[Chimera-users] some questions about Chimera

[Greg Couch]

On 08/02/2013 08:36 AM, Ruijie Chen wrote:
>
> 2. I have tried to export the scene to a .wrl file and convert it to 
> maya file via wrl2ma, but when I open the finish converted maya file 
> it always give me lots of error messages like this :
> "Error: file: C:/Users/**/hemo_ribbon.ma <http://ribbon.ma> line 116: 
> setAttr: Too much data was provided. The last 173 elements were not 
> used. // "
> and this :"// Error: file: C:/Users/**/hemo_ribbon.ma 
> <http://ribbon.ma> line 13078: setAttr: Too much data was provided. 
> The last 1193 elements were not used. // "
> Is this a problem which happen during the export process of Chimera or 
> some other reasons?
>

Seems like wrl2ma has a limit on how many vertices in a surface it can 
handle.  Try reducing the vertex density of molecular surfaces and see 
if that helps.

There is also the chance that is it a bug in Chimera's VRML export. So 
first, update your Chimera to version 1.8 and check again -- the bug may 
have already been fixed.  Next, try viewing the generated .wrl file with 
a VRML viewer, e.g., BS Contact, Octaga Player, or Chimera!  If it 
displays correctly, then the bug is Maya's.

If you do submit a Chimera bug report, please include a Chimera session 
that will reproduce the error.

     HTH,

     Greg
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