Grasshopper OverviewThis webpage reproduces most, but not all, of the introductory content found in. I suggest looking at both, and jumping into Grasshopper between readings.Grasshopper is a visual programming environment (a 'plugin') that runs inside of Rhino.

It displays it's own user interface, has its own file format, and can be used without any Rhino knowledge or model, but the real power of GH comes from its ability to access data from Rhino and/or create data that is displayed within Rhino. For this reason you may find a dual monitor setup very helpful, though it is not necessary. The Grasshopper WindowIf you have Rhino 6 on either Mac or Windows, you already have Grasshopper-just type 'grasshopper' at the Rhino command prompt. You should see a window like the one at right.A The usual application menu bar, but for Grasshopper operations.B The name of the current GH file, or 'definition'.C The Palette of available components.E Grasshopper commands.F The Canvas. Three-button MouseGrasshopper works best when you have a three-button mouse, though I've seen students learn to be productive with just a trackpad. Instructions here and elsewhere will talk about the left-mouse-button (LMB), the right-mouse-button (RMB), the scroll-wheel, and (occasionally) the middle-mouse-button, which is accessed by pressing down on the scroll-wheel. They are important because working in Grasshopper is a little like playing a musical instrument.

Rhino 5 now has many more advanced display options that can be configured to create more advanced, realtime display modes. These additional display options include shadows, edge thickness by type, and lighting control. For a basic understanding of advanced display in Rhino, go to: A video Introduction to Display Modes in Rhino 5.

You interact with it rather than using it to edit a finished product. The process of manipulating the instrument often involves zooming in and out using the scroll-wheel, dragging components around (LMB), panning from side to side (RMB), and adjusting the attributes of components of your definition (RMB). ComponentsEvery Grasshopper definition is built out of a collection of computational parts called components (or, sometimes, 'batteries').

Every component (with a few exceptions) has a left-side with one or more input connections, or nibs, a middle, and a right side. Data flows in on the left, gets changed (usually) in the middle, and flows out on the right. Between components, data flows through 'wires' that you draw. Thus, the visual layout of components in the canvas forms a diagram of the computation being done.You add components to the canvas by dragging them from the palettes at the top of the Grasshopper window.1 The component library is broken up by broad subjects, represented as tabs like 'Params'.2 Within each tab are sub-groups.3 If you click on the name of the sub-group a drop-down menu will show both component icons and names. Click and drag a component out of the menu and onto the Canvas to place it. HoveringIf you hover the mouse cursor over one of the input or output nibs, Grasshopper tells you the name of the item, what information is produced or expected, and what the current value(s) are. Hover over the middle to find out the full name of the component.

Right-click the middle of the component to get a context-sensitive menu of things you can do to the component, including pre-setting input values, turning options on/off and so on. Preview GeometryIf the component has 'geometric consequences' (e.g. The 'Line' component, which draws lines between two (input) points), you can see the results in the Rhino graphics window, but only if the component's 'Preview' option is on. In most definitions, multiple components have 'geometric consequences' and if they're all visible, it gets quite confusing, so you use Preview to control what is seen in Rhino (see also 'Component States' below).Wiring and FlowMost definitions combine components (perhaps using a 'Slider' to adjust the radius of a 'Sphere'). To express this to Grasshopper we connect the output of the Slider to the 'radius' input of the Sphere. The connecting 'wire' acts like a variable, taking in a value in one part of the code and making it available in another part. Since inputs are on the left sides of components and outputs on the right, the easiest layout of a set of related components is 'left to right' meaning that information flows through the network of wires and components in a generally left-to-right direction.You add wires by left-clicking near the source and dragging to the destination.

You remove wires by control-left-clicking and dragging.Wires vary graphically, depending on the kind and quantity of information being transferred (and whether 'fancy wires' is turned on):A Hollow for lists containing multiple items,B Solid for individual items,C Dashed for more complex structures (called data trees). More on those later. Izotope phatmatik pro vsti v1 51 incl keygen beat. The Radial-menuSeveral of the universal attributes shared by all components are exposed through the 'radial menu' shown at right. To activate (display) the menu, you can MIDDLE-Click your mouse on a component, or press the space-bar after selecting a component. The menu will appear, centered on the selected component(s).Executing your scriptGrasshopper is a bit like a spreadsheet - 'running' the definition is usually done automatically, whenever Grasshopper detects a change in the definition. Every component that 'sees' input data does its thing and presents data at its output side. If there are wires there, the data flows onward.

If not, the data dies. Most of the time it all happens so fast you don't even notice-so fast that you can drag a slider through a whole range of values and watch geometry change in real-time on the screen.For complex definitions where this can become awkward because the solution takes too long.

Be aware that there is provision to turn off automatic calculation.

Using Bongo 2.0 you can animate moving, scaling, and rotating objects without exporting. Objects and viewport animations are editable in the window using simple drag and drop.

Modify your objects and motion data without losing valuable time changing between programs. With Bongo 2.0, you can easily preview your animations inside, in real time, in any shading mode by scrubbing the timeline or playing the animation. Then render straight to an animation file using any renderer including wire-frame, render preview, render, TreeFrog,.

Draw Fancy Wires provides a visual aid to the structure of the data being. Is the type of Point Grasshopper will display in the Rhino Viewport. With Bongo 2.0, you can easily preview your animations inside Rhino, in real time, in any shading mode by scrubbing the timeline or playing the animation. Then render straight to an animation file using any Rhino renderer including wire-frame, OpenGL, render preview, render, TreeFrog, Flamingo, and Penguin.

Features and benefits. Forward Kinematics - Moving, Rotation, and Scaling.

Constrain objects to curves. Force objects to look at other objects. Look-Along constraints. Viewport keyframing. Constrain viewport camera location and target to path. Automatic and user-defined acceleration and speed.

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Hierarchical relationships between animated objects. Render to single frames or using any compatible render plug-in.

Real-time preview in Rhino viewports using any shading mode. Timeline scrubbing in any shade mode. Fargo electronics inc c30e drivers for mac. Industry standard-like timeline interface. Drag and drop keyframe manipulation.

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Animation mode button allows easy input of keyframes just by dragging objects. All animation data stored with the 3dm file - no need to import or export.

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Controller objects. Dockable interface. New in this Version.