Essential Algorithms and Data Structures for Grasshopper

• Introduction
• Algorithms and Data
  • 1.1 Algorithmic design
  • 1.2 Algorithms parts
  • 1.3 Designing algorithms: the 4-step process
  • 1.4 Data
  • 1.5 Data sources
  • 1.6 Data types
  • 1.7 Processing Data
  • 1.8 Pitfalls of algorithmic design
  • 1.9 Tutorials: algorithms and data
• Introduction to Data Structures
  • 2.1 Overview
  • 2.2 Generating lists
  • 2.3 List operations
  • 2.4 List matching
  • 2.5 Tutorials: data structures
• Advanced Data Structures
  • 3.1 The Grasshopper data structure
  • 3.2 Generating trees
  • 3.3 Tree matching
  • 3.4 Traversing trees
  • 3.5 Basic tree operations
  • 3.6 Advanced tree operations
  • 3.7 Tutorials: advanced data
• Download full PDF and GH examples

Python Scripting in Grasshopper

• Create Script Component
• First Script
• Script Inputs and Outputs
• Edit Script
• Run Scripts
• Debugging Scripts
• Using Packages
• Editor Features
• Grasshopper Scripting: Python
• Creating Global Sticky Variables
• Node in Code from Python
• Custom GhPython Baking Component
• Grasshopper data trees and Python
• GhPython Common Questions and Answers

C# Scripting in Grasshopper

• C# Component in Grasshopper
• C# Programming Basics
• RhinoCommon Geometry
• Design Algorithms

Grasshopper Plugins

• What is a Grasshopper Component?
• Installing Tools (Windows, Mac)
• Your First Component (Windows, Mac)
• Developer samples on GitHub
• Developer discussions on Discourse
• Distributing a Grasshopper Plug-In with the Package Manager

Plugin Fundamentals

• Simple Component
• Simple Mathematics Component
• Simple Geometry Component
• Simple Data Types
• Simple Parameters

In Depth

• Grasshopper Data Types
• Multi-threaded components
• The Why and How of Data Trees
• Grasshopper Icons

Advanced

• List Components
• Extending the GUI
• Task Capable Components
• Custom Attributes
• Code-Driven File IO
• Custom Component Options
• Components with a variable number of parameters