Parametric Modelling (2 hrs)
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Intro
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01 | Build a Parametric model of a cantilevering shell
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2 | Generate design variations using mathematical functions
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3 | Manipulate a NURBS surface with an attractor point (distance function)
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4 | Manipulate a NURBS surface with ‘Graph Mapper’
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5 | Manipulate a NURBS surface with explicit functions
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6 | Manipulate a NURBS surface with multiple attractor points
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7 | Organise a Grasshopper definition
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8 | Manipulate a NURBS surface with attractor curves
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9 | Build a parametric model of an edge-supported shell
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10 | Combine multiple parametric transformations
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11 | Draw a flowchart (pseudo-code) to represent a parametric model
Information
| Primary software used | Grasshopper |
| Course | Parametric Modelling (2 hrs) |
| Primary subject | Parametric Modeling |
| Secondary subject | Optimization |
| Level | Beginner |
| Last updated | September 21, 2026 |
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Parametric Modelling (2 hrs)
The tutorial uses Grasshopper as the primary software and focuses on constructing a parametric model through the definition of variables, constraints, and geometric transformations. The resulting design variations provide a foundation for later performance analysis and optimisation exercises.
Tutorial Overview
Duration approx. 2 hrs.
The tutorial progressively covers:
- 01 | Build a Parametric model of a cantilevering shell
- 02 | Generate design variations using mathematical functions
- 03 | Manipulate a NURBS surface with an attractor point (distance function)
- 04 | Manipulate a NURBS surface with ‘Graph Mapper’
- 05 | Manipulate a NURBS surface with explicit functions
- 06 | Manipulate a NURBS surface with multiple attractor points
- 07 | Organise a Grasshopper definition
- 08 | Manipulate a NURBS surface with attractor curves
- 09 | Build a parametric model of an edge-supported shell
- 10 | Combine multiple parametric transformations
- 11 | Draw a flowchart (pseudo-code) to represent a parametric model
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01 | Build a Parametric model of a cantilevering shell
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2 | Generate design variations using mathematical functions
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3 | Manipulate a NURBS surface with an attractor point (distance function)
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4 | Manipulate a NURBS surface with ‘Graph Mapper’
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5 | Manipulate a NURBS surface with explicit functions
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6 | Manipulate a NURBS surface with multiple attractor points
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7 | Organise a Grasshopper definition
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8 | Manipulate a NURBS surface with attractor curves
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9 | Build a parametric model of an edge-supported shell
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10 | Combine multiple parametric transformations
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11 | Draw a flowchart (pseudo-code) to represent a parametric model
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