February 2014 Blog Posts (18)

Grevit is a free GH plugin which allows you to create BIM models in Grasshopper and export them to AutoCAD and Revit.

Grevit page

Looks like a comprehensive list of all cute visual programming interfaces where you connect stuff.

GH is there too

http://blog.interfacevision.com/design/design-visual-progarmming-languages-snapshots/

Rhino.Common documents said Rhino.Geometry.Plane(a,b,c,d) creates ax+by+cz=d, but, it seems like to create 1/N(ax+by+cz)=d, where N=Sqrt(a*a+b*b+c*c).

The problem is, d is not divided by N. When (a,b,c) is not normalized vector, the returned plane is different from expectation.

I just downloaded the last version of Grasshopper, and I noticed that the calendar, clock and other tools are no longer avilable 

Can anyone help me¿¿¿
thanks 

It is ready, the RHINO DAY in Guadalajara, Mexico, April 2-5-2014

Registration:

http://mcneelmiami.com/rhino_day_2014

Workshops:

http://mcneelmiami.com/april_2nd_courses…

We are extremely excited today to release Honeybee version 0.0.50 (and Ladybug 0.0.54) after months of development and testing. The current version of Honeybee includes 64 components that enable users to run variety of daylight analyses using RADIANCE and Daysim. …

Great work by my students of Architecture and Performative Design

A COMPETITION INSIDE THE WORKSHOP: NEW SHAPES TO RAISE THE SKYLINE OF THE CAPITAL, MADE BY DESIGNERS AWARE OF THE POWER OF NEW TOOLS, ABLE TO ELABORATE ALL THE NECESSARY ANALYSIS AND CREATE OPTIMIZED BUILDINGS... REGISTER TO THE WORKSHOP TO COMPETE WITH YOUR IDEA. THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE A 3D PRINTED MODEL OF HIS PROJECT.

Rhino, Grasshopper, Diva/Energyplus, Kangaroo and a 3D printer - The first Workshop&Competition about Innovation in…

This seems like an interesting approach especially for mobile devices:

http://clubrevit.com/2014/02/06/revizto-effortless-3d-collaboration-in-revit/

This small definition reverses U and/or V direction of a surface and/or swaps them.

It emulates Rhino's "Dir" command.

Requires ghPython plugin installed.

reverse_swap_UV.gh…

Seems my Lifting Body Space Shuttle 3D printable model is quite popular, I added a larger version, roughly 1/144 scale.

I created this model using Sumo.

We’re studying interactive interfaces which allow us to represent complex systems in a legible way. Have a look at our recent blog post for more info:

http://lmnts.lmnarchitects.com/featured/grasshopper-and-d3js/…

1. The Kinect Motion Sensor records the position of the right hand at 7 positions.

2. Each position is interpreted using the Firefly component for Grasshopper.

3. Every position is converted to a step.

4. The steps are converted to Pulse Width  Modulated signals and sent to a motor driver via micro- controller.  

5. These motors require a maximum of 30 Volts and 2.5 Amps (75  Watts) to rotate in 360 degrees at 1.8 degree intervals. 

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Some images from the latest release version of Mesh(+) which includes vertex and by face coloring.…

I am new to grasshopper.I download a Vornio and delaunay definition. I would like to get all intersection curve/surface and make the intersect part as a closed curve/surface. I tryed use the brep to get the edges and intersect all the curve. I also tryed use Brep/brep. Turns out not working. I was wondering someone could help me to understand the logics behind and offer some ideas how to work on it. 

Ps Attached is the grasshopper file.…