Overview
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Create more sophisticated and flexible 3D models with Grasshopper, an algorithmic modeling plugin for Rhino 3D.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- What you should know
- What’s new in Rhino 6
- Using the exercise files
- Introduction to associative design
- Working with algorithms
- Iteration and recursion
- Introduction and file setup
- Modeling the base profile
- Modeling the through hole profiles
- Modeling the top profile
- Modeling the fret track profiles
- Extruding the frets
- Extruding the solid base
- Extruding the solid top
- Finishing the algorithm
- Planning for mass production
- Estimating materials for mass production
- Clusters
- Custom components with user objects
- Add-ons and plugins
- Python scripting
- Visual Basic .NET scripting
- Vector review
- Intro to Ladybug plugin
- Installing the Ladybug plugin
- Importing weather data with Ladybug
- Analyzing wind data with Ladybug
- Displaying Ladybug wind data with vectors
- Visualizing wind data over time with Ladybug
- Sunlight simulation with Ladybug
- Calculating average sun vectors in Ladybug
- Optimizing solar panels with Ladybug and vector cross product
- Shadow study with Ladybug
- Surface analysis with vector dot product
- Aligning shapes to vectors
- Data tree review
- Hexagonal tiling introduction
- Setting up a hexagonal tiling grid
- Finishing a hexagonal tiling grid
- Adding offsets for tiling
- Adding additional tiling parameters
- Planning for tiling 3D objects
- Tiling 3D objects
- Truchet tile fundamentals
- Planning a parametric hexagonal tile
- Creating a parametric hexagonal tile
- Planning a parametric truchet tile
- Creating a parametric truchet tile
- What is Kangaroo?
- Installing Kangaroo
- Where to get help with Kangaroo
- Exploring Kangaroo basics
- Multi-goal simulations
- Simulating basic tensile structures
- Simulating tensile meshes
- What are grid shells?
- Simulating grid shells
- Flexible anchor points
- Measuring tolerances
- Form-finding with Kangaroo
- Fine-tuning a physics simulation
- Next steps
