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How to interpret component colors in Grasshopper
From the course: Learning Grasshopper
How to interpret component colors in Grasshopper
- [Instructor] A key part of working in the Grasshopper interface is getting information about the components and our definitions based on color. I've got the exercise file, color-codes.gh open. Here we can see a few sets of components with different colors. Now components without errors or warnings will be displayed in a shade of gray. Like this line component, that's being fed by two construct point components. We'll see light gray for components like this line component. And that's telling me that the preview is enabled for this component. So that is to say, if a component outputs geometry it will show up in Rhino and I can see that line being formed here by the line component. Components that are shown in dark gray means they have their preview disabled. So that has to say, if they generate geometry we won't see it in the Rhino window. I can right click on a component and toggle that preview. Now I can see my…
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How to manage Grasshopper and Rhino windows simultaneously1m 40s
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Overview of the Grasshopper interface2m 37s
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How to open files in Grasshopper2m 21s
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How to use component tabs in Grasshopper1m 32s
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How to use Grasshopper's canvas4m 4s
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How to navigate component inputs and outputs in Grasshopper4m 25s
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How to use parameters in Grasshopper2m 20s
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How to interpret component colors in Grasshopper2m 13s
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How to set component input data locally in Grasshopper2m 6s
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How to set component input data through a direct connection in Grasshopper4m 18s
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How to set component input data from Rhino geometry in Grasshopper3m 34s
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How to detect and correct errors in your Grasshopper definitions2m 38s
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How to navigate large Grasshopper definitions4m 28s
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How to use fancy wire display in Grasshopper4m 22s
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How to adjust component display properties in Grasshopper4m 12s
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How to organize complex Grasshopper definitions with groups and clusters4m 37s
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How to speed up your workflow with canvas shortcuts in Grasshopper1m 55s
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How to use Grasshopper's Remote Control panel in Rhino3m 56s
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Saving and baking Grasshopper files4m 30s
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