So this week I learned that 3ds Max is not backwards compatible from one version to another, so I was unable to make any changes to the Acetyl-CoA model due to me trying to work on it at home to get ahead and fix a small problem, but then realized when I got back to school I couldn't work on it. Which was the major problem I ran into this week but also when I was showing my AP Chem teacher a render of the model she told me that some of my bond angles where off so i have to fix those before the model can be considered finished. Next Weeks Goal:
-Finish up Acetyl-CoA model out of school -Work in physics engine for 3rd quarter projects
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Well this week we only had 2 days of school due to there being no school on both Thursday and Friday due to snow and cold weather. So subsequently I go little work done due to my limited time available to me at school. However I did fix one of my problems in relation to position of each atom by making a sort of star like shape that I can to align within a sphere to, so I can have a more accurate model. Hopefully I will be able to finish the rest of the model this week now that the weather has cleared up so we can go to school because in the south if there is ever a mere mention of snow the schools will shut down. Next Weeks Goals:
-Finish the Acetyl-CoA Model -Make some models for portfolio During the last week before winter break I was able to come up with a solution to my problem regarding to the orientation and bond angles of the atoms in relation to the other atoms that are bonded to each other. I was able to make a skeleton made of cylinders so I can align each of the atoms and know where to put each atom so I can create the Acetyl-CoA model as accurately as possible. With the skeletons made of each of the different bond angles I might need I should be able to finish the rest of the Acetyl-CoA atom by the end of the week when I get back to school from winter break. The only problems I am facing is how I want to present the atom because I want to 3d print the finished product. Next Weeks Goals:
-Finish the Acetyl-CoA Model This week I started working on the modeling the Acetyl-CoA model. There are several problems I have ran into with dealing with bond angles due to the fact of 3Ds-Max not having a way to easily snap the atoms at specific angles like 120 or 109.5, causing me to make all of the angles by eye and have been looking into possible ways to fix this problem and hopefully resolve it next week. Also tonight is this years first game night. Game night is a time where middle school and freshmen can come and play games to learn about the game design pathway and hopefully get people to join the pathway. Next Weeks Goals:
-Finish The Acetyl-CoA model -Find a way to have specific bond angles This week I started one sorting out what will be the sizes of the atoms and the bond lengths along with the angles. I started by setting up a spread sheet with all of the information that I knew I was going to have to find like radii (size), bond length, and the angles for each bond. I used periodictable.com as a reference for covenant radii due to all of the bonds in Acetyl-CoA are covalent this also allows me to calculate bond length between each of the atoms. The problems I ran into this week were having the Workeys test on Wednesday and wanting to make sure everything is a accurate as possible. I am having each of the parts I want to be looked over looked over by my AP Chemistry teacher to assure that I am being as accurate as possible and getting her help with finding parts of the atom that I have not learned about. For example covalent bonds in reality overlap instead of forming bonds like depicted in ball and stick models of atoms.
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AuthorIm a student at Durham School of the Arts Highschool in Durham North Carolina . I love playing video games and enjoy useing digital artwork as a platform to display information more efficiently, I also enjoy industrial photography and camping. Archives
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