Direct Sun Hours

In this Grasshopper tutorial, you can learn how to calculate the direct sun hours on a boundary around a building using the Ladybug plugin.

Ladybug Sunpath

In this Grasshopper example file, you can use the Ladybug Sun Path component to simulate the shadow of a building.

Parametric Shade

In this Grasshopper tutorial for beginners, we will create a parametric shade for a series of rectangular windows and then analyze their shadow projection using the Ladybug plugin.

Parametric Ramp Railing

In this grasshopper example file, you can Create a Spherical Helix Curve around a Ramp and then use the Dendro Plugin to create a Parametric Railing for it.

Kinetic Facade

In this grasshopper example file You can design a kinetic facade based on a series of rotating panels. These panels can rotate according to a point attractor or the location of sun (Ladybug Plugin).

Radiation Analysis Grasshopper3d Ladybug

Radiation Analysis

In this grasshopper definition, first we model a parametric tower, then we use the Ladybug plugin and do a radiation analysis for the tower. The city we chose for this analysis is Chicago.

Sun Path Circles Grasshopper3d Definition Ladybug Plugin

Sun Path Circles

In this grasshopper definition, we will use the Ladybug Plugin to import the sun path based on an epw file and the n rotate a series of circles towards the sun.

Ladybug Plugin Grasshopper3d Tutorial

Ladybug Intro

In this tutorial, we are going to teach you how to use the Ladybug Plugin from scratch.

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