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Menu Functions

Yu Chieh Victor Lin edited this page Apr 3, 2024 · 1 revision

Copy Wires

Copies wires from one component param to another param.

  1. Initial a rewire Ctrl+Shift+LMB
  2. Instead of letting go of LMB to complete the rewire, press Alt key to copy the wire.

! Before letting go of Ctrl+Shift+LMB, more the cursor away from the param, otherwise a rewire will be initiated.

Function can be toggled on/off in menu, shortcut can also be set in Grasshopper preferences.

Break Wires

Quickly disconnects wires.

  1. Press Ctrl+Shift and drag with LMB to
  2. Hightlight the wires you wish to disconnect
  3. Wires disconnect when you let go of LMB.

Function can be toggled on/off in menu, shortcut can also be set in Grasshopper preferences.

Clean Canvas

Removed all placeholder component and/or invisible groups (bifocal/parachute)

  1. Trigger from menu or use default shortcut of Ctrl+Shift+C
  2. Answer the dialog boxes accordingly

Shortcut can also be modified in Grasshopper preferences.
Test file can be downloaded here: placeholderExample.gh

Rename Group

Renames the selected groups, allows for multiline names.

  1. Select groups, it's fine if other components are also selected.
  2. Trigger from menu of use default shortcut of Ctrl+Shift+R

Shortcut can also be modified in Grasshopper preferences.

Group Presets

Allows quick creation of groups with predefined style, colour and group name.

  1. Configure your presets on first use
  2. Select components to group
  3. Trigger the preset using the menu or by using custom shortcuts

! Shortcuts can be configured for each preset in Grasshopper preferences, but they're not defined by default.

Create Snippet

Creates a User Object that contains multiple components without the need of a cluster.

  1. Select the components for the snippet
  2. Trigger the creation using the menu or by using custom shortcuts
  3. Edit the information as needed
  4. Press OK and a multi-component User Object is created

! Shortcut can be configured in Grasshopper preferences.

Extract Icon

Saves the icon of a component as png on the desktop

  1. Select the component
  2. Trigger the function using the menu or by using custom shortcuts

! Shortcut can be configured in Grasshopper preferences.

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