Hi, Juan: I have same feeling sometimes. Thanks for posting a Q I want to asked too!
I like what David said "The actual language-syntax is only a small part of this process, far more important is the ability to break apart a problem into smaller chunks and a solid grip on how data is stored inside a system. " Isn't this what the daily task our architects face everyday. I here want to share with you my experiment with component Gradient in GH. My goal is to use Gradient to show each Grid color. By Breaking down the problem, i found the most interesting part is component sort. I used Sort to retrieve the Grid(start) and Grid(last) and use them to feed Component Gradient. Now I got the color. Hopefully this can help a little bit... GH: http://grasshopper3d.googlegroups.com/web/test_heightmap.ghx?gda=_n_jXkQAAAC19Ve3i4OoV9kZmG4Q4mscf6LP67pmT8Fm9ex_PJN2b2LkNB6FVP56WSlMCSfV-M9V6u9SiETdg0Q2ffAyHU-dzc4BZkLnSFWX59nr5BxGqA&gsc=oLX_ExYAAACyRrHJu5ktVEiSa4s2FPjXg-kXU5InE09W2o0GCSVgCQ screen Shot: http://grasshopper3d.googlegroups.com/web/test_heightMap.JPG?gda=KjGdAUQAAAC19Ve3i4OoV9kZmG4Q4mscf6LP67pmT8Fm9ex_PJN2b_yl2jkR1rL4rjuXJGJIJPBV6u9SiETdg0Q2ffAyHU-dzc4BZkLnSFWX59nr5BxGqA&gsc=oLX_ExYAAACyRrHJu5ktVEiSa4s2FPjXg-kXU5InE09W2o0GCSVgCQ On Feb 13, 11:05 am, Juan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi David ad Luis, > > Thanks for your answers guys. I think that you are right, its just > that sometimes I get a little frustrated with what I can't do. Guess > that I need more hard work :) > > Best, > Juan > > On Feb 13, 11:51 am, fraguada <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Juan, David... > > > David, actually I think what you said is quite helpful indeed. Many > > times I hear students saying that "I need a script" or "I need to do > > it in grasshopper" and I ask "why?" In reality, all they have failed > > to do is pick up a pen or pencil and go through what it is they really > > want to do. They only see the result they want to achieve, but do > > not, as you say, break it down into manegable pieces. So I ask you > > Juan...what is it that you want to do? From there will emerge > > possible geometric relationships and logics which could then be > > applied to the workflow. The searching on the internet wont do much > > good if you don't know what it is you are searching for. So you find > > an interesting function...so what? Its in the process...and while we > > can definitely accumulate knowledge and information, each process will > > have its own logic based on the application you chose. This will help > > in specifying the issue you are dealing with, and in this case, this > > google group can be quite helpful. > > > luis > > > On Feb 13, 10:45 am, David Rutten <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi Juan, > > > > I've read the Bentley book a while back at Siggraph. The graphics are > > > fantastic, but the explanations didn't go very deep. I'm afraid I > > > don't have any alternatives for you though, I suspect I picked up most > > > of geometry-sense while playing with Lego during ages 3~8. There must > > > be excellent books out there on geometry, but I think those will only > > > cultivate your factual knowledge, not your insight. > > > > Learning to use Grasshopper essentially amounts to the same thing as > > > learning to use any programming language. The actual language-syntax > > > is only a small part of this process, far more important is the > > > ability to break apart a problem into smaller chunks and a solid grip > > > on how data is stored inside a system. > > > > Sorry for being no help whatsoever, > > > David > > > > -- > > > David Rutten > > > [email protected] > > > Robert McNeel & Associates > > > > On Feb 13, 1:22 am, Juan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > I am no expert by any means, but since I was introduced to > > > > computational design in my master studies I have had the impression > > > > that the software that you are using is more or less irrelevant if you > > > > can articulate your ideas in a clear geometrical language. I have done > > > > scripting in maya, tried houdini for its procedural workflow and right > > > > know Im very interested in grasshopper. However I really feel like my > > > > geometrical language is seriously lacking when I see some of the > > > > projects that you guys generate. With this in mind I would like to > > > > risk it and ask how/where can I find information that can enable me to > > > > start thinking in a better way? I have seen the bentley geometry for > > > > architects book in my ex-office, but well its a bit expensive. Maybe > > > > there is a internet repository of algorithms or something similar that > > > > can help people like me, that did not have the luck to have a good > > > > partner/teacher willing to share this information and instead is > > > > trying to learn on his own based on web tutorials and the like. > > > > > Hope that I made sense. > > > > > Best, > > > > Juan
