What is a good resource to self-learn Grasshopper (structural+optimization) from zero

[n.smust]

I am a structural engineering student looking to do optimization design. Thanks!!

[AndersDeleuran]

Getting an educational license of Karamba3D and plowing through their tutorials might be a good start:

Tutorials - Karamba3D

For general Grasshopper, have a look here:

New to Rhino/Grasshopper needing pro help

While some of these sources are outdated/broken, at least @DavidRutten’s own videos, @fraguada’s O’Reilly course, and the Modelab primer are all excellent beginner sources (these are the first three entries):

For form-active structures and large deformations, you can have a look at K2Engineering:

GitHub - CecilieBrandt/K2Engineering