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AmbrosinusDEV | WinSDlauncher (Win APP)

Win SD launcher is a Windows OS App (.EXE) that simplifies the launching task of the AUTOMATIC1111 project locally, a wonderful project that allows users to run Stable Diffusion and ControlNET locally on their machines. WinSDlauncher makes launching the application quicker and easier.
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<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Grasshopper Developing </span></strong></br>SetCanvas component: customize your Grasshopper canvas (light version)

Grasshopper Developing 
SetCanvas component: customize your Grasshopper canvas (light version)

SetCanvas component: customize your Grasshopper canvas (light version) This component has been available since Ambrosinus-Toolkit v1.2.7 – it is a light version, so you can set up the main aesthetics…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Grasshopper Developing </span></strong></br>AI as Rendering Engine: Variation mode locally via Grasshopper

Grasshopper Developing 
AI as Rendering Engine: Variation mode locally via Grasshopper

With Ambrosinus Toolkit v1.2.6 I finally brought the "Variation" mode to the locally executable Stable Diffusion-based AI component package. This well-known mode is based on the principle of altering the…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Grasshopper Developing </span></strong></br>MeshyAI toolbox for creating 3D assets now through Grasshopper

Grasshopper Developing 
MeshyAI toolbox for creating 3D assets now through Grasshopper

As many already know, new platforms and services dedicated to AI are growing visibly. Meshy is one of them and promises to empower content creators to effortlessly turn text and…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Grasshopper Developing </span></strong></br>Numerology experiment: Alkemyc Kaballah “What’s in a name?”

Grasshopper Developing 
Numerology experiment: Alkemyc Kaballah “What’s in a name?”

Numerology experiment: Alkemyc Kaballah “What’s in a name?” Since the time of the Pythagoreans, it has been clear to conscious humanity, interested in the profound and esoteric knowledge of reality,…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Grasshopper tutorial </span></strong></br>Merry Christmas LineArt – Grasshopper

Grasshopper tutorial 
Merry Christmas LineArt – Grasshopper

✨ My wish for all of Us... 2024 promises to be a year of growth and exploration. It will be a time when we challenge norms and assumptions, a season…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Grasshopper Developing </span></strong></br>WireX: a smart Grasshopper’wires connector/disconnector

Grasshopper Developing 
WireX: a smart Grasshopper’wires connector/disconnector

WireX: a smart Grasshopper’wires connector/disconnector How many of you have tried to connect multiple components to the same component? That is, having to manually repeat a decidedly tiring number of…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Grasshopper Developing </span></strong></br>Grasshopper Gradients Management

Grasshopper Developing 
Grasshopper Gradients Management

Grasshopper Gradients Management I finally had some time to systematize (at least largely) the topic of managing and creating gradient components within Grasshopper. This topic was initially addressed in August 2022…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Rhino tutorial </span></strong></br>Calling Python custom scripts with Buttons and Aliases

Rhino tutorial 
Calling Python custom scripts with Buttons and Aliases

Calling Python custom scripts with Buttons and Aliases ✨ In this article, I demonstrate how to simplify your workflow when modelling a generic object within Rhino… using custom buttons and aliases. It…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Grasshopper Developing </span></strong></br>Remote working (LAN) for Stable Diffusion and ControlNET via Grasshopper

Grasshopper Developing 
Remote working (LAN) for Stable Diffusion and ControlNET via Grasshopper

Since the Ambrosinus-Toolkit v1.2.2 has been implemented with a new feature: Run Stable Diffusion locally and above all in remote working! Thanks, AUTOMATIC1111 (A11) project and ControlNET (CN) extensions it is…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Grasshopper Developing </span></strong></br>AI as Rendering Engine: running Stable Diffusion and ControlNET locally via Grasshopper

Grasshopper Developing 
AI as Rendering Engine: running Stable Diffusion and ControlNET locally via Grasshopper

Since the Ambrosinus-Toolkit v1.1.9 has been implemented with a new feature: Run Stable Diffusion locally thanks AUTOMATIC1111 (A11) project and ControlNET (CN) extensions. It is another AI tool that brings artificial…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>AmbrosinusDEV </span></strong></br>Win SD Launcher – a Windows App for launching quickly WebUI from AUTOMATIC1111

AmbrosinusDEV 
Win SD Launcher – a Windows App for launching quickly WebUI from AUTOMATIC1111

  This tool allows you to set (only once from the first start) the path of the folder where you installed Stable Diffusion (and related expansions such as ControlNET) on…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Grasshopper Developing </span></strong></br>WYSIWYT: from the monocular Depth Map estimation to 3D object prototype

Grasshopper Developing 
WYSIWYT: from the monocular Depth Map estimation to 3D object prototype

The Ambrosinus-Toolkit v1.1.9 has been implemented with a new feature: DPT technology thanks to René Ranftl’s Intel research team. It is another AI tool that brings artificial intelligence power inside…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Grasshopper Developing </span></strong></br>StabilityAI (Stable Diffusion) inside Grasshopper with Python – Advanced version

Grasshopper Developing 
StabilityAI (Stable Diffusion) inside Grasshopper with Python – Advanced version

