Grasshopper Essential Training

Course details

Grasshopper—a plugin for the Rhinoceros 3D modeling program—is a graphical algorithm editor that takes advantage of Rhino’s powerful 3D modeling tools. In this course, artist, hacker, and teacher Chris Reilly introduces advanced math techniques and fully-developed case study projects. Explore algorithmic thinking and learn how to model a musical instrument. Dive into data trees, as well as tiling and tesselation. Plus, go over some useful next steps as you continue your learning journey. With this course, you can get a more in-depth view of how your basic understanding of Grasshopper can be applied to developing projects for art, architecture, and design.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Learning the essentials of Grasshopper
02 - What you should know

1. Algorithmic Thinking

03 - Introduction to associative design
04 - Working with algorithms

2. Modeling a Musical Instrument

05 - Introduction and file setup
06 - Planning for an associative design in Rhino and Grasshopper
07 - Creating an adjustable base profile in Grasshopper
08 - Planning parametric through-holes in Grasshopper
09 - Linking associative design elements in Grasshopper
10 - Planning for adjustable design features in Grasshopper
11 - Cross-referencing list data in Grasshopper
12 - Planning parametric pipes in Grasshopper
13 - Combining multiple data streams for extrusion in Grasshopper
14 - Carving solids with Boolean components in Grasshopper
15 - Planning for mass production in Grasshopper
16 - Estimating materials for mass production

3. Data Tree

17 - What is the data tree in Grasshopper
18 - How to view data tree structures in Grasshopper
19 - How to combine data paths with flatten tree in Grasshopper
20 - How to merge and separate data paths in Grasshopper
21 - How to isolate data tree paths in Grasshopper
22 - How to split data tree paths in Grasshopper

4. Tiling and Tesselation

23 - Hexagonal tiling introduction
24 - Planning a hexagonal tiling grid in Grasshopper
25 - Creating a hexagonal tiling grid in Grasshopper
26 - Adding vertical offsets to a hexagonal tiling grid in Grasshopper
27 - Customizing hexagonal tiling definitions in Grasshopper
28 - Adding spacing to a hexagonal tiling grid in Grasshopper
29 - Tiling 3D objects in Grasshopper
30 - Rotating tiled objects in Grasshopper
31 - Planning a parametric hexagonal tile in Grasshopper
32 - Creating a parametric hexagonal tile in Grasshopper
33 - Planning a parametric truchet tile in Grasshopper
34 - Creating a parametric truchet tile

Conclusion

35 - Next steps