Workshops - Pioneer: Python for Grasshopper in AutoCAD

Unlock the full power of Grasshopper for AutoCAD with Python, driven from AutoCAD with Rhino.Inside. Rhino 8's script components run CPython3, so you write standard Python 3 while reaching straight into the .NET APIs behind RhinoCommon and AutoCAD. Three parts of practical exercises build the core competencies for scripting in Grasshopper, working familiarity with the Rhino and AutoCAD APIs, and the packaging skills to apply both to your existing workflows.

AutoCAD + Rhino.Inside + Grasshopper

Also available for Revit + Dynamo · Revit + Grasshopper

What you'll build

Write automation that nodes alone can’t

Move beyond visual programming to script directly against the Rhino and AutoCAD APIs, then package what you build as reusable components your whole team can use, all driven from AutoCAD with Rhino.Inside.

What you'll cover

  • Python 3 fundamentals for Grasshopper
  • Setting up the scripting environment
  • Scripting geometry and data
  • Working with the AutoCAD document model
  • Extending definitions with code
  • Reusable, custom components

Who it's for

Grasshopper users in AutoCAD ready to start coding.

Three parts

  1. 1

    Python fundamentals

    Syntax, libraries, and setting up the scripting environment.

  2. 2

    Python & the APIs

    Scripting geometry and data with RhinoCommon, driven from AutoCAD with Rhino.Inside.

  3. 3

    Packaging components

    Turn Python scripts into reusable, shareable Grasshopper components.

A look inside

2 days · Live online · Max 14 places

£749 + VAT

per person

  • Live, instructor-led — never pre-recorded
  • Certificate of attendance
  • 90 days' step-by-step guide access

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