Hi Greg, As a fellow C4D licensee, this is an issue I complained to support about quite some time ago. Their response was that C4D simply does not support color-interpolated triangles (which comprise virtually all molecular models!). As far as I know, this hasn't been solved since...
What I can say though is that other VRML2 viewers have no problem with PyMOL .wrl files, and thus I consider this deficiency to be a strong reason for preferring 3DSMax over C4D for creating molecular animations. The only way to get around this I know of is to use shaders...but that is horribly inconvenient as compared to having it "just work" in competing VRML-capable products. Cheers, Warren -- DeLano Scientific LLC Subscriber Support Services mailto:[email protected] "Not yet a PyMOL Subscriber, but want to support the project? Email [email protected] to quote your lab, school, or employer. Thank you for sponsoring this open-source endeavor!" -WLD > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Greg Williams > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 12:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [PyMOL] VRML color > > All, > > If you apply different colors to the helices and a sheets of > a protein, choosing Save Image As VRML gives a .wrl file that > I can open in Cinema 4D. > However, all of the color is lost, and a single gray material > is added to entire protein. > > Is this color loss specific to C4D or is it a limitation of > the VRML export? > > And... > > Can you get around the color loss problem by using PyMol > commands rather than Save As? > > The same issues apply to surfaces. > > Thanks , > > Greg Williams > Adjunct Professor of Chemistry > University of Oregon > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and > a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> > http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ > PyMOL-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pymol-users
