January 2014 Blog Posts (32)

Interactive diagram // Parametric distribution of program

Interactive diagram in relation to: Program, Internal/External relations, Climate strategy, Form optimization.

Used for parametric distribution of program in building context.

Software:

Rhino 5, Grasshopper, Kangaroo, GECO/ECOtect, Galapagos optimization

Project website:…

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Added by Thijs van der Lely on January 29, 2014 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

3D Printable Airfoil Mesh -model by Mihai Pruna

From OpenFOAM to Paraview to get the mesh to Rhino/GH for thickening to NetFabb and Meshlab for preparation.

http://www.shapeways.com/model/1647849/meshed-airfoil-pendant.html?li=shop-results&materialId=83

Added by Mihai Pruna on January 29, 2014 at 11:11am — No Comments

ORGANICUBE

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Added by Antonio Turiello on January 29, 2014 at 10:58am — 1 Comment

Bumblebee Version 1.05 Release

Bumblebee version 1.05 is now available for download. The release includes a significant change to the component workflow as well as increased documentation. Tooltip descriptions have now been added to all the components inputs and outputs to simplify use. All components with Origin, Bound, and Location inputs now use point's instead of domain inputs. The (Z) parameter of the point specifies the sheet index where the data is to be sent and a…

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Added by David Mans on January 26, 2014 at 12:00pm — No Comments

ALGODeQ

International competition for Algorithmic Design.

http://algodeq.org/

Due date is coming soon!

Added by Atsuo Nakajima on January 23, 2014 at 8:09pm — 3 Comments

Voronoi sphere tests

Hi all,

I've been studying Grasshopper for a couple of months now, using online resources including this one. I found it helpful to see what others have posted, especially, .gh files.

So, here's some tests I did playing around with a voronoi sphere. hope it can help others.

parametric voronoi sphere plus attractors.gh…

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Added by shalom buberman on January 22, 2014 at 3:18am — 2 Comments

Marching Cubes: Curve Wrapping & More Metaballs

UPDATE: 30-Jan-2014

140130_marching_cubes.gh

I have added breps as an input for wrapping geometry (it also can take lines now), as in the above definition. It has been updated for some efficiencies...now you can taper a curve at…

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Added by David Stasiuk on January 20, 2014 at 4:30pm — 42 Comments

Rabbit Add-on Updated: Compatible with Grasshopper 0.9

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Added by Morphocode on January 20, 2014 at 8:30am — No Comments

Create road and building silhouettes from google maps

Hi,

I have been using Elk now, but it is not as accurate as google maps. I wonder if there is any way to trace google maps with grasshopper. I have looked at Mosquito, but not sure if that will help. Is this possible?

Added by johnnyUtah05 on January 19, 2014 at 9:28am — No Comments

Add a custom Grasshopper Button

For all the lazy ones, heres how you add a grasshopper icon to your toolbar

http://dvalent.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/add-custom-grasshopper-button.html

Added by David Valent on January 19, 2014 at 5:17am — No Comments

Parametric Design Workshop - Cairo - Egypt - February - 2014

Parametric Design Workshop

Grasshopper - Basic and Advanced Level

Cairo - Egypt

Jan-Feb 2014

Basic Workshop 1 03 - 06 February 2014

Advanced Workshop 2 12 - 16 February 2014

Tutors: R.G.D.E tutors

U P I A studios

Mostafa…

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Added by Mostafa R. A. Khalifa on January 19, 2014 at 12:14am — No Comments

ECOLOGIC PATTERNS_ADVANCED WORKSHOP_MILANO + ROMA

ECOLOGIC PATTERNS WORKSHOP_MILANO + ROMA

INFO: …

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Added by Arturo Tedeschi on January 18, 2014 at 12:14pm — No Comments

book - ARCHITETTURA DELLE SUPERFICI PIEGATE - le geometrie che muovono gli origami

approfondimenti: http://mcarchitetture.blogspot.it/2014/01/book-architettura-delle-superfici.html

Il testo è il frutto della ricerca svolta dagli autori nell’ambito della geometria applicata alle forme. Nello spazio digitale, se non si…

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Added by Michele Calvano on January 15, 2014 at 1:41pm — No Comments

mesh(+) Version 1-08.1 now available

mesh(+) version 1-08.1 release

This update to mesh(+) is a minor update, adding 4 new components to the modify category.

- Branch component: Subdivides and extrudes faces recursively

- Attractor component: Uses distances from a sample point to control number of face subdivisions

- FaceSubD: Subdivides a mesh based on each face’s center

- EdgeSubD: Subdivides a mesh based on the midpoints of each edge…

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Added by David Mans on January 13, 2014 at 10:46pm — No Comments

INSTALLATION ISSUE_URGENT

I am facing an installation issue in GHX 0.9 0.66 ( latest version as of 13th Jan_2014). I have upgraded my Rhino. When I download the Grasshopper zip file, I cannot find the installer file. Please advise how to resolve this issue.

Thanks

Added by Vishal Sawlani on January 12, 2014 at 10:41pm — 16 Comments

GENERATOR: a web-based interactive viewer for Grasshopper

GENERATOR is a fast and easy way

to visualize and interact …

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Added by Antonio Turiello on January 12, 2014 at 7:30pm — 2 Comments

Data tree relaxation

Work in progress for a sort of relaxation algorithm applied to a data tree.

Added by Francesco di Niccolo on January 12, 2014 at 5:23pm — 6 Comments

Data tree relaxation

Work in progress for a sort of relaxation algorithm applied to a data tree.

http://youtu.be/gFCfHzUHNtc

Added by Francesco di Niccolo on January 12, 2014 at 5:19pm — No Comments

Oooglow

Oooglow is a lampshade made from phosphorescent polyester resin.

It's shape is generatively designed based on the same principles as the Tong-Zi-Dan series.

Defined by certain preferences an unlimited amount of forms can thus be produced.

In the present case, the dimensions of the shape and amount of faces were…