Third Edition of the Grasshopper Primer | Foundations Released

by GIL AKOS

Oct 3, 2014

We are very excited to be releasing the Third Edition of the Grasshopper Primer! 

http://modelab.is/grasshopper-primer/

This primer, titled Foundations, introduces you to the fundamental concepts and essential skill-building workflows to effectively use Grasshopper. Foundations is the first volume in a forthcoming collection of Grasshopper primers. This first volume tracks through an introduction to the Grasshopper user interface, the anatomy of a Grasshopper definition, and three chapters dealing with parametric concepts and case study examples. An appendix closes out this volume, providing you with resources for continued exploration.

We hope that at the very least this primer will inspire you to begin exploring the many opportunities of programming with Grasshopper. We wish you the best of luck as you embark on this journey.

  • 筑梦NARUTO

    good job

    Oct 3, 2014

  • A R Noshnagh

    Thanks,

    Oct 4, 2014

  • Thibault Schwartz

    Wonderful job! Thanks guys, it will help students for sure!

    Oct 4, 2014

  • nardo chai

    Thank you!

    Oct 4, 2014

  • Rafat Ahmed

    great Job bros

    Oct 4, 2014

  • Danny Boyes

    Hi Gil can you also supply a link to just the pdf as I am on holiday at the moment and cannot access the zip file with my phone. Cheers Danny

    Oct 4, 2014

  • Zuardin Akbar

    Hi, I've downloaded thw zip file, but it was a damage, I wasn't able to open it. Could you just share the pdf version? Thank you

    Oct 4, 2014

  • GIL AKOS

    Thank you everyone for your interest in the Grasshopper Primer Third Edition.
    We have just updated the download system to make the process easier for you, including separate links for the PDF and the example files. Enjoy!

    Oct 5, 2014

  • David Stasiuk

    Great resource!

    Oct 7, 2014

  • Siemen

    Great job!

    One minor unimportant mistake on page 60: explanation for 'time' is switched with 'trig'

    Oct 8, 2014

  • Zuardin Akbar

    Hi Gil,thank you for the new download system;however, I still experienced error to open the pdf files after downloaded it. On the other hand, the example files has been successfully downloaded. Could you help me please.. Thank you

    Oct 8, 2014

  • Pieter Segeren

    Hi Gil,
    I had a "diagonal" look but I can say it looks super consistant, compact, and to the point. I like the colour scheme too. Hope it'll get read an awful lot!
    Great job guys, but I sure hope I won't need it too much;)

    Oct 10, 2014

  • GIL AKOS

    Hi all,

    Thank you for the feedback! We are very happy that the Primer is a valuable resource for you. One technical note about the PDF error messages - We have found that this is the result of two scenarios: an incomplete download (try the "web" version that is a smaller file size to avoid timeouts) or an needed update to your Adobe Acrobat software. Hope this helps.

    Oct 10, 2014

  • Will Pearson

    This is a fantastic (and beautiful) resource. The community is indebted to you! Would you consider following Daniel Shiffman's lead [1] and making the Primer open source to crowdsource corrections (and potentially translations)?

    [1]: https://github.com/shiffman/The-Nature-of-Code

    Oct 14, 2014

  • Odin NG

    waiting for spanish version LOL

    Aug 21, 2015