Grasshopper Resources

Grasshopper VB workshop @ Harvard GSD by Woo Jae Sung

2011-12-01T12:28:00.000-08:00

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Grasshopper VB workshop @ Harvard GSD
(Intermediate Landscape as Digital Media by David Mah)
Nov 18th 2011 / GH version 8.0052
PDF download (KOR)
Workshop Files download

Strip Morphologies by Zubin Khabazi (2011)

2011-11-04T15:59:00.000-07:00

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"After Weaving structures and Porous Shell Systems as generative design experiments, the third of the series ‘Generative Algorithms, Concepts and Experiments’ focused on Strip morphologies as a light weight material system for design. I hope this topic would be useful as a technique / system and be ‘Generative’ for your design purposes"

Generative Algorithms: Porous Shell by Zubin M Khabazi (2011)

2011-02-28T09:48:00.000-08:00

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Introduction by Zubin Khabazi

The idea behind the ‘Generative Algorithms, Concepts and Experiments’ is to explore design and algorithmic solutions through experiments rather than pure geometrical/algorithmic subjects. Using current design problems or ongoing researches, here the development of such subjects pursued with a parametric approach in Grasshopper/Rhino Environment.

This book is a part of a research that was accomplished as a master thesis in Architectural Association, Emergent Technologies and Design course under supervision of Michael Hensel, Mike Weinstock and Achim Menges. In this research, full study of a natural system combined with algorithmic solutions in form-finding techniques to develop an algorithmic design tool. Here just a brief summary of research plus its algorithmic parts reflected. The research titled ‘Algorithmic Morphogenesis’ which generally investigated the field of form generation in algorithmic/digital spaces based on natural processes of form generation in natural organisms.

Manual de Ejercicios de Grasshopper (2011) por Guillermo Ramirez + Miguel Vidal

2011-02-28T06:44:00.000-08:00

Conceptos básicos. Introducción: .Interfaz Gráfica. Objetos, Tipos y modos de visualización
Colecciones numéricas y tipos de datos: Dominios, rangos y series. Hilera y matriz de puntos. Funciones, Parábola y espiral. Paraboloide hiperbólico. Superficie por puntos – Miralles
Gestión de listas y condicionales: Ordenar una lista. Triangulación de una superficie. Panelización de una superficie.
Modelado Paramétrico: Monumento a los judíos de Europa. Estructura de la mediateca de Sendai

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Algoritmi Generativi by Zubin Khabazi (Italian Version 2011)

2011-02-06T16:11:00.000-08:00

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Edizione Italiana a cura di Antonino Marsala,

© 2010 Zubin Mohamad Khabazi Questo libro è prodotto e pubblicato in formato digitale per uso pubblico. Non è consentita la riproduzione totale o parziale senza il permesso dell'autore, eccetto per le revisioni.

Introduzione di Zubin Mohamad Khabazi

Avete mai giocato con il LEGO Mindstorms NXT robotic set? Bene, la modellazione associativa è qualcosa del genere. Se tutto inizia a diventare algoritmico e parametrico, perchè non anche l'architettura?.

Durante il mio master "Emergent Technologies and Design (EmTech)" presso l'Architectural Association (AA), ho deciso di condividere l'esperienza nell'ambito degli Algoritmi Generativi e nella modellazione parametrico-associativa con Grasshopper, che trovo essere una piattaforma molto potente per questo tipo

di progettazione.

In questa seconda edizione, così come ho modificato il nome da "Modellazione Algotmica" a "Algoritmi Generativi", ho provato ad aggiornare alcuni esperimenti e temi viste le modifiche che sono state apportate al progetto di Grasshopper, ancora in evoluzione. Spero che questi tutorial vi possano aiutare per capire meglio Grasshopper e gli algoritmi generativi. Mi sarebbe piaciuto aggiornarli, ma bisogna considerare che la maggior parte degli esperimenti e degli esempi sono stati fatti su una versione precedente del plug-in, quindi se trovate delle differenze potrebbe dipendere da questo.

