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Grasshopper 101: User Interface
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Grasshopper 101: User Interface | #01 Launching and Introduction
This tutorial is a brief overview of the main Grasshopper User Interface features. Grasshopper Autosave Files, Main Menu Bar, Component Palettes, Grasshopper Canvas, Keyword Search, Find On Canvas, Radial User Interface, OpeningGrasshopper files. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:20 Launching Grasshopper 01:25 Creating a new Grasshopper file 01:55 File Browser Control | Grasshopper Interface 03:15 Manipulating the View | Grasshopper Interface 03:40 Naming and Saving Files | Grasshopper Interface 04:52 Finding Backup Files | Grasshopper Interface 05:35 Manipulating the Window | Grasshopper Interface 06:37 The Main Menu Bar | Grasshopper Interface 08:01 The Component Palettes | Grasshopper Interface 09:42 Show/Hide Obscured Components | Grasshopper Interface 10:42 Adding a Component onto Canvas | Grasshopper Interface 11:35 The Canvas | Grasshopper Interface 12:16 Key-word search on canvas | Grasshopper Canvas 13:35 The Find Feature | Grasshopper Canvas 15:55 The Radial User Interface | Grasshopper Canvas 17:10 Drag & Drop Files | Grasshopper Canvas LINKS: Add-ons: https://www.food4rhino.com/ Forum: https://discourse.mcneel.com/ Grasshopper component library: http://grasshopperdocs.com/ _ Click LIKE, if you find the tutorial useful. Have a question or suggestion? Leave a comment below! Never miss a new tutorial - SUBSCRIBE :)
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Grasshopper 101: User Interface | #02 Canvas Widgets and Toolbar, Document Preview Settings
This tutorial is an overview of the Grasshopper User Interface, featuring commonly used Canvas Toolbar, Canvas Widgets, Grasshopper Named Views, Preview Settings. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:15 Canvas Widgets 00:40 Compass | Canvas Widgets 01:52 Align Objects | Grasshopper Canvas Widgets 03:45 The Markov | Grasshopper Canvas Widgets 04:28 The Profiler | Grasshopper Canvas Widgets 06:30 Message Balloons | Grasshopper Canvas Widgets 07:28 Grasshopper Canvas Toolbar 09:38 Preview Settings | Grasshopper Canvas Toolbar 11:52 Document Preview Settings | Grasshopper Canvas Toolbar 13:05 Grasshopper Settings | Change Default .gh Template 13:30 Preview Mesh Quality | Grasshopper Canvas Toolbar LINKS: Add-ons: https://www.food4rhino.com/ Forum: https://discourse.mcneel.com/ Grasshopper component library: http://grasshopperdocs.com/ _ Click LIKE, if you find the tutorial useful. Have a question or suggestion? Leave a comment below! Never miss a new tutorial - SUBSCRIBE :)
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Grasshopper 101: User Interface | #03 Referencing Objects from Rhino to Grasshopper | Beginner
In this tutorial, we are going to focus on referencing objects from Rhino to Grasshopper, learn the difference between a point created in Rhino and a coordinate set in Grasshopper, create an automated reference from Rhino layers with Geometry Pipeline, and use Data Dam to control the flow of data. This video is an introductory tutorial for beginners. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:10 Reference a point from Rhino | from Rhino to Grasshopper 01:26 Rhino Gumball feature 02:11 Set a point as a Coordinate | from Rhino to Grasshopper 03:33 Grasshopper Gumball Option 04:02 Comparing Rhino Gumball with Grasshopper Gumball 04:50 Naming the Panel 05:30 Reference multiple points | from Rhino to Grasshopper 06:00 The order of referenced objects in a list | from Rhino to Grasshopper 06:52 The order of referenced objects in a list | Point List 08:04 Clear referenced values | from Rhino to Grasshopper 08:15 Turn off the preview of the selected component in Grasshopper 08:34 Reference multiple objects by selecting all at once 09:15 The order of referenced objects in a list when selecting all at once 10:10 The order of referenced points in a list | Point Order 11:07 Modifying referenced points | The order of referenced points in a list 13:31 Geometry Pipeline | Reference multiple objects automatically from Rhino Layers 16:16 Dot Display | Improve Grasshopper point preview in Rhino 17:00 Data Dam | Reference multiple objects using Geometry Pipeline 18:07 Closing THE COMPONENTS: Data Dam Dot Display Geometry Pipeline Point List Point Order LINKS: Add-ons: https://www.food4rhino.com/ Forum: https://discourse.mcneel.com/ Grasshopper component library: http://grasshopperdocs.com/ _ Click LIKE, if you find the tutorial useful. Have a question or suggestion? Leave a comment below! Never miss a new tutorial - SUBSCRIBE :)
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Grasshopper 101: User Interface | #04 Baking Objects
