ers can be applied from the right click Context Menu of either a component's input or output parameters. With the exception of <Principal> and <Degrees> they work exactly like their corresponding Grasshopper Component. When a I/O Modifier is applied to a parameter a visual Tag (icon) is displayed. If you hover over a Tag a tool tip will be displayed showing what it is and what it does.
The full list of these Tags:
1) Principal
An input with the Principal Icon is designated the principal input of a component for the purposes of path assignment.
For example:
2) Reverse
The Reverse I/O Modifier will reverse the order of a list (or lists in a multiple path structure)
3) Flatten
The Flatten I/O Modifier will reduce a multi-path tree down to a single list on the {0} path
4) Graft
The Graft I/O Modifier will create a new branch for each individual item in a list (or lists)
5) Simplify
The Simplify I/O Modifier will remove the overlap shared amongst all branches. [Note that a single branch does not share any overlap with anything else.]
6) Degrees
The Degrees Input Modifier indicates that the numbers received are actually measured in Degrees rather than Radians. Think of it more like a preference setting for each angle input on a Grasshopper Component that state you prefer to work in Degrees. There is no Output option as this is only available on Angle Inputs.
7) Expression
The Expression I/O Modifier allows you change the input value by evaluating an expression such as -x/2 which will have the input and make it negative. If you hover over the Tag a tool tip will be displayed with the expression. Since the release of GH version 0.9.0068 all I/O Expression Modifiers use "x" instead of the nickname of the parameter.
8) Reparameterize
The Reparameterize I/O Modifier will only work on lines, curves and surfaces forcing the domains of all geometry to the [0.0 to 1.0] range.
9) Invert
The Invert Input Modifier works in a similar way to a Not Gate in Boolean Logic negating the input. A good example of when to use this is on [Cull Pattern] where you wish to invert the logic to get the opposite results. There is no Output option as this is only available on Boolean Inputs.
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ing the maps to the broader community.
At the moment, there are just a few known issues left that I have to fix for complex geometric cases but they should run smoothly for most energy models that you generate with Honeybee. Within the next month, I will be clearing up these last issues and, by the end of the month, there will be an updated youtube tutorial playlist on the comfort tools and how to use them.
In the meantime, there's an updated example file (http://hydrashare.github.io/hydra/viewer?owner=chriswmackey&fork=hydra_2&id=Indoor_Microclimate_Map) and I wanted to get you all excited with some images and animations coming out of the design part of my thesis. I also wanted to post some documentation of all of the previous research that has made these climate maps possible and give out some much deserved thanks. To begin, this image gives you a sense of how the thermal maps are made by integrating several streams of data for EnergyPlus:
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz2PwDvkjovJaTMtWDRHMExvLUk/view?usp=sharing)
To get you excited, this youtube playlist has a whole bunch of time-lapse thermal animations that a lot of you should enjoy:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLruLh1AdY-Sj3ehUTSfKa1IHPSiuJU52A
To give a brief summary of what you are looking at in the playlist, there are two proposed designs for completely passive co-habitation spaces in New York and Los Angeles.
These diagrams explain the Los Angeles design:
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz2PwDvkjovJM0JkM0tLZ1kxUmc/view?usp=sharing)
And this video gives you and idea of how it thermally performs:
These diagrams explain the New York design:
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz2PwDvkjovJS1BZVVZiTWF4MXM/view?usp=sharing)
And this video shows you the thermal performance:
Now to credit all of the awesome people that have made the creation of these thermal maps possible:
1) As any HB user knows, the open source engines and libraries under the hood of HB are EnergyPlus and OpenStudio and the incredible thermal richness of these maps would not have been possible without these DoE teams creating such a robust modeler so a big credit is definitely due to them.
2) Many of the initial ideas for these thermal maps come from an MIT Masters thesis that was completed a few years ago by Amanda Webb called "cMap". Even though these cMaps were only taking into account surface temperature from E+, it was the viewing of her radiant temperature maps that initially touched-off the series of events that led to my thesis so a great credit is due to her. You can find her thesis here (http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/72870).
