<s>
Grasshopper	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
visual	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
and	O
environment	O
that	O
runs	O
within	O
the	O
Rhinoceros	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
(	O
CAD	B-Application
)	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
David	B-Algorithm
Rutten	I-Algorithm
at	O
Robert	B-Algorithm
McNeel	I-Algorithm
&	I-Algorithm
Associates	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grasshopper	B-Algorithm
is	O
primarily	O
used	O
to	O
build	O
generative	O
algorithms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
for	O
generative	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
Grasshopper	B-Algorithm
's	O
components	O
create	O
3D	O
geometry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advanced	O
uses	O
of	O
Grasshopper	B-Algorithm
include	O
parametric	O
modelling	O
for	O
structural	O
engineering	O
,	O
parametric	O
modelling	O
for	O
architecture	O
and	O
fabrication	O
,	O
lighting	O
performance	O
analysis	O
for	O
eco-friendly	O
architecture	O
and	O
building	O
energy	O
consumption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Grasshopper	B-Algorithm
,	O
then	O
called	O
Explicit	O
History	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grasshopper	B-Algorithm
has	O
become	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
Rhino	O
toolset	O
in	O
Rhino	O
6.0	O
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AEC	O
Magazine	O
stated	O
that	O
Grasshopper	B-Algorithm
is	O
"	O
Popular	O
among	O
students	O
and	O
professionals	O
,	O
McNeel	O
Associate	O
’s	O
Rhino	O
modelling	O
tool	O
is	O
endemic	O
in	O
the	O
architectural	O
design	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Grasshopper	B-Algorithm
environment	O
provides	O
an	O
intuitive	O
way	O
to	O
explore	O
designs	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
learn	O
to	O
script.	O
"	O
</s>
