Grasshopper: Architectural Prototyping

Learn how to use Grasshopper scripts to create prototypes to test concepts, predict costs, and aid the architectural proposal process.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know
• How to use the exercise files

1. Useful Prototypes

• What makes a prototype useful?
• The power of Grasshopper
• Installing Kangaroo
• Form-finding prototypes
• Performative prototypes
• Systems of assembly prototypes

2. Analyzing and Modify an Existing Prototype

• Troubleshooting version and dependencies
• Troubleshooting old components
• Troubleshooting inputs
• Troubleshooting data trees
• Organizing your scripts
• Adding modularity with clusters

3. Designing a Prototype

• Planning by starting with outputs
• Type output
• Visualization output
• Data output
• Planning contextual inputs
• Planning controllable inputs
• Planning data flow

4. Implementing a Prototype Design

• Finding components
• Wiring components
• Resolving issues
• Flexing inputs

5. Using and Learning from Your Prototype

• Gathering data
• Modularizing and distributing
• Sharing example files

Conclusion

• Next steps