Hi Pax, RhinoScript has a wholly different target group than Grasshopper. Some stuff is easier in GH, but RhinoScript is more powerful. It allows for really intricate algorithms. Since both platforms are still being actively developed, and since RhinoScript has at least an 8 year head start, I doubt Grasshopper will ever catch up.
I don't think that learning scripting is really ever a waste of time. It is a massively useful tool for anybody who is using Rhino on a day- to-day basis. Also, I suspect we'll see script and plugin development moving towards each other in the near future. -- David Rutten Robert McNeel & Associates. On Oct 22, 3:34 pm, Pax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi David, > > Thanks for the *.txt! The thing is that I need to get to grips with > all of this within a week, hopefully a fortnight... Will Grasshopper > have matured sufficiently in that time to merit me not "devoting" a > portion of my lifespan to studying rhinoscript? ;) > > Many thanks for the description of what this scripting is all about > and how the types differ from one another! > > Pax > > On Oct 22, 12:39 pm, David Rutten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > For some reason Google Groups doesn't like my response, because it > > will consistently refuse to post it. > > I added a textfile with my thoughts on the matter > > here:http://grasshopper3d.googlegroups.com/web/VBvsCSDiscussion.txt?gsc=-i... > > > -- > > David Rutten > > Robert McNeel & Associates > > > On Oct 21, 6:06 pm, Pax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Dear all, > > > > As an office of structural engineers, in Madrid, we might be looking > > > into expanding our scripting knowledge. This would be entirely > > > orientated towards expanding the usefulness of Rhino from early > > > project development stages, using Grasshopper. > > > > In order to maximise the potential of this most amazingly awesomely > > > powerful tool, we would need to train up a few staff members in visual > > > basic (and C#?). My question would be, what exactly should be studied, > > > is visual basic the same no matter what it is applied to, or is there > > > a more specific "sub-branch" of VB for Rhino/Grasshopper? > > > > And if anyone has any information as to where such a course may be > > > obtained from within Madrid, please share! David, do you have any > > > friends in the Madrid area who would be interested in giving such a > > > course? In-house could be accomodated also, probably, if you wanted to > > > take a trip here, hint hint, nudge nudge... :P > > > > Many thanks! > > > Pax- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -
