Julian Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 (edited) I'm making this DNA molecule project available in response to this thread. It's a little tricky to work with: the four nucleotides are different models, with each atom modeled as an eight-patch sphere. There's a separate model for the skeleton of a seven-base pair double helix composed of non-rendering splines, with an action that adds the nucleotides to it as action objects. The choreography contains three instances of the helix stacked on top of each other, with the bottom two instances having "translate to" and "orient like" constraints to the top instance. Basically, this molecule has a strand that repeats the sequence GATTACA three times, together with its complement. The color scheme is as follows: adenine is green, thymine is red, guanine is blue, cytosine is yellow, deoxyribose is magenta, phosphate is cyan. DNA_Molecule.zip Edited September 27, 2005 by Julian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted September 27, 2005 Author Share Posted September 27, 2005 Hmm... there seems to be something wrong with the way the action was set up when I converted it from the v9.5 format: the bases aren't lining up properly. I don't know if I'll be able to fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted September 27, 2005 Author Share Posted September 27, 2005 It looks like the action doesn't open correctly in 12.0h for Mac, but it's okay in v11. I've updated the image attached to the first post with a render made in v11. Would anyone else care to try opening the project? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCBradbury Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Big words go in the ear part of the brain... and i... oh-meh-gosh! a lolly pop! mmmmmmm... lol. jk. Nice model. I too learned of the complexities of DNA and they filled my brain with wonderfulmentness. lol. now... zoom out and show all the DNA's to create a massive elephant, or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveb Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Thanks Julian I can definitely use this model. It opens fine in 12.g++, PC. Thought some gradients on the spheres might look interesting. DNA_Molecule_02.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian Posted September 27, 2005 Author Share Posted September 27, 2005 I can definitely use this model. It opens fine in 12.g++, PC. From the render you posted, it looks like the bases still aren't paired correctly. I used complementary colors to make the base pairing easier to see: red to green, blue to yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamikaze Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Thanks for the model, one never knows when it might come in handy... Michael Thanks for the model, one never knows when it might come in handy... Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jaqe Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 You must be a freakin' MIND READER!! This is exactly what I need for one of my projects at school. Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxo Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Awesome! I'm starting to take Biology 101 at high school and I could certainly use it! Mmmwwwwahhaha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnl3d Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 Did not see your reply but tried an idea with the sweeper plugin. I had no idea what a real dna strand just saw a picture and did this simple attempt. In case anyone has sweeper or the demo I'm including the project file. I think mine is Thom's dna dna.mov dna.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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