3) Since the thesis of A. Webb, there were two key developments that made the high resolution of the current maps believable as a good approximation of the actual thermal environment of a building. The first is a PhD thesis by Alejandra Menchaca (also conducted here at MIT) that developed a computationally fast way of estimating sub-zone air temperature stratification. The method, which works simply by weighing the heat gain in a room against the incoming airflow was validated by many CFD simulations over the course of Alejandra's thesis. You can find here final thesis document here (http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/74907).
4) The other main development since the A. Webb thesis that made the radiant map much more accurate is a fast means of estimating the radiant temperature increase felt by an occupant sitting in the sun. This method was developed by some awesome scientists at the UC Berkeley Center for the Built Environment (CBE) Including Tyler Hoyt, who has been particularly helpful to me by supporting the CBE's Github page. The original paper on this fast means of estimating the solar temperature delta can be found here (http://escholarship.org/uc/item/89m1h2dg) although they should have an official publication in a journal soon.
5) The ASHRAE comfort models under the hood of LB+HB all are derived from the javascript of the CBE comfort tool (http://smap.cbe.berkeley.edu/comforttool). A huge chunk of credit definitely goes to this group and I encourage any other researchers who are getting deep into comfort to check the code resources on their github page (https://github.com/CenterForTheBuiltEnvironment/comfort_tool).
6) And, last but not least, a huge share of credit is due to Mostapha and all members of the LB+HB community. It is because of resources and help that Mostapha initially gave me that I learned how to code in the first place and the knowledge of a community that would use the things that I developed was, by fa,r the biggest motivation throughout this thesis and all of my LB efforts.
Thank you all and stay awesome,
-Chris…
visiting school will continue its engagement with Mexico City from an infrastructural point of view taking advantage of the challenges and opportunities it poses/offers for the viability of one of the biggest metropolis on earth. The workshop will be constructed around key infrastructural issues such as the “Recovering of Waterscapes” and the “Reinforcement of Mobility Networks”. They will form the spine for the intervention through PROTOTYPICAL strategies within a tactical URBANISM framework.
The objective will be to explore and develop the concept of “urban prototype” capable of accommodating change and a degree of indeterminacy within the design process which will acquire its specificity by means of its on-site materialization. Paradigms of self-organized systems, distributed networks and uprising complexity will be introduced through systemic based design techniques, setting up counter models to conventional urban design and planning.
Based on this brief, students will have the opportunity to develop their skills through different methodologies based on the exploration of local conditions, engineering techniques, material processes, and the experimentation with digital, fabrication and representational tools.
The visiting school will run parallel units by AA tutors and graduates from across the school giving participants the opportunity to experiment the different lines of research currently being developed at the AA, in particular the visiting school will directly engage with the investigations within the research cluster “Urban Prototypes “.
In addition to this a symposium and series of lecture will to bring key figures, local and international, directly related to the design of the city (Minister of Urban development, architects and urban designers, authorities, artists among others). The event will finish with students presenting their work to local authorities and relevant actors and a public exhibition of the results.
Eligibility
The workshop is open to current architecture and design students, phd candidates and young professionals. All applicants should submit a CV and portfolio.
Applications
The deadline for applications is 11 June 2012. Application forms and additional information are available online at: www.prototypicalnetworks.net and applications can be submitted to: visitingschool@aaschool.ac.uk.
Schedule & Venue
The school runs in summer from 25/06/2012 to 06/07/2012 in Mexico City. This is an intensive, studio-based programme requiring full-time participation.
Accommodation & Costs
Accommodation during the workshop is not provided, but accommodation at an affordable hotel can be advised. The AA Visiting School requires a fee of £695 per participant which includes a £50 Visiting Student Membership, made payable to the AA School of Architecture.…
points (which increases the smoothness of the medial axis, and hence the accuracy of the output mesh), spikes appear in the voronoi diagram as shown below.
For reference the point spacing along the input curve is 0.2mm, and the extension of the overlapping cells is about 8mm
I have compared this result with the only other Voronoi implementation i could find in GH which is from SmartForm. SmartForm SMART Voronoi does not produce this error, however it is exponentially slower, taking approx 11 minutes compared to 2.5 seconds for the native component.