An explicit and thorough tutorial for Baking Geometry from Grasshopper to Rhino. Here we discuss internalizing data, learn the difference between volatile and permanent data, bake a single object, bake a group of objects, and adjust baking attributes. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Volatile Data | Baking Objects 03:10 Permanent Data | Internalize Data | Baking Objects 06:00 Bake A Single Object 08:45 Quick Bake | Baking Objects 09:50 Bake Multiple Objects 10:20 Undo "Bake" | Baking Objects 10:40 Bake Attributes | Baking Objects LINKS: Add-ons: https://www.food4rhino.com/ Forum: https://discourse.mcneel.com/ Grasshopper component library: http://grasshopperdocs.com/ _ Click LIKE, if you find the tutorial useful. Have a question or suggestion? Leave a comment below! Never miss a new tutorial - SUBSCRIBE :)
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Grasshopper 101: User Objects | #01 Parameters
This video is a thorough introduction to the Grasshopper parameter objects. These objects introduce data to the definition. Parameter objects work as container capsules, storing data in Grasshopper. This data can be inherited from Grasshopper or referenced from Rhino or external sources. Some input parameter objects have the ability to interact with data as well. COMPONENT PALETTES: Params: Geometry, Input, Primitive, Utilities COMPONENTS: Number Slider Data Dam Graph Mapper File Path Read File ADD-ONS: Bifocals: https://www.food4rhino.com/app/bifocals LINKS: Add-ons: https://www.food4rhino.com/ Forum: https://discourse.mcneel.com/ Grasshopper component library: http://grasshopperdocs.com/
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Grasshopper 101: User Objects | #02 Components
In this tutorial, we are going to thoroughly discuss Grasshopper Components and their main parts: zoomable user interface, algorithm options, displaying labels vs. icons and assigning expression to the inputs. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Component input area 02:50 Assigning expressions to inputs 04:45 Component area 06:10 Output area, custom naming 07:40 Components without the output stream 09:25 Component algorithm options 12:15 "Bounding Box" algorithm options 13:35 Zoomable User Interfaces in various components 14:20 The Panel | Zoomable User Interface 15:20 List Item | Zoomable User Interface 16:20 Merge | Zoomable User Interface 16:55 Entwine | Zoomable User Interface 17:45 Addition & Python | Zoomable User Interface 18:50 Label vs. Icons preview COMPONENTS: Panel List Item Merge Entwine Addition ADD-ONS: Bifocals: https://www.food4rhino.com/app/bifocals LINKS: Add-ons: https://www.food4rhino.com/ Forum: https://discourse.mcneel.com/ Grasshopper component library: http://grasshopperdocs.com/
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Grasshopper 101: User Objects | #03 Find In Palettes
A quick tip for familiarizing with Grasshopper user objects by finding their location in palettes. This is a very useful feature for beginners when learning from Grasshopper definitions acquired from other people, for instance from the Rhinoceros forum (https://discourse.mcneel.com/). LINKS: Add-ons: https://www.food4rhino.com/ Forum: https://discourse.mcneel.com/ Grasshopper component library: http://grasshopperdocs.com/
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Grasshopper 101: User Objects | #04 Number Slider
In this video, we are going to familiarize ourselves with the Number Slider and its properties: the expression, grip style, rounding options and numeric domain. We are going to learn some very useful short-keys for Number Slider. COMPONENTS: Number Slider LINKS: Add-ons: https://www.food4rhino.com/ Forum: https://discourse.mcneel.com/ Grasshopper component library: http://grasshopperdocs.com/ ADD-ONS: Bifocals: https://www.food4rhino.com/app/bifocals
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Grasshopper 101: Organization | #01 Groups
In this tutorial, we are going to focus on organizing Grasshopper definitions using the Group option. We are going to review naming groups, adding or removing selected objects, and arrange the order of groups, created within groups. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Custom Slider Name | Groups 03:20 Align Widget | Groups 04:40 Group objects | Groups 05:55 Remove objects from a Group | Groups 07:10 Naming the Groups | Groups 09:20 Arrange Objects | Groups Have a question or suggestion? Leave a comment below! :) LINKS: Add-ons: https://www.food4rhino.com/ Forum: https://discourse.mcneel.com/ Grasshopper component library: http://grasshopperdocs.com/
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Grasshopper 101: Organization | #02 Scribble
In this short video, we are going to review the Scribble tool, used for making quick notes on the canvas. The notes help to explain the definition and can be very beneficial in organizing your Grasshopper file. Have a question or suggestion? Leave a comment below! :) LINKS: Add-ons: https://www.food4rhino.com/ Forum: https://discourse.mcneel.com/ Grasshopper component library: http://grasshopperdocs.com/
