Rhino-Grasshopper

Introduction for Basic Operation

Session #1

20 Mar 2018
INTRODUCTION TO RHINO
USEFUL TIPS

In parallel viewports (for example: Top, Front, and Right), drag with the right
mouse button.
In perspective viewports, Shift + drag with the right mouse button.

In parallel viewports (for example: Top, Front, and Right), Ctrl + Shift
+ drag with the right mouse button.
In perspective viewports, drag with the right mouse button.

Ctrl+ drag the right mouse button up and down

Rotate the mouse wheel.

• Press the Home key to step back through your view changes.
• Press the End key to step forward through your view changes.
• Press Enter/Right Click to use the same command
 CREATE GEOMETRY IN RHINO

Point Polyline

Circle Rectangle

4 Introductory Class to Rhino and Applications

INTRODUCTION TO GRASSHOPPER

Component Bar

View icon in Graph (Suggested) View icon in Text

INTRODUCTION TO GRASSHOPPER

COMPONENTS
PARAMETERS

INPUT FUNCTION OUTPUT

USING THE GRASSHOPPER CANVAS
GENERAL
RMB+Drag = Pan left/right/up/down
Scroll Wheel = Zoom in/out
MMB+Click/SpaceBar = Wheel menu
Alt+LMB+Drag = Split objects (aka 'The Moses Tool')
RMB+Click = Canvas menu

While over an object:

LMB+Drag = Drag selected objects
LMB+Drag+Alt = Copy all dragging objects
LMB+Shift+Click = Add an object to the selection
LMB+Ctrl+Click = Remove an object from the selection
LMB+Ctrl+Alt = Info mode

Wire Hotkeys
LMB+Drag = Create a new wire
LMB+Shift+Drag = Create a new wire without erasing old wires
LMB+Ctrl+Drag = Erase an existing wire by tracing over it
LMB+Ctrl+Shift+Drag = Move all existing wires to some other grip
 Parameter Panel Input Tree visualisation

Galapagos

Receivers for any type of data Various tools for

Parameters input
Used to input geometry from Rhino or organizing the
(sliders..)
visualize intermediate results from GH file model

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 Math Toolbars

Domain tools Basic equations, Trigonometry

(n to m) average values, test
for equality…

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 Points, Vectors, and planes

Tool bars to create &

manipulates points, vectors
and planes

Nodes from coordinates or

coordinates from nodes

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 Curves
Toolbars to create & manipulate
curves

Tools to join curves

Create Curves

Divide Curves

Analyse Curves

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 Surfaces Tool bars to create & manipulates
surfaces

Create Surfaces (rectangles, extrusions,

loft…)
Analyse Surfaces (area,
centre….)

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 Geometric Operations on Objects

Tool bars to intersect all kind of

objects, and to move, rotate,
scale all objects

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USEFUL GRASSHOPPER COMPONENTS
Get Geometry from Rhino

2. Get Geometry Collection

Component in Grasshopper

1. Create Geometry
(Points) in Rhino 3. Right click the
component

4. Set the Geometry,

which means the
geometry can be operated
in Grasshopper platform
USEFUL GRASSHOPPER COMPONENTS
Line+Polyline+Point

Create Multi-Points Create Polyline with

in Rhino Multiple Points

Create Line
with two points

Create Point by
controlling coordinates
USEFUL GRASSHOPPER COMPONENTS
List Item

Important Components to
choose item in a list

Index to be chosen
USEFUL GRASSHOPPER COMPONENTS
List Item

Important Components to
Create Bracing in Truss

Shift index for

certain number
USEFUL GRASSHOPPER COMPONENTS
List Length

Get Item Number in a list

Partition List
Divide list by defined
partition number
USEFUL GRASSHOPPER COMPONENTS
Split List

Split a list at index i

USEFUL GRASSHOPPER COMPONENTS
Reverse List
Upside down for
all items in the list

Sort List

Number in K represents the item

index in A;
K: input side shows the original
number for ordering
A: output side shows the results
after ordering (from small K
value to large K value)