Grasshopper for Rhino

Grasshopper for Rhino is a comprehensive and reliable algorithm editor that seamlessly integrates within Rhinoceros. It aims to assist designers that have little knowledge of programming and scripting in creating new shapes effortlessly.

After you launch Rhinoceros, you will notice that Grasshopper for Rhino will automatically appear in the right panel of the application. It features a fairly advanced user interface that contains various feature you can make use of.

The main window consists mainly of specific options such as parameters, vectors, curves, GeomGymBIM, surfaces, meshes and X-forms, apart from standard GUI elements such as the title bar, the menu and the status bar. Still, because it is designed as a plugin, the layout is kept to minimal so even beginners can easily learn how to master their designs.

The first section, entitled ‘Params’ contains three panels namely Geometry, Primitive and Special. After setting the integer (from the right-click menu) to whatever number you want, you can easily build the interface according to your needs.

Moreover, you can navigate through menus such as 'Sets', 'Mesh', 'Intersect', 'Transform', 'Math' and 'Extra' to perform additional adjustments and access new objects and shapes you are interested in.

You can customize the surface, make use of various objects, zoom in or out the current model, as well as change the vector direction using the proper options. All you have to do is to drag the components onto a canvas and set parameters to each object.

All your data is passed from component to component via connected wires and can be either defined locally as a constant, or it can be imported from a document or file. Because it is always stored in parameters, you can get your data free-floating or attached to a component as input.

In closing, Grasshopper for Rhino comes in handy for users who need to create and design their own scripts, irrespective of their programming knowledge.