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Grasshopper 101: Organization | #03 The Panel
In this short tutorial, we briefly discuss The Panel and how it can be used to introduce text explanations into your Grasshopper definitions. Have a question or suggestion? Leave a comment below! :) LINKS: Add-ons: https://www.food4rhino.com/ Forum: https://discourse.mcneel.com/ Grasshopper component library: http://grasshopperdocs.com/
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Grasshopper 101: Organization | #05 Shape Annotation
In this tutorial, we review the possibility to create sketch objects on Grasshopper canvas, either drawn freely by hand or loaded from the Rhino environment. Have a question or suggestion? Leave a comment below! :) LINKS: Add-ons: https://www.food4rhino.com/ Forum: https://discourse.mcneel.com/ Grasshopper component library: http://grasshopperdocs.com/
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Grasshopper 101: Data Types | #01 Data Type Conversions
In this tutorial, we are discussing Grasshopper data types with a focus on some of the most popular data type conversions. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:15 Boolean Conversions 03:05 Using the Rely Object 03:20 Number Conversions 04:50 Geometry Conversions: Circle 11:00 Point to Vector Conversion | understanding of vectors in Grasshopper LINKS: Add-ons: https://www.food4rhino.com/ Forum: https://discourse.mcneel.com/ Grasshopper component library: http://grasshopperdocs.com/ Click LIKE, if you find the tutorial useful. Have a question or suggestion? Leave a comment below ;) Never miss a new tutorial - SUBSCRIBE!
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Grasshopper 101: Data Types | #02 Deconstruct Data
In this video, we talk about the concepts of constructing and deconstructing data in Grasshopper. The deconstruction of data is a method used for obtaining information from geometry or other types of data constructs. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:30 Deconstruct Point 03:20 Deconstruct Brep 06:12 Deconstruct Surface 07:00 Creating a Mesh | Deconstruct Data 08:42 Deconstruct Mesh 10:44 Face Normals | Deconstruct Mesh 11:33 Mesh Edges | Deconstruct Mesh COMPONENTS: Construct Point Deconstruct Point Box Two Points Deconstruct Brep Populate 3D Delaunay Mesh Deconstruct Mesh Face Normals Mesh Edges Vector Display LINKS: Add-ons: https://www.food4rhino.com/ Forum: https://discourse.mcneel.com/ Grasshopper component library: http://grasshopperdocs.com/ _ Click LIKE, if you find the tutorial useful. Have a question or suggestion? Leave a comment below! Never miss a new tutorial - SUBSCRIBE :)
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Grasshopper 101: Data Types | #03 Mesh Color | EXERCISE
This tutorial is a quick exercise. We're going to create a simple definition to color a mesh geometry, applying concepts of data conversion and deconstruction in Grasshopper. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction 00:30 Overview of the exercise 01:03 Reference geometry from Rhino 02:45 Convert Mesh to Brep 04:00 Deconstruct Mesh 04:50 Deconstruct Points 05:53 Extracting the domain | Bounds 07:00 Gradient Tool 07:50 Deconstruct Domain 08:38 t parameter in the Gradient Tool 09:36 Mesh Colours Component 10:25 Clearing the preview 10:42 Mesh Topology | Mesh Colours Component COMPONENTS: Deconstruct Mesh Deconstruct Point Bounds Deconstruct Domain Gradient Mesh Colours PREREQUISITE TUTORIALS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzkN3pByh-yLGpRFWdsDgOImMB_Ymg538 LINKS: Add-ons: https://www.food4rhino.com/ Forum: https://discourse.mcneel.com/ Grasshopper component library: http://grasshopperdocs.com/ _ Click LIKE, if you find the tutorial useful. Have a question or suggestion? Leave a comment below! Never miss a new tutorial - SUBSCRIBE :)
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Grasshopper 101: Data Types | #04 The Gradient
This tutorial is a quick review of the Gradient component. The Gradient is used for a customized colored preview of objects generated in Grasshopper. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:25 Location in Palettes | The Gradient 00:43 How does it work? | The Gradient 01:38 User Interface | The Gradient 02:47 Changing colors | The Gradient 03:30 Adding colors | The Gradient 04:10 Delete the color node | The Gradient 04:25 Save custom gradients | The Gradient PREREQUISITE TUTORIALS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzkN3pByh-yLGpRFWdsDgOImMB_Ymg538 LINKS: Add-ons: https://www.food4rhino.com/ Forum: https://discourse.mcneel.com/ Grasshopper component library: http://grasshopperdocs.com/ _ Click LIKE, if you find the video useful. Have a question or suggestion? Leave a comment below! Never miss a new tutorial - SUBSCRIBE :)
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