distances.