Patrick S. Schumacher: The Autopoiesis of Architecture Vol 1

2011-01-23T16:32:00.000-08:00

"(...) Grasshopper seems to be winning out in the competitive struggle for domination as the preferred tool for scripting -at least in the avant-garde segment of the discipline- both on the diagrammatic level as well as on the level of concrete modelling. The great advantange of Grasshopper is that it transposes most of the scripting syntax into graphic network language. The system of parametric dependencies that organizes the internal variability and differentiation of the model can now be configured and manipulated via a second order diagram that controls the first order diagram or model. The fact that this new, crucial domain on design decisions -the choise and elaboration of systematic correlations between the variable elements of the design- is now brought back into the ambit of architecture's specialized medium of communication is perhaps the precondition for full-blown proliferation of parametric scripting techniques within archtiecture and the design disciplines." (Schumacher, 2011:354)

Methods: Voronoi and Delaunay

2011-01-01T20:46:00.000-08:00

GH Voronoi Diagram (2008) Dimitrie Stefanescu ghx
GH Voronoi Diagram (Update) (2008) Dimitrie Stefanescu ghx
Voronoi (video 2008) in {LAC} ghx by Dimitrie Stefanescu
Voronoi in GH (video 2008) {LAC}
Voronoi Diagram (2009) sac3 ghx
3D Voronoi in GH (2009) Dimitrie Stefanescu
Voronoi Tesellation on surface (forum 2009)
Voronoi on organic surface (forum 2010) ghx
Voronoi/Dalaunay diagram on non-planar surface (forum 2010) ghx

Methods: Curves

2011-01-01T18:56:00.000-08:00

Generating a Spiral (2D) (video 2008) Designalyze
Spiral Structure (3D) (2008) paramod2 wrm
Spiral Revisited (3D) (2008) wrm
Cornu spiral in GH (2008) Mårten Nettelbladt zip
Helix Testing (2008) Mårten Nettelbladt ghx
Spiral generated in GH (video 2009)
Basic Spirals (2009) Hyoung-gul Kook pdf
Density Spiral (2009) Hyoung-gul Kook pdf
Deforming Spiral (2009) Hyoung-gul Kook pdf
Project: The Spiral (2009) Hyoung-gul Kook
Spiral Staircase (video 2009)
Single curved Cone Strip (2009) Mårten Nettelbladt ghx
Catenaria Arch from Height (2009) Giulio Piacentino ghx
Catenary curve through three points (2009) Giulio Piacentino ghx
2D Offset curve (2010) Jacek Jaskólski ghx video
Elastica curves in GH (2010) Mårten Nettelbladt ghx video
Bending curves inside two circles (2010) Mårten Nettelbladt ghx
GH to calculate the incline of curving ramps (2010) Anti-Kitsch gxh

Methods: Phyllotaxis

2011-01-01T17:26:00.000-08:00

GH Diagram for the phyllotaxis pattern generation (2009) Sean
Reinterpretation of the phyllotaxis pattern and the extract of its typology (2009) Sean
Phyllotaxis Tower (2009) Ernesto Bueno
Phyllotaxis System 5b (2010) Davide del Giudice ghx
Phyllotaxis 2D pattern (2010) Alesio Enrioli/Co-de-iT ghx
Phyllotaxis Growth (2010) Alesio Enrioli/Co-de-iT ghx

Methods: Excel / Open Office Calc

2011-01-01T17:08:00.000-08:00

Streaming Data From GH to MS Excel (video 2008) Designalyze
Excel Script Definitions (2009) McNeel IMG1 IMG2 zip
GH Excel Part 1 (2009) Damien Alomar/Liquid Tectonics
GH Excel Part 2 (2009) Damien Alomar/Liquid Tectonics
GH Excel Part 2b (2009) Damien Alomar/Liquid Tectonics
GH Scripting 4: Excel CXN Components (2009) LaN ghx/xls
GH points into Revit Conceptual Mass (2010) Nathan Miller
Grasshopper Space Planner (2010) LMN Tech Studio zip
GH to Excel exporter (2010) LMN Tech Studio zip
Export to Excel (2010) in Parametricmodel by Daniel Davis ghx
Sagrada Familia / Excel / GH (2010) Daniel Davis/nzarchitecture
Streaming Data From GH to Excel (2010) Designalyze
How to read and write files to Excel (2010) Designalyze
Excel+GH (2010) David Mans/Neoarchaic ghx
GH-Excel Suite (2011) David mans/Neoarchaic ghx
Export to Excel (Video 2009) DigitalToolBox
Conection between GH and Excel (Video 2009)
GH Entrada de Datos en Excel (Video 2010) SEEDestudio
GH, Excel, Maya, Mel (2010) softlabnyc 3dm ghx csv mb mel
Excel to GH01 (2010) Davide del Giudice

