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How to save a 3D picture, video or model

In the 3D view, the buttons on the lower bar save a PNG of exactly this view, a video of one revolution, the conformer as a PDB file, STL or 3MF for a 3D printer, or GLB for AR, PowerPoint 3D and Blender.

Open the 3D view (Shift+D). The lower bar holds the views and the saves:

The 3D view's two bars: display options above, views and saves below.The 3D view's two bars: display options above, views and saves below.

Button Saves
Save a picture A PNG of exactly this view
Record one revolution A video of the molecule turning once
Save as PDB The conformer, as a PDB file
Save as STL for 3D printing Ball and stick for a 3D printer, at 1 Å = 10 mm
Save as 3MF for 3D printing in color The same print with its colors, for PrusaSlicer, Bambu Studio and Cura
Save as GLB for AR and 3D tools A colored model for AR, PowerPoint 3D and Blender, at 1 Å = 2 cm

Set up the view first: the style, Look, Material and labels are on the upper bar. See How to measure and label in 3D.

3D and orbitalsHow to view a structure in 3DSelect the structure and choose View › 3D view or press Shift+D. Drag to turn, shift-drag to pan, scroll to zoom. The 2D button in the top bar goes back.3D and orbitalsHow to label and measure in 3DIn the 3D view, pick a style (ball and stick, stick, space filling, ionic radii, wireframe) and turn on Hydrogens (H), Labels (T), Lone pairs (L), Orbitals (O), Bond angles (A) and Symmetry elements (S).Files and formatsSupported file formatsExport (Ctrl+Shift+E) writes images (PNG, SVG, PDF, TIFF, EMF, EPS, JPEG, WMF), ChemDraw CDXML and CDX, chemistry files (MOL, SDF, SMILES, InChI, InChIKey, CML, Marvin, RXN, RDF) and computation files (XYZ, PDB, MOL2, Gaussian, ORCA).

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Last updated Nov 12, 2026