From Zero to Hero: Grasshopper for Modern Engineering Design

Parametric Design with Grasshopper, Create powerful algorithms to automate your design analysis, BOQ and models - Part 1

What you'll learn
- Understand the concept of parametric design and create a parametric object
- Define an algorithm by identifying your goal, your parameters and your method
- Get familiar with Rhino and Grasshopper Interface and be able to navigate comfortably
- Manipulate points, vectors, lines, curves, surfaces, BReps by creating them, moving them, deconstructing them and sorting them
- Develop your own parametric pier with a rectangular section with chamfers

Requirements
- No programming experience needed
- Mathematic fundamentals and especially 3D vectors

Description
Important note: This Grasshopper course is not a general course teaching each and every aspect of Grasshopper and its components. It is structured to teach you the most important features to level up yourengineering design skills. Exercises and explanations are based on feedbacks from past engineers I have taught to, making computational design accessible to beginners and non-coding-experienced engineers.  Its learning curve is optimized so you spend less time watching and more time practicing.

Welcome to my course!

Ready to push your engineering design skills to the next level ? Computational and parametric design is becoming a trend, and there is a reason why! Not only does it accelerate your design efficiency but it also allows you to consolidate your design even more.

While it can be difficult to penetrate the amazing world of Grasshopper, I can tell you that it's absolutely worth the effort.

As an engineer designing bridges, tunnels, culverts or even roads, highways, utilities, Grasshopper will be a gamechanger in your design routine. Equip yourself with the most trending tool of our industry and get ready to rank first in the efficiency ladder of your company.

Still not convinced?  You don't have any experience with coding or any algorithmic tool? Absolutely no worries, this course is made exactly for your situation!

In this course :

- I will expose what is the concept of computational and parametric design

- I will teach you what is an algorithm, how to create one step by step, how to optimize it and how to implement it

- I will help you familiarize yourself with Rhino and Grasshopper User interface through the menus, viewports and commands available

- I will explain gradually the different components and parameters when needed instead of bulk learning

- I will give definitions of Grasshopper types so that every block used makes sense

- I will help you master fully the fundamentals of Grasshopper which are, too often, underestimated and make you stagnate in your learning journey

- I will challenge the knowledge learnt during this course, ensuring that you leave with what you came for

- I will introduce the concept of List and data management

- I will help you create your first parametric object

- I will guide you creating your first parametric pier

Alright, if you made your choice, then let's dive in the amazing world of Grasshopper!

Note that this course is the part 1 of a long series of tutorials. As a student of this course, you will receive a special discount for the next parts to be uploaded!

This course is designed with PatchWork Laboratory, my company that helps engineers and engineering firms reach their full potential.

Who this course is for:
- Structural engineers curious about Grasshopper
- Geotechnical engineers curious about Grasshopper
- BIM modelers curious about Grasshopper
- BIM coordinators curious about Grasshopper
- BIM managers curious about Grasshopper
- Any design engineer curious about computational/parametric design
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