Open Office Calc / wikipedia
GH connection to OpenOffice (2009) LaN 0.6.0043 0.6.0019

Methods: Unroll / Unfold / Flat panels

2011-01-01T16:37:00.000-08:00

Unrolling Surfaces in GH (2009) Chris Chalmers ghx 3dm
Fabricating a Surface Panelization (2009) Designalyze
The torus: Slice (2009) Nathan Miller
Quadrangular Flat Panels in GH (2009) Nathan Miller ghx
Paneling Tools (2009) Andres Gonzales/McNeel Miami
Unroll Surface (2009) Andres Gonzales/McNeel Miami
Origami Folding (2009) Hyoung-gul Kook pdf
Vertical Folding (2009) Hyoung-gul Kook pdf
Horizontal Folding (2009) Hyoung-gul Kook pdf
Origami Making a New Ground (2009) Hyoung-gul Kook
Surface Panel and Unroll (2009) Luis Fraguada ghx
Proliferative folding (2010) Hyoung-gul Kook pdf
Tessellated Folding (2010) Hyoung-gul Kook pdf
Unroll Ruled Surfaces in GH (2010) Andrew Heumann ghx 3dm
Unfolding polygons definition (2010) Tectonicas Digitales ghx
GH Surface to planar triangles (2010) imade BSU ghx/3dm
CHROMAtex Step by step (2010) softlabnyc ghx 3dm video
Unfolding Surface Strips (2011) Andrew Heumann
Unfolding Polygons Definitions (2011) Francisco Calvo+Katherine Cáceres ghx

Methods: Images on surfaces

2011-01-01T16:23:00.000-08:00

Circle Pattern 05 (2008) Davide del Giudice
Image mapping on mesh (2009) Ted Nagai ghx video
Image fabrication: Thanksgiving Turkey (2009) Nathan Miller ghx
Displacing meshes with an image map (2010) Andrew Heumann

Methods: Objects covering Surfaces

2011-01-01T16:19:00.000-08:00

Component population on mesh (2009) Ted Ngai ghx video
Stereographic Projection (2009) Ted Ngai ghx
Mapping Projections (2009) Ted Ngai ghx
Planar hexagon panels (2009) Luis Fraguada ghx
Geodesic Sphere in a hex grid (2009) Ted Ngai ghx

Methods: Loft

2011-01-01T10:45:00.000-08:00

Parametric Pavillion (2009) nCodon images
Move and Loft (video 2009) DigitalToolBox
Cull pattern and curve on surface (video 2009) DigitalToolBox

Methods: Grid Shell

2011-01-01T09:26:00.000-08:00

Grillage Fabrication (Forum 2009) images rar
Grillage Fabrication Radial (2010) in fancywires ghx
Grillage Fabrication (2010) in fancywires ghx
Waffle Part 1 (Video 2009) DigitalToolBox
Waffle Part 2 (Video 2009) DigitalToolBox
Waffle Part 3 (Video 2009) DigitalToolBox
Waffle Part 4 (Video 2009) DigitalToolBox
Waffle Part 5 (Video 2009) DigitalToolBox
Waffle Part 6 (Video 2009) DigitalToolBox
Waffle Part 7 (Video 2009) DigitalToolBox
Rib Builder (Forum 2009)
Fabrication of a GridShell Structure (Video 2010) Chau, Khosravi, Truong

Methods: Mathematical Operations (Videos)

2011-01-01T09:17:00.000-08:00

Simple Math Operations (video 2009) Digital Toolbox
Basic Maths for GH: Degrees to Radians (2010) Xan Maning