Is this a known problem with the accuracy of the GH Voronoi implementation? I have tried this with various Units settings in the RhinoDoc, with no change.
Any ideas?
Are there any other fast + accurate Voronoi implementations out there?
example file is attached. Note that it requires SmartForm, but will show the error without it.
Thanks :)…
s for architectural design, has been heralded as the new paradigm in architecture for the last decade. Digital design techniques coupled with rapid prototyping have permeated architectural education and practice at all levels. But, besides the endless rhetoric and baseless forms, what can these methods actually contribute to the field? What is the scope of their use?
This workshop seeks to answer these questions by investigating surfaces, surface mathematics and manipulations, and using this investigation to introduce students to the issues of design and fabrication of artifacts.
The workshop will thus introduce participants to the basic concepts for design utilizing scripting techniques, through the exploration of the Python language for Rhinoceros. Together with the study of syntax, data types and scripting techniques the focus will be put on the understanding of the digital tools in relation with the common practice and the ways to approach problems a designer might encounter while using them.
Examples of a previous similiar workshop can be found here
Details: Instructors: Marina Konstantatou (University College London), Pierluigi D’Acunto (ETH Zurich), Vincenzo Reale(Zaha Hadid Architects + Architectural Association London), Giancarlo Torpiano (Architectural Association London) *At least two tutors will be present during the workshop Language: English Schedule: 15 – 16 – 17 MAY 2013 // 9.00 – 18.00 Organizers: SMD + LaTiendaDelCAD + PeQuod Venue: McNeel Europe Offices, c/ Roger de Flor 32-34, 08018 Barcelona (map)
Software: Rhinoceros 5 Grasshopper 0.9.0014 Python Component for Grasshopper
Every participant should bring his or her own laptop with the software installed. In the class will be also computers in case any participant could not bring a laptop.
Links to the softwares will be facilitated to participants once they get into the registration process.
Registration: Students* : 395€ (+vat) Professionals: 495€ (+vat)
Early bird promo
Registrations made before 22nd April will get a discount over the price:
Early Bird promo Student* : 295€ (+vat) Early Bird promo Professional: 395€ (+vat)
For registry, please visit la TiendaDelCAD website
* Students will have to proof their status with a student ID
The course will be confirmed as soon as the minimum number of participants is reached, and no later than the 29th April. There will be places for a total of 14 participants.
Venue: McNeel Europe Offices, c/ Roger de Flor 32-34, 08018 Barcelona…
n complex architectural design and fabrication processes, relying heavily on materiality and performance. The programme brings together a range of experts – tutors and lecturers – from internationally acclaimed academic institutions and practices, Architectural Association, Zaha Hadid Architects, among others.
Taking place at the unique atmosphere of AA’s London home, the three-week long programme is formulated as a two-stage process. During the initial stage, participants are introduced to core concepts related to material processes, computational methods, and various digital fabrication techniques. During the second stage, the fabrication and assembly of a full-scale architectural intervention with the use of robotic fabrication techniques unifies the design goals of the programme.
Prominent Features of the programme:
• Teaching team: Participants engage in an active learning environment where the large tutor to student ratio (5:1) allows for personalized tutorials and debates.
• Facilities: AA Digital Prototyping Lab (DPL) offers laser cutting, CNC milling, 3d printing facilities, and 2 KUKA robotic arms.
• Computational skills: The toolset of Summer DLAB includes but is not limited to Rhinoceros, Processing, Grasshopper, and various analysis tools.
• Theoretical understanding: The dissemination of fundamental design techniques and relevant critical thinking methodologies through theoretical sessions and seminars forms one of the major goals of Summer DLAB.
• Professional awareness: Participants ranging from 2nd year students to PhD candidates and full-time professionals experience a highly-focused collaborative educational model which promotes research-based design and making.
• Robotic Fabrication: According to the specific agenda of each year, scaled working models are produced via advanced digital machining tools, followed by the fabrication of one-to-one scale prototypes with the use of KUKA KR60 and KR30 robots.
• Lecture series: Taking advantage of its unique location, London, Summer DLAB creates a vibrant atmosphere with its intense lecture programme.
