Hops, Data Input / Output, Clusters -- When to use what?

[Konrad]

Hi Community,

I lost track of all the (new) ways Grasshopper definitions can cluster, externalize and share data / parts of of the script. It would be great if someone could explain when to use what. Thanks!

To my knowledge these exists:

• cluster
• Hops → ¹
• data input /output → ²
• pack /unpack data (treesloth) → ³
• somehow elefront?? → ⁴

[diff-arch]

@Konrad

cluster

• refactoring and organising Grasshopper files
• sharing certain code snippets with third parties

@Konrad

Hops → ¹

• using CPython modules (numpy, scipi, tensorflow, etc) within GHPython (IronPython)
• running specific code on a local or remote server that third parties can have limited or unlimited access to through Hops in Grasshopper

@Konrad

data input /output → ²

• importing/reading local data (3DMs, images, text, etc.) directly into Grasshopper

@Konrad

somehow elefront?? → ⁴

• defining and editing Rhino geometry attributes (information) from within Grasshopper (BIM-like workflow)
• defining and editing Rhino blocks and their attributes from within Grasshopper