LunchBox – The Past, Present, and Future of Grasshopper’s Most Downloaded Plugin

We loved reading this story from Nate, the founder of Proving Ground, about the humble beginnings of what has become the most downloaded plugin for Rhino/Grasshopper.

What began in 2010 as a collection of tools to help Nate (in his words) "keep his head above water" has evolved into a hefty collection of tools, hence the name, Lunchbox.

Most recently, LunchBox has added:

• Massing. A collection of tools for developing basic building masses using area and floor level constraints. These were originally developed to support rapid masterplan studies.

• Shell Brep. This simple utility exposes a Rhinocommon method for developing solid Brep shells from a solid. This component has proven extremely useful for 3D printing.

• String Distance. Compare how ‘close’ two strings are. The distance value can be used to score a list of labels against a standard list. This is great for supporting the remediation of poorly labeled data sets.

Read (or listen) to the full story on the Proving Ground blog.

Parametric Footwear Texture by Cademy xyz

Parametric Footwear Texture

by Cademy xyz

Cademy xyz's Parametric Footwear Texture online course offers a comprehensive guide to mastering Rhino and Grasshopper to create advanced parametric textures in footwear sole design.

The course includes 14 pre-recorded lessons covering 3D scan import, NURBS modeling, and attractor textures using LunchBox.

You'll also learn to prepare designs for 3D printing and digital fabrication, enhancing your portfolio with three unique texture variations. Additional resources include Rhino, Grasshopper, KeyShot files, and 3D printable .stl files.

"In this workflow, we will create advanced parametric textures for footwear soles using Rhino 3D, apply complex attractor patterns (3 variations) with Grasshopper (LunchBox). Learn to export for 3D printing and rendering in KeyShot. This is a fantastic opportunity to deepen your knowledge of essential 3D modeling tools for footwear design and enhance your portfolio. Please register to access our recorded workflow course and download Rhino/GH exercise files."

Explore Cademy's new Parametric Footwear Texture tutorial.

Enroll today for €75 and gain access to on-demand videos, enabling you to learn at your own pace.

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