Creating these images was quite a bit of fun and gave me the opportunity to explore something I had never worked with — writing maxscript in 3DS max.

To create the clusters, I was given a set of coordinates and connections and I had to write a short script to take those coordinates and create a 3d model from them. Writing the script was right up my alley, combining writing code to create art. Something I hope to explore more as I get more projects like this one.

The research & coordinates for this project come from University of Nebraska-Lincoln chemist Xiao Cheng Zeng.

Image copyright University of Nebraska-Lincoln