Learn how to download and install the Ladybug and Honeybee plugins for Grasshopper. This training video prepares you to make parametric designs based on climate data. Ladybug and Honeybee are open-source Grasshopper plugins designed for modeling and simul
- In this video we'll download and install the…Ladybug plugin for Grasshopper.…So I'm on the Ladybug website, that's www.ladybug.tools.…And on the left hand menu under download,…you'll want to click the link for Grasshopper.…That'll jump you to the Food 4 Rhino website,…And this site is a great resource for all kinds…of apps and plugins for Rhino and Grasshopper.…So towards the bottom of the page you'll see a list…of a bunch of different downloads.…Now, instead of a download link, you may see a login link…which means you need to register…for an account on Food 4 Rhino, it's free.…
And the download that we're interested…in is this Ladybug and Honeybee.…Now, at the time of this recording we're looking at…versions 0.0.65 and 0.0.61 respectively.…You'll want to just grab the highest…version that's available.…So go ahead and click to download that.…Okay, that download started, so we'll give that a minute.…While I'm on Food 4 Rhino, I also…want to download one additional component.…And I've already got a tab open for that, but you can just…
Author
Chris Reilly
Released
10/25/2017By the end of the course, you'll see how even basic literacy in Grasshopper can be applied to developing projects for art, manufacturing, architecture, and design.
- Working with algorithms
- Modeling a base profile
- Extruding elements
- Finishing an algorithm
- Planning for mass production
- Customizing Grasshopper
- Scripting with Python and Visual Basic .NET
- Modeling data with Ladybug
- Creating a tiling grid
- Tiling 3D objects
- Using reflection symmetry and mirroring to repeat tile
- Tessellating tile in any direction
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome49s
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1. Algorithmic Thinking
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Working with algorithms2m 34s
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Iteration and recursion5m 37s
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2. Modeling a Musical Instrument
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Introduction and file setup3m 41s
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Modeling the base profile6m 51s
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Modeling the top profile6m 15s
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Extruding the frets8m 29s
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Extruding the solid base8m 40s
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Extruding the solid top3m 41s
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Finishing the algorithm5m 12s
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Planning for mass production4m 39s
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3. Customizing Grasshopper
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Clusters9m 23s
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Add-ons and plugins2m 4s
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Python scripting10m 53s
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Visual Basic .NET scripting15m 27s
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4. Modeling Climate Data with Ladybug
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Vector review6m 31s
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Shadow study with Ladybug8m 36s
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Aligning shapes to vectors10m 28s
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5. Tiling and Tessalation
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Data tree review7m 47s
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Adding offsets for tiling7m 54s
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Tiling 3D objects12m 47s
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Truchet tile fundamentals3m 48s
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Conclusion
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Next steps54s
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Video: Installing the Ladybug plugin