Learn how to take advantage of data flow by making a pair of evenly spaced lines using component geometry in Grasshopper. This training video is one step of several tutorials on developing an algorithmic design for a musical instrument.
- [Instructor] We're making good progress…working through Grasshopper,…developing our definition of a parametric version…of a musical instrument.…And in this video,…I'm going to tackle this mic/fret track step.…I'm working in the rhino file, instrument-setup.3dm,…and I've got the Grasshopper file open from the last video.…So what I'd like to accomplish in this video is,…just making some lines and those will act as the basis…for some later boolean operations…where we'll specify, basically like a little track…for our frets to sit inside of.…So what I'd like to make here is one line on this side,…and one line on this side,…centered vertically around the center of the base profile.…
And I'd like to have a slider so that I could adjust…the spacing in between, so maybe I want them closer together…or farther apart as I go through and customize my design.…So let's come over to our first step,…and I'll make a number slider for my fret spacing.…I'll start with a lower limit of zero.…And I'm using three decimal places here,…
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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