Intro to section0:39
Length goal2:57
Demonstrate the simplest length goal in kangaroo for grasshopper by converting a five-unit line to three units with the linear goals and length line components, showing shrinkage from both ends.
Hooke's law7:30
Learn how Kangaroo 2 applies Hooke's law to balance two lines with length goals, using end points, strength sliders, and intersections to drive dynamic adjustments in Grasshopper.
First set6:12
Mesh plane to membrane6:16
Organise K2 output5:09
Adjust boundary3:07
Anchor targets3:40
Mesh goal2:44

Intro to Bending Active structures4:25
Useful to read:
https://elib.uni-stuttgart.de/bitstream/11682/124/1/Diss_Bending_Active_Structures_Julian_Lienhard.pdf
http://www.novelstructuralskins.eu/wp-content/uploads/documents/Other/Educational/COSTActionTU1303_Intro_Bending-active.pdf
https://mediatum.ub.tum.de/doc/1119641/281922.pdf
Rod10:26
Bamboo6:49
Rod Goal2:19
Gridshell7:16
Gridshell uplifting10:28
Link to the video -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87nhNg3ukk0
Geometry analysis13:41
Bending active plates6:14
Link to the reference project -> http://www.achimmenges.net/?p=4443

Useful to read:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289707025_Form-Finding_and_Design_Potentials_of_Bending-Active_Plate_Structures
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308112796_Bending-Active_Plates_Form_and_Structure
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321706976_Bending-Active_Plates_-_Strategies_for_the_induction_of_curvature_through_the_means_of_elastic_bending_of_plate-based_structures
http://papers.cumincad.org/data/works/att/acadia16_260.pdf
Plate mesh to surface3:02
Surface curvature8:23
Plate geometry analysis10:45
Evaluate plate curvature in kangaroo for grasshopper by mapping mean and Gordon curvature onto a colorized mesh using UV parameters and closest surface points.
Hybrids8:54
Link to the video -> https://vimeo.com/50066718

Requirements

Strong knowledge in Grasshopper (based on my other course)
Basic knowledge in ultra-lightweight structures (membranes, bending active etc.)

Description

Kangaroo is a powerful engine created by Daniel Piker to simulate different phenomena in Grasshopper.

Learn how to create goals of different nature to simulate your structures.

Get introduced to peculiar structures, such as:

Note: This course presumes that you already know Grasshopper.

Kangaroo logo from Food4rhino

Music credit: BenSound (creative minds)