Eligibility: The workshop is open to architecture and design students and professionals worldwide.
Accreditation: Participants gain 1 Year AA Visiting Membership and are awarded AA Certificate of Attendance at the successful completion of AA Summer DLAB.
Applications: The AA Visiting School requires a fee of £1900 per participant, which includes a £60 Visiting Membership fee. Discount options for groups are available. Please contact the AA Visiting School Coordinator for more details.
The deadline for applications is 17 July 2017. No portfolio or CV, only requirement is the online application form and fees. The online application can be reached from:
https://www.aaschool.ac.uk/STUDY/ONLINEAPPLICATION/visitingApplication.php?schoolID=460
For inquiries, please contact:
elif.erdine@aaschool.ac.uk (Programme Head)
alexandros.kallegias@aaschool.ac.uk (Programme Head)…
rested in specializing in the field of Computational design.
The workshop will help understand how Grasshopper facilitates during the design process allowing one to Generate, Automate and Manipulate data.
To Register:
http://goo.gl/forms/gvUTyZihVK
Workshop Structure:
Day 01: 16 August 2018
Introduction to Computational Processes in Architecture
Understanding Grasshopper and its relation to Rhino3D
Working with fields and Grids (Supplementary readings for Architectural theory)
Spatial Concepts using Data
Day 02: 17 August 2018
Understanding Data in Grasshopper - LISTS
Managing Data in Grasshopper (Supplementary reading)
Experimentation on Massing and Architectural Forms
Day 03: 18 August 2018
Understanding Data in Grasshopper – Trees
Surface Logics (Supplementary reading)
Design Exercise and Prototyping
Day 04: 20 August 2018
Architectural Skins
Day 05: 21 August 2018
MasterClass Project
Introduction to various types of Digital Fabrications
Prototyping of works during the Workshops
Basic knowledge of Rhino 5 is required to be able to take this training.
CERTIFICATION: All participants will receive a Workshop certificate from Authorized Rhino Trainer.
3D Printing: Prototyping of works during the Workshops
Workshop Tutor:
Kavitha M, an Architect and Computational Designer, 3D Printing Specialist is also the co-founder of INTO Design Research, will head the Computational Process in Architecture using Grasshopper workshop. Graduated from Stadelschule Architecture class with Masters in Advanced Architecture Design, has been researching on teaching methodologies on digital tools and their influence on Design thinking.…
s. Python is built for flexibility and clear syntax This is the ideal course for designers and engineers who want to lay the foundation for Rhino.Python™ scripting, as well as for RhinoScript users who want to stay up to date.
This workshop will convey necessary ideas and tools to successfully code geometry in Rhinoceros 5 on Windows and Mac. This course is delivered by Giulio Piacentino of McNeel. As a participant, you will be guided through the details of this new and friendly programming language in Rhino, including: automating commands at necessity with macros, performing calculations, making decisions after iterating code and manipulating several data structures. We will also study how to couple Python’s iteration and recursion powers to extend Grasshopper.
Full Course Agenda here:
Rhino.Python 2 Day Class Agenda
For booking information, contact fionuala@simplyrhino.co.uk Private scripting workshops are also available for further details contact scripting@simplyrhino.co.uk…
Added by Paul Cowell at 2:41am on January 11, 2012
s. Python is built for flexibility and clear syntax This is the ideal course for designers and engineers who want to lay the foundation for Rhino.Python™ scripting, as well as for RhinoScript users who want to stay up to date.
This workshop will convey necessary ideas and tools to successfully code geometry in Rhinoceros 5 on Windows and Mac. This course is delivered by Giulio Piacentino of McNeel. As a participant, you will be guided through the details of this new and friendly programming language in Rhino, including: automating commands at necessity with macros, performing calculations, making decisions after iterating code and manipulating several data structures. We will also study how to couple Python’s iteration and recursion powers to extend Grasshopper.
Full Course Agenda here:
Rhino.Python 2 Day Class Agenda
For booking information, contact fionuala@simplyrhino.co.uk Private scripting workshops are also available for further details contact scripting@simplyrhino.co.uk…
Added by Paul Cowell at 4:53am on February 7, 2012