About
0.1.
Grasshopper - an Overview
0.2.
Grasshopper in Action
1.
Foundations
1.1.
Hello Grasshopper!
1.1.1.
Installing and Launching Grasshopper
1.1.2.
The Grasshopper UI
1.1.3.
Talking to Rhino
1.2.
Anatomy of a Grasshopper Definition
1.2.1.
Grasshopper Object Types
1.2.2.
Grasshopper Component Parts
1.2.3.
Data Types
1.2.4.
Wiring Components
1.2.5.
The Grasshopper Definition
1.3.
Building Blocks of Algorithms
1.3.1.
Points Planes & Vectors
1.3.2.
Working With Attractors
1.3.3.
Mathematics, Expressions & Conditionals
1.3.4.
Domains & Color
1.3.5.
Booleans and Logical Operators
1.4.
Designing with Lists
1.4.1.
Curve Geometry
1.4.2.
What is a List?
1.4.3.
Data Stream Matching
1.4.4.
Creating Lists
1.4.5.
List Visualization
1.4.6.
List Management
1.4.7.
Working with Lists
1.5.
Designing with Data Trees
1.5.1.
Surface Geometry
1.5.2.
What is a Data Tree?
1.5.3.
Creating Data Trees
1.5.4.
Working with Data Trees
1.6.
Getting Started with Meshes
1.6.1.
What is a Mesh?
1.6.2.
Understanding Topology
1.6.3.
Creating Meshes
1.6.4.
Mesh Operations
1.6.5.
Mesh Interactions
1.6.6.
Working with Mesh Geometry
2.
Extensions
2.1.
Element*
2.1.1.
Introduction
2.1.2.
Half Edge Data
2.1.3.
Components
2.1.4.
Exercise
2.1.5.
Architectural Case Study
3.
Appendix
3.1.
Index
3.2.
Example Files
3.3.
Resources
3.4.
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The Grasshopper Primer (EN)
1.3. Building Blocks of Algorithms
This chapter will introduce you to basic geometric and mathematical concepts and how they are implemented and manipulated in Grasshopper.
