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erik l replied to Luis Fraguada's discussion Accessing the 'Name' of a custom component

"David, Thank you, this is very helpful. As this progresses I will try to post an example of the tool under a new posting."

Jun 20, 2012

erik l replied to Luis Fraguada's discussion Accessing the 'Name' of a custom component

"I was hoping to to pull the nickname from an attached element then feed this to an output from the VB script component. The hope is to combine this with other functions later but for now this would be a good start. An example would be if you…"

Jun 20, 2012

erik l replied to Luis Fraguada's discussion Accessing the 'Name' of a custom component

"Alright, I have been trying this now for a few days. I was not successful in creating this either as a custom script component or building a custom component in VB. Can anyone possibly provide a example VB example? I have visual…"

Jun 20, 2012

erik l replied to Luis Fraguada's discussion Accessing the 'Name' of a custom component

"First off, thanks for those who contribute, there is much to learn in these posts. I have worked in GH but am branching into VB scripting now to expand my definitions. The function described here is exactly what I want to accomplish but…"

Jun 18, 2012

Benjamin Golder replied to erik l's discussion export to dwg in the group Finches: Local Code

"You're welcome! It would be exciting to see anything you make with Finches, so if you feel like sharing images of your work, please do!"

Jun 15, 2012

erik l replied to erik l's discussion export to dwg in the group Finches: Local Code

"Benjamin, That is the goal, to automate the output of the results into a DWG file. That way I can test various solutions in GH then push these out to drawing form. I think it sounds like the perfect solution. Thanks for the quick…"

Jun 14, 2012

Benjamin Golder replied to erik l's discussion export to dwg in the group Finches: Local Code

"Hi Robert, The whole point of the finches components is to automate export, so that you can rapidly export large numbers of files in a variety of formats. It essentially does 'bake' and 'export' but does so silently and directly…"

Jun 14, 2012

Benjamin Golder replied to erik l's discussion export to dwg in the group Finches: Local Code

"Hi erik, you should be able to change the format of exported files by simply changing the file extension on the fiename input for the finches export component. So 'myfile.ai' would export an Adobe Illustrator file, while…"

Jun 14, 2012

Robert Thompson replied to erik l's discussion export to dwg in the group Finches: Local Code

"Hi Erik Why not just bake the curves into rhino and then save the file as DWG? regards"

Jun 14, 2012

erik l added a discussion to the group Finches: Local Code

export to dwg

Hello,I am looking for a way to export lines developed in grasshopper to an autocad file. I understand localcode (finches) can do this but I am not sure how this is implemented. Does anyone have any code examples, images, etc they can share?ThanksSee More

Jun 14, 2012

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erik l joined Benjamin Golder's group

Finches: Local Code

The Finches components allow for easy import, export, batch processing, and (coming soon) importing GIS data into Rhino and Grasshopper. Download here: www.nicholas.demonchaux.com See More

Jun 14, 2012

erik l commented on tommy's video

thesis work

"Really nice installation, love it"

Nov 23, 2010

erik l joined Luis Fraguada's group

gHowl

gHowl is a set of components which extend Grasshopper's ability to communicate and exchange information with other applications and physical devices.See More

Nov 23, 2010

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erik l joined Jon Mirtschin's group

Geometry Gym

BIM (Building Information Modeling) enhancements for Rhino and Grasshopper, import/export to Revit, Digital Project, Bentley and Archicad amongst others. Also Structure modeling (including analytic) and Computational Geometry Tools such as mesh relaxation/inflation and tessellation tools.See More

Nov 14, 2010

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erik l joined Daniel Piker's group

Kangaroo

Kangaroo is a Live Physics engine for interactive simulation, optimization and form-finding directly within Grasshopper. See More

Nov 13, 2010

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erik l joined Scott Davidson's group

Firefly Plug-in

Firefly offers a set of comprehensive software tools dedicated to bridging the gap between Grasshopper, (a free plug-in for Rhino) the Arduino microcontroller and other input/output devices. It allows near real-time data flow between the digital and physical worlds – enabling the possibility to explore virtual and physical prototypes with unprecedented fluidity.See More

Oct 27, 2010

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