Biomorpher

Interactive Evolutionary Algorithms for Rhino Grasshopper.

As opposed to setting objective functions (As with Galapagos for example), Interactive Evolutionary Algorithms (IEAs) allow designers to engage with the process of evolutionary development itself. This creates an involved experience, helping to explore the wide combinatorial space of parametric models without always knowing where you are headed.

See github site for source (MIT) and latest release:

https://github.com/johnharding/Biomorpher/releases

Cecilie Brandt Olsen (author of K2 Engineering) and I have been developing Biomorpher since December 2016.

This work is sponsored by the 2016/17 UWE VC Early Career Researcher Development Award and was initially inspired by Richard Dawkins' Biomorphs from his 1986 book, The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design.

Please leave comments and share your experience of using Biomorpher below. It would be great to hear from you!

  • engine inquiry

    hi john, thank you so much for your continuous efforts. in the sake of academic writing and citation for biomorpher have some questions for you- what is the genetic algorithm (mating /mutating/ cross over) principles. -also what are the principles for clustering and on what basis does it choose the…

    By anas_hosney

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  • Other geometries than meshes

    Hello, I am wondering if there will be an update on the geometry feed of the component. I am working with a quiet complex definition where I generate the toolpath (pointcloud) for 3d printing. I have used biomorpher to test only one parameter. I like the way the mesh visualisation works as…

    By asyimut

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  • more to know

    hi thank you for this very interesting work. i have a couple of issues to raise with you guys first : why i can't see my work within the design tab. i know this might be silly but how can i adjust the zoom so i can see the work output in the design tab second: is it possible to get all the clusters…

    By anas_hosney

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  • How to bake all possibilities?

    is there a way I can bake all possibilities? or an out put I can connect to a move component and array all possibilities?

    By Husein

    5
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    Sometimes it is important to choose the best perfect seat covers that give you an amazing car look that can help perfect ride. Now you can get the https://electronicx.de/Sitzheizung option to choose various options for…

    By Elite Mater

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  • Biomorpher 0.5

    New release:https://github.com/johnharding/Biomorpher/releases/tag/0.5.0Includes:Included crossover.New performace criteria plot tab.Mixed mode selection now allowed (interactive + performance…

    By John Harding

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  • Logic of parametric design

    Hi,I would like to find a book or some resources on the logic behind parametric design,I already Read AAD by the great "Arturo Tedeschi", It is great indeed, now I am hungry for more but I doubt I can start my own algorithm projects yet,I am interested in architecture, but any geometric design can…

    By Husein

    4
  • Reload History Solution to Biomorpher

    Hi there,I wondered, once I´ve collected and stored my values in the history solution component, is there any way to reload those values into the Biomorpher Solver to continue with the evolution process?I´m working on some simple polyline structures that I want to 3d-print and - depending on the…

    By JMZ13

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  • Biomorpher 0.7

    Hello All,I've just released a new version of Biomorpher (v0.7.0) with many updates and improvements. Also included is a user manual (also attached here).https://www.food4rhino.com/app/biomorpher…

    By John Harding

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  • fitness not showing

    hi john, I wonder if you had this before. I link 2 fitnesses to the component and only one is showing when I click on the designs tab. I just updated from 030 where it was showing both of them but of course without the controllers for maximizing and minimizing each fitness on its own. this was the…

    By anas_hosney

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