Orient or Move

Grasshopper
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Hello, I need some help. I have some buildings (9 numbers) with different typology with the surface (80*80m), and a surface that is divided into 9 plots. I’m looking for:

1. Transfer these buildings to that surface

  1. after transferring, I need to randomly change the location of the building.

Is there anybody to help me solve it? I couldn’t find any proper solution. (because I’m on the way to learning and am an amateur.

Regards,

Samira

Building transfer 2026.gh (47.0 KB)

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This is a way

Building transfer 2026 _ modofied.gh (54.1 KB)

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Why “after transferring” :question:
In other words, why not choose the random locations before transferring?

YIKES :bangbang: Complicated.

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I achieved what I wanted but got a little lost in the process so don’t want to fiddle further…

The ‘Seed’ slider (blue group) changes the random placement of the buildings.

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Building transfer 2026Jan11a.gh (54.8 KB)

P.S. To answer the question in the thread title (“Orient or Move”), either one works:

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Building transfer 2026Jan11b.gh (53.7 KB)

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Thank you so much for your help. I understood where I had made a mistake.:hugs: :innocent:

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Hey, Thanks for your help. It was really useful. But I didn’t know when a good time to randomize was. Anyway, this is what I wanted.

Best Regards.

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There are many ways to do this.

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Building transfer 2026Jan12a.gh (54.5 KB)

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Building transfer 2026Jan12b.gh (53.7 KB)

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Thanks for your support. I appreciate it. I will come back with further questions in the future. :hugs: :innocent:

Regards,

Samira

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The most common trouble people have with GH are data trees (very important), so I’ll answer that unasked question by highly recommending this video:

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