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How to manage a big definition? Any tips?

Hi all! Text version. I’m working on a big project. I’m creating a complex object and its molds directly with grasshopper. I cannot post the definition… Almost everything is parametrized. As I want each user interaction to be decently smooth, I’ve divided the definition in “steps”. Each step have its own parameters, message/warning panels, geometry previews and outputs. While the step is “on edit” the previews will be enabled, and all the subsequent steps will be completely disabled. Whe…

Annoyances and tips for Grasshopper version control / development

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has tips & tricks to share for companies that are using grasshopper in house, and develop workflows with multiple contributors. When a new flow is created, it starts off nicely structured and clustered up where necessary. After a certain time, the latest version looks like a big bowl of spaghetti. Bugsolving at this stage is like opening a can of worms and finding a needle in a haystack. Annoyances: Spaghetti code → Distributing SnappingGecko for cleaner alig…

Grasshopper best practices

Hey guys, I was wondering if you could share screenshots of your neatest, most organised script and discuss the best practices when organizing your scripts. I understand that there isn’t a Pep8 like standard for Grasshopper but maybe we can build a repository of ideas on how to write scripts that can be easily shared and understood? (I am a student and I work primarily with Grasshopper and feel that this could be such a huge help to me and hopefully others who would love to learn the best prac…