Methods: Attractors

2011-01-01T08:28:00.000-08:00

Patterning with two attractor points (video 2008) David Fano
GH Multiple Attractors (2008) Dimitrie Stefanescu ghx
Multiple Attractors Revisited (2009) Dimitrie Stefanescu ghx
Polyline Attractor: GH Definition 3 (2009) Alex Hogrefe ghx
Sphere Attractors (2009) Alex Hogrefe ghx 3dm video
GH Polyline Attractors (video 2009) Alex Hogrefe
Brick rotation is influenced by an attraction point (2009) Luis Fraguada ghx
Attractors Field II (2009) Marco Vanucci/OpenSystems
Attractor Field II (2009) in Nous Gallery by Marco Manucci
Multipoint Attractor on mesh (2009) Ted Nagai ghx video
Polyline Attractor (2009) Morphocode zip
Voronoi Attractor (2009) Björn Förstberg/bfxlog ghx
One curve attractor (forum 2009) ghx ghx
Attractor curve with dispatch (video 2009) DigitalToolBox
Attractor with one curve (video 2009) DigitalToolBox
Attractor with two curves (video 2009) DigitalToolBox
Attractor on a surface (video 2009) DigitalToolBox
Hexagonal Field (2009) Alessio Erioli/Co-de-iT zip 3dm
Attractor Vector Information (2010) Alessio Erioli/Co-de-iT rar
GH Attractor Introduction (2010) modeLab zip
Attractor Multiple Points w/Metadata (2010) modeLab zip
Urbanism GH Attractor Technique (2010) Roger Cooper/Avaganda
GH SIN curve manipulation with attractor point (video 2010) Krysztofiak/Spinelli
Peter de Jong Attractor 02 (2010) Davide del Giudice ghx
Hexagonal Field (2011) Tectónicas Digitales ghx

Methods: Tessellations

2011-01-01T07:47:00.000-08:00

Tessellation (2009) Nathan Miller
Subdividing (2009) modeLab ghx
Tessellation in GH (Beijing Watercube) (2010) ghx 3dm

Generative Algorithms Concepts and Experiments Weaving by Zubin Khabazi (2010)

2010-06-13T11:26:00.000-07:00

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The book is the first of a series which is aimed to develop different concepts in the field of Generative Algorithms and Parametric Design. The first one concentrated on Weaving as a generative concept in design both in method and experiment/tool.

TOC: 1. Generative Algorithms, Concepts and Experiments 1 Waeving (5); 1.1 Introduction (5); 1.2 Weaving (6); 2. Loom Project (9); 2.1 Where should start? (9); 2.2 How should weave? (10); 2.3 The Loom Algorithm (11); 3.Jacquard Weave (20); 3.1 Jacquard Loom (20); 3.2 Principles of Operation in a Jacquard Loom (21); 3.3 Jacquard Loom Project (21); 3.3 1 Pattern of Weaving (21); 3.3.2 Target Space/Form of Weaving (29); 3.3.3 Plotting Points onto Target Surface (31); 3.3.4 Weaving Target surface by Pattern (34); 3.3.5 Yarn Geometry Generation (46); 4 Conclusion (54); Notes (55)

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Matemáticas esenciales para diseño computacional (2010)

2010-05-31T09:38:00.000-07:00

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Versión en español del manual de Rajaa Issa ‘Essential Mathematics for Computational Design‘.
Traducción de José Luis y Fernando García del Castillo y López.

Grasshopper Stories With David Rutten and AA Students

2010-05-12T12:04:00.000-07:00

Link to video
Computing Architectural Concepts: David Rutten/Grasshopper
12 May, 2010, 13:00-15:00 :: Running time: 90 mins

‘Can the dichotomy between obsessive tooling and strong design agenda be overcome? Can innovative software like Grasshopper be the ideal platform to marry computation, creativity and ecologic thinking? What can be done to accelerate the process?’

This lecture by Grasshopper developer David Rutten and some of his independent collaborators will engage with these questions, introducing the history and ideas behind this novel parametric modelling software as well as some of its experimental future plug-ins operating at the borderline of geometry, mathematics, physics and biology.

