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- Date added:
- Dec 12, 2021 | Last update check: 1 minute ago
- Licence:
- Freeware
- Runs on:
- Rhino 7
Grasshopper for Rhino is an integral part of Rhino and a node-based algorithm editor that enables you to create your own parametric system. It allows users to define logical relationships between multiple design parameters that define a Parametric Model. Parametric model is a model wherein the parts of a design relate and change in a coordinated way as defined by the various Parameters and Dependencies stated by the user. With Grasshopper you are not forced to use the parameters that traditional CAD modelers give to you.
In addition to Grasshopper being a parametric modeling environment, it also belongs to the paradigm of visual programming. Visual programming is really any programming language that allows users to create programs by manipulating program elements graphically rather than by specifying them textually.
So Grasshopper is a graphical algorithm editor for generative parametric modeling of architectural form without any knowledge of programming and scripting. Architecture faculties are teaching Grasshopper to their students because it is a very nice way to teach them geometry, math and the logic of programming.
Grasshopper was created by David Rutten, a computer scientist and architect, who wanted to write a visual scripting interface that would tell Rhino what to do. He has been developing Grasshopper for Robert McNeel & Associates, a US company founded in 1980 which is developer of Rhino software.
Note: Starting with Rhino 6, Grasshopper is automatically installed when you install Rhino. There is no separate installation for Grasshopper. The last standalone version was Grasshopper for Rhino 0.9.76.
About Visual Programming
Visual Programming is a programming for non-programmers, and it is especially applicable in architecture and design. Instead of using a textual programming language (such as C++ or Python), a visual programming uses a graphical language of (interconnected) code blocks called nodes. Examples of such node-based interfaces are Dynamo and Grasshopper. They extend base functionality of software such as Revit, Civil 3D and Rhino. These software provide a set of general tools, but this might not be enough for every office, certain projects, workflows or tasks that require special or custom solutions. That’s where visual programming comes in.
What’s new in version 1.0.0007:
- Grasshopper Player. Convert any Grasshopper definition into a Rhino command.
- Clash Detection. Quickly deetct two objects in the same space.
- Grasshopper Component Placeholders. Placeholder component for missing plugins.
About Robert McNeel & Associates
Founded in 1980, McNeel is a privately-held, employee-owned company with development, sales support, and training offices and affiliates in Seattle, Boston, Miami, Medellin, Barcelona, Rome, Tokyo, Taipei, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Shanghai. They also have more than 700 dealers, distributors, OEMs, and training centers around the world.
Robert McNeel & Associates is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Their mission is to enrich its clients, employees, suppliers, community, and stockholders – in that order. And the strategy is to manage resources by focusing on client satisfaction. Their main products are Rhino and Grasshopper, a visual scripting language add-on for Rhino.
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