Slingshot!

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Slingshot! is a plug-in aimed at enabling Grasshopper to connect and share information with remote data sources.

Slingshot! currently features an extensive collection of components for reading, writing, and managing relational database systems using SQL.

Website: http://slingshot-dev.wikidot.com
Members: 94
Latest Activity: on Wednesday

Querying a Mesh

Queries are used to progressively assemble a mesh within Grasshopper using information stored in MySQL database tables on a remote computer.

Visualize the Database using a Web Browser

A Grasshopper model being generated and visualized in Google Chrome.

Search a Genome Database

Store iterations from Galapagos to search through alternatives.

More videos and tutorials are available at the Slingshot! Wiki.....

Discussion Forum

Slingshot! v0.88 Released

I have posted the new version of the Slingshot! Database plug-in for testing. The new version includes relevant binary files for MySQL and  SQLite. Unlike previous versions, this means you should…Continue

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Started by Nathan Miller May 21.

Twitter 3 Replies

Hi Nathan.Tks for sharing your awesome work.I have been having lots of fun with your twitter component.I have been trying to use some of the more advanced search paremeters, and I am running into…Continue

Tags: Parsing, Slingshot, Twitter

Started by Gui Talarico. Last reply by Alexander M Watanabe Apr 23.

Possibility link to Revit?

Hi,I am new to slingshot and I have just started to learn how to work with it.I found that the link of GH to autocad is extremely useful in some cases, however, I am thinking if such linkages can be…Continue

Started by Kenneth cheung Apr 5.

How to deal with Twitter node? 6 Replies

Maybe I just cant find the…Continue

Started by Philipp. Last reply by Nathan Miller Jan 19.

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Comment by Simon Moreau on Wednesday: Hello

I have found a syntax error in the SQL Code of the Create Point Database component. The closing brackets of the CREATE TABLE line seems to be missing (In red on the following picture).

Comment by Pedro Arrobas da Silva on May 13, 2012 at 4:08pm: Hello Toussaint,

I did it with a ODBC connection to a postgreSQL server. So yes, it is possible. You have to store the shape file into the database and then convert the geometry from WKB to text, so that grasshopper can draw the polygons.

Comment by Toussaint Jimenez Rojas on May 7, 2012 at 8:30pm: Nathan its posible to link any GIS to GH with Slingshot, the GIS its in Shape Format File just Guess ?

Comment by Nathan Miller on January 18, 2012 at 9:45pm: Site is back up... here is the Twitter component engaged in some opposition...!

Comment by Nathan Miller on January 18, 2012 at 12:06pm: The Slingshot! development wiki (along with my other pages) have gone into blackout mode in protest of SOPA and PIPA. Sorry for any inconvenience... but this is important. Learn what this is all about.

Comment by Nathan Miller on January 8, 2012 at 1:17am: Greetings,

I have created a page for Slingshot! documentation and tutorials... It is still a work-in-progress but hopefully it is information new users will find helpful.

http://slingshot-dev.wikidot.com/tutorials

Comment by Nathan Miller on December 15, 2011 at 2:31am: Dear Slingshot! Database users,

I have created a user survey in the hopes of improving the plug-in and determining new development possibilities.

User Survey

Please take a moment and fill it out!

Best,

Nathan

Comment by Nathan Miller on December 11, 2011 at 7:46pm: Something that may be of help to everyone: http://www.connectionstrings.com

While I have provided a few connection components, they may not be appropriate for all cases. ConnectionStrings.com is a great resource for finding the correct means of connecting to a remote database.

-Nathan

Comment by Nathan Miller on December 10, 2011 at 12:33pm: Pedro, I looked into your issue further and I am able to replicate the error if the connection string is incorrect. Make sure you specify the database name you are connecting to.

Additionally, some SQL queries supported in MySQL are not supported in Postgres or there may be slight differences in syntax... for example "SHOW databases;" is not supported in Postgres.

-Nathan

Comment by Nathan Miller on December 9, 2011 at 3:03pm: I will take another look at the ODBC driver tonight to see if I can replicate your error. It seems to be working fine with my install of Postgres which makes me think that your DB configuration may be a little different.