The lecture has been curated by Marco Poletto (Inter10 Unit Master) and is part of the Advanced Conceptual Design Workshop series held by ecoLogicStudio in London.

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Generative Algorithms by Zubin Khabazi (2010)

2010-04-25T14:03:00.000-07:00

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© 2010 Zubin Mohamad Khabazi This book produced and published digitally for public use. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without permission from the author, except in the context of reviews.

"This new edition of previously ‘Algorithmic Modelling’ and now ‘Generative Algorithms’ is prepared due to my worldwide Grasshopper friends’ questions and correspondence and also changes which were happened in Plug-in. Since Grasshopper is a work-in-progress project and improves and changes rapidly, it seems necessary to upgrade the book in this moment (and I am not totally sure by the time you receive it, another upgrade is needed or not!). You should consider that most of the experiments have been done by previous versions of the plug-in but I tried to update them wherever needed and I am sure that if you faced any difference, you can find your way through. The main concept of the book is to focus on some geometrical and architectural problems and projects and to develop the understanding of Generative Algorithms, parametric modelling, based on design experiments instead of describing pure math or geometry. To do so, in most cases I assumed that you already know the basic understanding of ingredients of discussions and I would not go through the definition of the ‘degree of a curve’ although I will touch some, whenever necessary."

Grasshopper Learning Material by Woo Jae Sung (2010)

2010-04-09T13:59:00.000-07:00

Grasshopper Workshop by Woo Jae Sung,
April 10th / GH version 6.0059 Syracuse Architecture
(zip 2.6m) session1 (zip 9.9m) session2 and working files(zip 0.2m)

Part 1

Part 2

Grasshopper aplicado al diseño de arquitectura (2009) by Guillermo Ramirez + Miguel Vidal

2010-04-09T11:28:00.000-07:00

Blog frikearq (España)
Guillermo Ramírez, Authorized Rhino Trainer, estudiante de Arquitectura en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, actualmente becado en la Escuela de Arquitectura de Chalmers University of Technology, Gotemburgo.

Miguel Vidal, Authorized Rhino Trainer, estudiante de Proyecto de Fin de Carrera en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, actualmente becario de la asignatura del Departamento de Proyectos Arquitectónicos, Proyectos de Arquitectura Paramétrica, enmarcado en un Proyecto de Innovación Educativa de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.
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Basic maths for Grasshopper: Degrees to Radians by Xan Maning

2010-04-08T14:18:00.000-07:00

This is just a tip for people who are starting out with Grasshopper for Rhinoceros and are not particularly from a math background. There is a primer for maths in Grasshopper written by Rajaa Issa called “Essential Mathematics for Computational Design” which is excellent but it is teaching to a level that is equivalent to A-Level mathematics in the UK. To get the most out of Grasshopper you ideally need to be at this level, especially when working with vectors and going into VB scripting however it is something you can pick up with the help of such great primers. Blog by Xan Maning / Rantomatic

Grasshopper Manual (2009) by Woo Jae Sung

2010-04-07T13:23:00.000-07:00

Grasshopper Workshop at Cornell Architecture by Woo Jae
For designers who are exploring new shapes using generative algorithms. (September, 9, 2009)
Blog Resources

Grasshopper VB Scripting Primer (2009) by Dr. Patrick Janssen

2010-04-06T16:04:00.000-07:00

Dr. Patrick Janssen, Department of Architecture at the National University of Singapore.
Contact Information:
Dept of Architecture National University of Singapore, Singapore 117566
Tel: (65) 65163483; fax: (65) 67793078; Email: patrick.janssen@nus.edu.sg

Grasshopper VB Scripting Primer (16th March, 2009)

Grasshopper VB Scripting Primer V2 (23rd March, 2009)

Essential Mathematics For Computational Design By Rajaa Issa (2010)

2010-03-09T18:12:00.000-08:00

Essential Mathematics for Computational Design introduces design professionals to foundation mathematical concepts that are necessary for effective development of computational methods for 3D modeling and computer graphics. This is not meant to be a complete and comprehensive resource, but rather an overview of the basic and most commonly used concepts. PDF

Algorithmic Modelling with Grasshopper (2009)

2010-02-03T08:48:00.000-08:00

Zubin Mohamad Khabazi, architecture student in London, at the Architectural Association (AA), has published an on-line book of his design experiments in architecture called ‘Algorithmic Modelling with Grasshopper’.

