Learning Grasshopper

Learn how to use Grasshopper, a graphical algorithm editor plugin for the Rhinoceros 3D modeling package.

Introduction

• Want to create and edit complex forms?
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files
• What is Grasshopper?
• What's new in Grasshopper for Rhino 6/7?
• Downloading and installing Rhino 6 with Grasshopper

1. Algorithms

• What's an algorithm?
• What is data?

2. Working in Grasshopper

• How to manage Grasshopper and Rhino windows simultaneously
• Overview of the Grasshopper interface
• How to open files in Grasshopper
• How to use component tabs in Grasshopper
• How to use Grasshopper's canvas
• How to navigate component inputs and outputs in Grasshopper
• How to use parameters in Grasshopper
• How to interpret component colors in Grasshopper
• How to set component input data locally in Grasshopper
• How to set component input data through a direct connection in Grasshopper
• How to set component input data from Rhino geometry in Grasshopper
• How to detect and correct errors in your Grasshopper definitions
• How to navigate large Grasshopper definitions
• How to use fancy wire display in Grasshopper
• How to adjust component display properties in Grasshopper
• How to organize complex Grasshopper definitions with groups and clusters
• How to speed up your workflow with canvas shortcuts in Grasshopper
• How to use Grasshopper's Remote Control panel in Rhino
• Saving and baking Grasshopper files

3. Math and Logic Functions

• How to use data matching in Grasshopper
• How to use mathematical operator components in Grasshopper
• How to use mathematical constant components in Grasshopper
• How to use comparator components in Grasshopper
• How to use Series and Range components in Grasshopper
• How to generate random and Fibonacci sequences in Grasshopper
• How to make custom explicit math functions in Grasshopper
• How to make custom parametric math functions in Grasshopper
• How to control lists with logic and dispatch in Grasshopper
• How to control data flow with logic gates in Grasshopper
• How to construct vectors in Grasshopper
• How to move geometry with vectors in Grasshopper
• How to analyze vectors in Grasshopper

4. Curves and Surfaces

• How to use spline curve components in Grasshopper
• How to analyze curve data in Grasshopper
• How to generate freeform surfaces in Grasshopper
• How to create solid surfaces with Brep Join in Grasshopper
• How to analyze surface data in Grasshopper
• How to use polygon mesh components in Grasshopper

5. Transformations

• How to perform Move transformations in Grasshopper
• How to use Rotate components in Grasshopper
• How to perform Scale transformations in Grasshopper
• How to apply transformations algorithmically in Grasshopper
• How to use image sampling to control transformations in Grasshopper
• How to transform geometry with morphing in Grasshopper

6. Data Tree

• How to analyze list data in Grasshopper
• How to filter list data with the List Item component in Grasshopper
• How to filter list data with the Shift List component in Grasshopper
• How to filter list data with the Split List component in Grasshopper
• How to filter list data with culling components in Grasshopper
• How to understand data tree structures in Grasshopper
• How to combine data paths with flatten tree in Grasshopper
• How to merge and separate data paths in Grasshopper
• How to isolate data tree paths in Grasshopper

7. Example Projects

• Understanding attractor points in Grasshopper
• How to create attractor points in Grasshopper
• Understanding diagonal grid surfaces in Grasshopper
• How to create diagonal grid surfaces in Grasshopper
• How to create curvature spheres in Grasshopper
• Understanding paneling in Grasshopper
• How to make panel surfaces in Grasshopper

Conclusion

• Next steps