Human

PAACADEMY provides online courses covering the Human plugin for Grasshopper, teaching computational designers how to manage display properties, manipulate object attributes and generate fabrication-ready geometry.

Human is a Grasshopper plugin developed by Andrew Heumann that extends the platform's built-in component set with tools for mesh geometry creation, display customization and user interface building within Grasshopper definitions. It adds components that allow designers to generate mesh geometry directly, control object colors and visibility, and build richer definitions that interact directly with Rhino's display model.

At PAACADEMY, the Human plugin is featured in specialized fabrication workflows, most notably in 3D-Printing Clay: Exploring Coded Patterns by Alejandra Rojas. In this context, Human is used to control the intricate geometric display of toolpaths and material layering:

• Display Customization: Overriding default Grasshopper previews to assign accurate colors, line weights and materials to parametric models.
• Geometric Control: Reading and modifying Rhino block instances, text objects and layer properties natively within the Grasshopper canvas.
• Fabrication Feedback: Visualizing complex 3D-printing toolpaths (like those used in clay extrusion) clearly before sending data to the robotic printer.