Introduction | AAD_ Algorithms-Aided Designįrom traditional drawings to the param etric diagramĢ_data | how to manage data in Grasshopperģ_control | curves and surfaces in Grasshopperģ.2 Param etric representation of a curveģ.4 Notion of Curvature for planar curvesģ.5 Param etric representation of a surfaceģ.7 Analysis of surfaces using G rasshopperĦ.4 SubD in Grasshopper: W eaverbird plug-inĦ.5 Subdivision of triangular m eshes: Loop algorithmĦ.6 Subdivision of quadrangular m eshes: Catmull-Clark algorithmħ.1 Loops in Grasshopper: HoopSnake componentĨ_digital fabrication | make ideas come trueĨ.3 IVIodeling objects for cutting based operations This book m entions several projects and buildings not necessarily designed using the algorithm editor Grasshopper®, but whoseĬom plexity w as suitable fo r illustrating the potentials of the algorithm ic modeling. Tial dam ages, lost profits, or otherw ise in connection w ith any text and m ethods explained in this book. The authors and p ub lisher shall not be liable in any event for any dam ages. Sher of th is book m ake no w a rra n ty of any kind, exp ressed or implied, with regard to th ese m ethods explained, or the docum entationĬontained in th is book.
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Algorithms-Aided Design presents design methods based on the use of Grasshopper®, a visual algorithm editor tightly integrated with Rhinoceros®, the 3D modeling software by McNeel & Associates allowing users to explore accurate freeform shapes.
Algorithms allow designers to overcome the limitations of traditional CAD software and 3D modelers, reaching a level of complexity and control which is beyond the human manual ability. Algorithms-Aided Design presents design methods based on the use of Grasshopper®, a visual algorithm edito.Īlgorithmic design is not simply the use of computer to design architecture and objects. Algorithmic design is not simply the use of computer to design architecture and objects.