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How to Loft in Grasshopper

Lofting is a classic Rhino command that you should definitely know how to use in Grasshopper. In this article I’ll guide you through how to

October 24, 2024

Mastering Curve Direction in Grasshopper Tutorial

Curve Direction in Grasshopper: Flip and Align Curves

Curve Direction Basics In Rhino, every curve we create has a direction. That’s because the NURBS technology behind Rhino is based on control points that

October 16, 2024

How to Extract Points from a Curve in Grasshopper

Grasshopper offers several components for extracting points from a curve. However, to fully leverage these components, it’s crucial to understand how Grasshopper defines locations on

October 2, 2024

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How to Generate and Control Random Points in Grasshopper

Randomness can be an attractive design feature when controlled well. Grasshopper offers two main methods for generating random points in your designs: the Random component

September 4, 2024

How to Extend a Curve in Grasshopper

To extend a curve in Grasshopper, we can use the Extend Curve (Ext) component. The component allows us to take an input curve and extend

July 2, 2024

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How to Open Grasshopper in Rhino

Grasshopper is a Visual Programming Interface within Rhino that allows you to create fully parametric models using Rhino’s native commands. To open Grasshopper, click the

June 21, 2024

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Understanding ‘Reparametrize’ in Grasshopper

Reparametrizing a curve or surface in Grasshopper, means resetting their parameters to a range of 0.00 to 1.00. If you are just starting out with

April 15, 2024

How to Visualize the Order of Points in Grasshopper with the Point List and Point Order components

Point List and Point Order – Visualizing Point Order in Grasshopper

Lists are at the heart of almost everything we do in Grasshopper, but understanding the order of elements within those lists, especially when selecting a

March 17, 2024

How to Sum Elements in a List in Grasshopper - Full Tutorial

How to Sum a List in Grasshopper (Mass Addition Explained)

To sum a list of numbers in Grasshopper, use the Mass Addition component: it returns the total in its Result (R) output, and every running

March 4, 2024