Yesterday, we got a positive complaint from a couple of customers, asking why we give our focus more on architects than engineers, for Grasshopper subject. I asked back about few questions, and mostly what kind of their work that Grasshopper might be able to help them. After some short answers, they pointed on creating parts and some variants. I said to them it might a be a good idea to start addressing how they could adopt Grasshopper alongside Rhino which they use it daily.
Once home, I tried to reconstruct some samples I got from the web, and managed to get 2 samples, finished. However, I feel that my Grasshopper skill is already getting rusty
Thanks @kiteboardshaper. I should keep on practicing on generative part modeling then. Just to keep my head with GH algorithms sharp. Sometimes, I feel that I’m getting older and the logic may start to deteriorate
With just Rhino direct modeling, the uploaded screenshot model took me less than 10 mins. However, with GH, It took me around 30 mins to complete Just to relieve myself, I keep on telling myself that it took more time to set the integers, expressions and so on, rather than just simply point and shoot with radius, length, etc. in direct modeling hope it’s right.
Indeed Martin. The objective of my customers is to create some variants with different dimensions so they could save time and effort to do so.
Also, I found that interacting with different values in Remote Control is slightly slower, compares to interacting with the same values directly in Grasshopper.
Just curious, with all the bells and whistles of the latest gen CPUs and GPUs, why this thing still happen. My be some optimizations are required for the connection between the UI and the variables. I’m no programming person.
There are some fundamental issues with the RCP - Remote Control Panel - that are unlikely ever to be fixed. David Rutten has moved onto Grasshopper 2 development and no other McNeel dev has looked at RCP in years.
There are several alternative graphical user interface builders available for Grasshopper however, including my own DKUI:
As @martinsiegrist said, GH is not really the right route if you know the size and shape of your design and just need that single item. In this case modelling directly in Rhino is faster. However, clients (including yourself) rarely know the full scope of their needs up front, and taking the time to define your item in GH usually pays back quickly as the design revision requests come in.
Just to relieve myself, I keep on telling myself that it took more time to set the integers, expressions and so on, rather than just simply point and shoot with radius, length, etc. in direct modeling 