Grasshopper Primer Spanish Editon

2009-11-09T08:40:00.000-08:00

Segunda Edición por Andrew Payne y Rajaa Issa. Traducido al español con la colaboración de

Francisco Calvo y Katherine Caceres :: Miembros del Grupo DUM-DUM - www.tectonicasdigitales.com

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Manual de Grasshopper VersionEspañol (13.3mb enlace a Megaupload)
Colección de archivos Rhino y Grasshopper para desarrollar el manual.
Archivos de apoyo.rar (click derecho y seleccione ‘Guardar enlace como’)

Grasshopper BLOG & WIKIs

2009-07-31T19:02:00.000-07:00

Atelier nGai (2008) Ted Ngai
BFXlog (2009) Björn Förstberg
Co-de-iT (2008) Alessio Erioli
decod.es (2009) Pratt Institute
Digital Tool Box (2009) Scott Leinweber/Tam Tran
DesignReform (2008) David Fano
Designlyze (2008) Zack & Jennifer Downey
disContinuum (2009)
Fancywires (2010)
Ferdinand Facklam (2011) Parametric Methods PDF
Generic Explorations (2009) Ljiljana Petrusevski / Arsenije Vladisavljevic / Mirjana Devetakovic / Bojan Mitrović / Milana Dabic
Geometric Gym (2009) Jonathan Mirtschin
Grasshopper Tools (2009) Giulio Piacentino
Grasshopper Visual Introduction (2009) McNeel+Andres Gonzalez
Grasshopper Visual Introduction Videos (2009) McNeel Miami
Grasshopper Generativo Modeling for Rhino (2009) McNeel+Scott Davidson
Grasshopper Google Groups (2008)
Grasshopper Main Page 1 (2009) McNeel
LAN Live Architecture Network (2008)
{LAC} (2008)
Lift Architects (2008) Andrew Payne
Liquid Tectonics (2009) Damien Alomar
Live Components (2010) Hyoung-gul Kook
MADEinCALIFORNIA (2008) Davide del Giudice
modelLab (2009)
Neoarchaic (2010)
nCodon (2008) Bojana Vuksanovic / Peter Guthrie / Pierre Forissier / Shane Gregoran
Parametric Model (2009)
Paramod (2008) Karl Daubmann
The Proving Ground (2009) Nathan Miller
Urban Future Organization (2010) Dirk Anderson+Eduardo de Oliveira

Handbooks / Manual / Intro

2009-06-27T19:49:00.000-07:00

Interface Explained (2008) McNeel
Interface Explained (2008) Wiki McNeel
Grasshopper/Manual (PDF 6.6 Mb) by Andrew Payne
Grasshopper Visual Introduction Andres Gonzalez, McNeel Miami
Primer-2nd Edition (English, 2009) Andrew Payne (PDF)
Primer-2nd Edition (Japanese, 2009) Payne/Atsuo Nakajima (PDF)
Primer-2nd Edition (Chinese, 2009) Payne/Wu Di (PDF)
Rhino Grasshopper intro Part 1 (2009) David Fano
Rhino Grasshopper intro Part 2 (2009) David Fano
Rhino Grasshopper Tutorial (2009) Woo Jae (PDF)
Cornell University Workshop (2009) Woo Jae (PDF) (ZIP)
Grasshopper VB Scripting Primer (2009) Patrick Janssen
Algorithmic Modeling with Grasshopper (2008) Mohamad Khabazi (PDF)
GH Class Dictionary decod.es
GH Interface decod.es
GH Scripting decod.es

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2009-03-01T11:33:00.000-08:00

Grasshopper 0.6.0012 or Zip work in progress Notes
Grasshopper 0.6.0006
Grasshopper 0.5.0099 Rhinocero 4.0 SR5b
Grasshopper 0.5 for Rhinoceros 4.0 SR4