Grasshopper 0.6.0043 available for download

Hi All,

as I'm leaving tomorrow morning for SmartGeometry, this is the last chance for about 2 weeks to upload a new version. I don't think we're quite ready to release a new version, but I don't want to wait even longer.

The usual warnings:

1. DO NOT overwrite old files. Makes copies of old files first. Files written with the new version will not be readable by older versions.

2. DO NOT use this version on critical projects. If something is seriously wrong there won't be time to fix it until mid-december.

Download EXE installer

Download ZIP Installer

A brief overview of changes (not complete):
- Settings are no longer stored in the registry, but instead in xml files in a special folder. This makes it easier to delete them (in case you want to revert to factory defaults), copy them, edit them, share them etc. etc. The folder which contains the settings files can be opened via the [File->Open Settings] menu. Note that many settings files are written when grasshopper closes.

- Toolbar panels have been shrunk. Not all components are now visible on the panels, you have to open up the dropdown to see them all. Not sure yet if this is a good way to go...

- Buttons on toolbar panels are now more logically grouped together.

- New Save on Exit dialog for unsaved files.

- Autosave has been added. By default autosave kicks in just prior to a number of predefined 'risky' operations. You can alter the autosave behaviour via the [File->AutoSave] menu.

- Objects can now be fully disabled. There are new buttons on the Canvas toolbar for this as well as new menu items everywhere. Disabled objects will not collect data and they will not compute solutions. Usually Disabled objects are drawn in dark grey.

- New colour scheme for the GUI. If you're seriously unhappy with the new scheme and you don't mind messing around with xml, feel free to edit the grasshopper_colours.xml file in the Settings folder.

- Gradient object now has custom presets and a custom default. New options available in the Gradient Object Menu.

- Path Mapper object has been replaced. If you're using the old one it will still load correctly, but you'll no longer be able to create a new instance of the old version.

- Remote Control Panel is being reworked. This version contains a semi-functioning one, but I recommend you don't use it at all yet.

- Bunch of new components.

- Bunch of bug-fixes (unfortunately not all reported bugs have been fixed yet)

I probably won't be able to read the forum or my email for a while, so if you're running into serious problems, please revert to the 0.6.0019 build.

--
David Rutten
david@mcneel.com
Robert McNeel & Associates
Poprad, Slovakia

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by David Rutten on November 23, 2009 at 1:56pm

I had a feeling you'd be the first to use the Complex numbers. Do note that pretty much all those components are untested. I cannot see if a complex result is the correct one, so if there's a mistake in any of the operations it'd be unlikely I'd notice.

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David Rutten
david@mcneel.com
Poprad, Slovakia

Permalink Reply by Pep Tornabell on November 23, 2009 at 2:12pm

This sounds amazing daniel!

I'd love to play with, on , aroud it!

Thanks to David too for all the efort!

and all of you guys too

Permalink Reply by Sudhanshu Mandlik on November 26, 2009 at 6:14am

Hi Daniel,
I am studying architecture at aaschool, london. I would like to know about construction of these types of surfaces. I have tried in mathematica but i could not break away that cubic block. it would be great if you can provide definition and if possible more information... I really want to try it in rhino. Thanks :)

sudhanshu

Permalink Reply by Sameer Kumar on November 23, 2009 at 1:27pm

Is the wireless receiver gone for good? Thankfully I have a bunch of them in my old definitions which I keep multiplying till we get that functionality back!

Permalink Reply by Danny Boyes on November 23, 2009 at 1:35pm

The receiver is still present, but has been moved to the Primitive Section of the Params tab

Permalink Reply by Sameer Kumar on November 23, 2009 at 3:33pm

Thanks for pointing that out, Danny. I wasnt looking carefully.

Permalink Reply by Guy Snover on November 23, 2009 at 1:43pm

Thanks David!

for everyone:
I noticed that the new version did not like using the character for pi in an expression. I had to change it to a double 3.14159265...

maybe it was just my file? but so you know.

--
Guy

Permalink Reply by Vicente Soler on November 23, 2009 at 1:50pm

I get the same error, but writing "pi" still works.

The path mapper is going to be so useful, this component alone makes up for the horrible new colors :P

Permalink Reply by David Rutten on November 23, 2009 at 1:58pm

Oops. I suppose π is out for the time being...
Thanks for reporting it.

--
David Rutten
david@mcneel.com
Poprad, Slovakia

Permalink Reply by FrankS on November 23, 2009 at 2:01pm

Thanks David.
Great new stuff!
looing forward to check it in detail.
... "State Manager". like that one already;-)
(check Menu->Solution->Save State)

Frank

Permalink Reply by Jacek Jaskólski on November 23, 2009 at 2:01pm

Many thanks David for all the hard work, it's really impressive.
Have a nice time in Delft!

Oh, and one more thing. The 2d slider - works like a charm :D

Permalink Reply by Daniel Piker on November 23, 2009 at 2:11pm