The process of converting structural models derived from single-crystal X-ray diffraction
experiments into physical models for the purposes of visualization/communication and
collaboration by the use of three-dimensional (3D) printing techniques is described. Digital
information regarding the relative positioning of atoms in a crystal structure is translated,
using a suite of computer programs, into a 3D computer model of a solid form,
corresponding to that information which can then be saved in a file format for 3D printing …