Grasshopper and Rhino: Python Scripting

Learn how to extend the power of Grasshopper, the visual programming tool for Rhino, with Python scripting.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know
• Exercise files

1. Working with Python

• Python component basics
• What is OOP?
• Rhinoscriptsyntax
• RhinoCommon

2. Python Basics

• Variables
• Numbers
• Strings
• Lists and tuples
• Comparing with operators
• Making decisions with conditionals
• Comparing Booleans
• For loop
• While loop
• Nested loops
• Defining custom functions

3. Importing Modules and Libraries

• Modules
• IronPython and Python
• Importing libraries
• Grasshopper library
• Grasshopper components
• Grasshopper Parallel
• Creating and saving modules

4. Grasshopper Workflows

• Evaluating surfaces
• Creating panels
• Splitting
• Sorting
• Attractors
• Transforming
• Lofting
• Analysis
• Accessing the Rhino document
• Baking form
• Adding text
• Animating form
• Animating renders

Conclusion

• Next steps