Parakeet

PAACADEMY provides online courses on the Parakeet Grasshopper plugin, teaching computational designers how to easily generate complex algorithmic patterns, surface tiling and modular arrays.

Parakeet is a Grasshopper plugin for pattern generation, array distribution, and surface tiling. It provides tools for creating repeating geometric patterns on surfaces and curves, organizing modular elements into parametric arrays, and distributing design components along paths and across surfaces with control over spacing, orientation, and scaling. These capabilities make Parakeet highly effective for architectural facades and wearable design.

At PAACADEMY, Parakeet is taught in Dynamic Wearables for Fashion Design 2.0 by RJ Weaver to control the distribution of complex components:

• Procedural Patterning: Generating Voronoi, Islamic and recursive patterns instantly without complex math.
• Modular Distribution: Arraying 3D-printable wearable modules smoothly across organic body geometry.
• Orientation Control: Ensuring that repetitive components adapt to the curvature of the base surface automatically.