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How to organize complex Grasshopper definitions with groups and clusters
From the course: Learning Grasshopper
How to organize complex Grasshopper definitions with groups and clusters
- [Instructor] Grasshopper definitions, can quickly get pretty complex and it can be difficult to keep track of which components are where and what they're all supposed to be doing. Luckily, there are two easy techniques for keeping your definitions organized, grouping and clustering. Go ahead and zoom in with our middle mouse wheel to the beginning of our algorithm. And here we can see two groups. Groups offer the visual highlight of a colored background, like you can see here, with this Move & Explode group, as well as a title, which can help us understand what those components are doing as they work together. Groups are also an easy way, to be able to select multiple components at the same time and move them around the canvas. Just like with individual components, I can right click on a group. That gives me a contextual menu, where I can do things like adjust the title, adjust the style, the outline, ungroup…
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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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