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Grasshopper Essentials
Best for:
Architects looking to enhance their parametric design skills.
Difficulty:
Duration:
3 HoursLearning Objectives
- Participants will be able to understand the various functions available within the interface to measure and model 3D architectural designs using Grasshopper software.
- Participants will be familiar with the different types of Components available to create 3D architectural designs using Grasshopper software.
- Participants will be able to extract and use data to measure and model 3D architectural designs using Grasshopper software.
- Participants will be able to construct various types of geometry to create 3D architectural designs using Grasshopper software.
Course Modules
- 01 | Introduction
- 02 | Interface
- 03 | Grasshopper Objects
- 04 | Object State
- 05 | Anatomy of the component
- 01 | Containers
- 02 | Constructors
- 03 | Visualisation
- 04 | Control Mechanisms
- 01 | Single vs Multiple Data
- 02 | Data matching
- 03 | Sequences
- 04 | Strings
- 01 | Proximity Attractor
- 02 | Areas
- 03 | Parameter Space
- 04 | Closest Points
- 05 | Containment
- 01 | Lines
- 02 | Curves
- 03 | Circles
- 04 | Loft
- 05 | Extrude
- 06 | Pipe
Skills and Careers
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2D/3D Modelling
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Architectural Design
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Complex Modelling
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Digital Modelling
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Digital Optimization and Performance
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Facade Design
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Generative Design
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Parametric Design
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Panelling
These are some great careers that this course will prepare you for:
2D/3D Animator, 3D Modeller, 3d Parametric Design And Visualisation Specialist, Architect, Architectural And Urban Design Specialist, Architectural Assistant, Architectural Coordinator, Architectural Documenter, Architectural visualiser, Computational Designer, Design Technology Leader/ BIM Manager, Design Technology Manager (Architecture Design Firms), Design Technology Specialist, Design/Production Manager (Construction Firm), Digital Design Engineer, Digital Fabrication And Smart Manufacturing Specialist, Digital Fabrication Freelancer, Digital Fabricator, Digital Optimisation Consultant (Architect/Engineering Firms, Manager of Digital Fabrication
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