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OBDF 310: First Definition

 


In the first week of 310 class we got introduced into grasshopper a section of rhino that allows algorithmic modelling. It was a lot to process but it was interesting to see the back-end of the program and how you can patch alternative ways of modelling. 



Grasshoppers UI is full on node based programming, where each parameter for a node can become modular. As seen above,  you can control multiple curves and adjust subdivisions in real time. It allows more control that manually rendering a model to which you have to commit to the final output.



It does make it less painstaking to create complicated models such as organic curves or complex arrays.



simple pots while I'm learning this new section. I may take it a little EXTRA simple the first couple weeks before going into more ambitious designs. I do have experience with node based programming but its like learning another language on top of everything else. I do hope to see what I can come up with in the future while participating in this class. 







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