we have a parametric shade structure with realtime costing embedded in grasshopper— i want to be able to update those costs externally. how do we accomplish that so ultimately we are on the shapediver platform integrated to shopify store
What do you mean by “updating those costs externally”? If you want to import external data in a ShapeDiver model, you can always use the Direct Text Input component to import simple text, including in the form of a json object. You can also use the Import Text component to include bigger, more complex data sets stored in a text, json or csv file for example.
i n my mind it is a dashboard— so i dont know how to use grasshopper— that is my developer---- i want to be able to change the prices in the model from out side of grasshopper anytime i want — like through a dash board or a spreadsheet that is linked to grasshopper— listing all the line items that have a cost---- and as soon as i change the cost the model is updated to reflect those changes
ShapeDiver does not offer such a dashboard. If the data you want to send to the model cannot be modelled through a simple set of numerical sliders and text inputs, the two options I gave above provide a good alternative. For example, you could create a csv file with all the data you want to manipulate, and use the Import Text component to import the file and read the data from it. That way, you can always edit this csv file and upload it again to your ShapeDiver model to drive data changes.
are there any apps that can achieve this
I just provided some detailed options here on how to achieve a data input workflow efficiently.