📣 Now the AI components of Ambrosinus-Toolkit are about two months old [today is 25/01/2023] Although this, with Build-106 of the StabilityAI-GH component I have introduced and included the last…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Grasshopper Developing </span></strong></br>AI Completion-Aided Design starts from answers – OpenAI Completion mode (GPT-3 chatbot)

Grasshopper Developing 
AI Completion-Aided Design starts from answers – OpenAI Completion mode (GPT-3 chatbot)

William Gibson’s uchronia in the field of design is about to happen? The evolution of artificial intelligence is, as is widely known, the progress made in the field of mathematics…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Grasshopper Developing </span></strong></br>OpenAI (DALL-E) inside Grasshopper with Python – Advanced version

Grasshopper Developing 
OpenAI (DALL-E) inside Grasshopper with Python – Advanced version

Recently many Architects and Designers have been exploring different AI platforms – This is exciting! If you want to go straight to the point: Jump to “Edit mode” or Jump…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Grasshopper Developing </span></strong></br>StabilityAI (Stable Diffusion) inside Grasshopper with Python

Grasshopper Developing 
StabilityAI (Stable Diffusion) inside Grasshopper with Python

Recently many Architects and Designers have been exploring different AI platforms – This is exciting! 📣 I have updated this component to Build-102 (see here). After Stability SDK updates you…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Grasshopper Developing </span></strong></br>OpenAI (DALL-E) inside Grasshopper with Python

Grasshopper Developing 
OpenAI (DALL-E) inside Grasshopper with Python

Recently many Architects and Designers have been exploring different AI platforms – This is exciting! Before going on… let me share this with you 📣 [𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘] If you don’t want to…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Grasshopper Developing </span></strong></br>Ambrosinus Toolkit – Main page

Grasshopper Developing 
Ambrosinus Toolkit – Main page

I am developing in my free time a personal Grasshopper toolset – Ambrosinus Toolkit (ATk) is coded in C# (C-sharp) .NET Framework by Microsoft Visual Studio. Some user objects are…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Grasshopper Developing </span></strong></br>Populate Surface with custom silhouettes

Grasshopper Developing 
Populate Surface with custom silhouettes

I started to code this Grasshopper definition during my work experience at i-Mesh Architextile for an F+P collaboration. It is very simple and maybe it will need some extra updates,…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Grasshopper Developing </span></strong></br>Gradient Generator and Utilities

Grasshopper Developing 
Gradient Generator and Utilities

Last week I was inspired by this interesting discussion about Grasshopper gradient and a method to implement its gradient library. Here you can read about this. The author of that…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Computational Design </span></strong></br>The 2D Minimum BoundingBox in 3D Space

Computational Design 
The 2D Minimum BoundingBox in 3D Space

Trying to keep fit is always a good idea! I found this interesting challenge made by Ryan Hughes (here)   Looking for a computational design challenge? I’ve just mocked up…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Rhino tutorial </span></strong></br>Weaving of trumpets – Python + Rhinoscript

Rhino tutorial 
Weaving of trumpets – Python + Rhinoscript

Sketching by Rhino ( Python + Rhinoscript). the Weaving of Trumpets     The principle behind the script The script creates a three-dimensional matrix of points distributed in geometric space.…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Rhino tutorial </span></strong></br>Modelling the Alessi juicer in Rhino – The Wrong Way!

Rhino tutorial 
Modelling the Alessi juicer in Rhino – The Wrong Way!

Modelling the Alessi juicer in Rhino – The Wrong Way! In some cases the reason why I publish video tutorials does not always coincide with the best solution or the…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Rhino tutorial </span></strong></br>Modelling IKEA Variera container in Rhino

Rhino tutorial 
Modelling IKEA Variera container in Rhino

How to model, easily, the IKEA container “VARIERA” in Rhinoceros 3D.       Download the file here –> IKEA Variera container file 

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Rhino tutorial </span></strong></br>The Comet is back! Python + Rhinoscript

Rhino tutorial 
The Comet is back! Python + Rhinoscript

Sketching by Rhino ( Python + Rhinoscript). Happy New Year 2021!       Feel free to edit/modify the script below #THE COMET IS BACK! Happy New Year 2021 -…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Rhino tutorial </span></strong></br>Sculpting simple Mouse concept

Rhino tutorial 
Sculpting simple Mouse concept

First video of two – how to sculpt a simple mouse concept in Rhinoceros 3D     Download the file here –> Sculpting Simple Mouse FILE    

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Rhino tutorial </span></strong></br>Modelling IKEA Spoon (MOPSIG 2019) in Rhino

Rhino tutorial 
Modelling IKEA Spoon (MOPSIG 2019) in Rhino

First video of three – how to model, easily, an IKEA Spoon (MOPSIG 2019) and visualize quickly the 3D model in Rhinoceros 3D.   I have prepared the two files…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Grasshopper tutorial </span></strong></br>Easy image sampler: customize the thesis cover at your risk!

Grasshopper tutorial 
Easy image sampler: customize the thesis cover at your risk!

When I printed my PhD thesis (paper copy), I had the idea of ​​bringing, even on the cover, the spirit and the scientific message with which I argued my research.…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>A Grasshopper user Point of View </span></strong></br>Grasshopper and COVID-19 (Italy trend charts)

A Grasshopper user Point of View 
Grasshopper and COVID-19 (Italy trend charts)

A simple algorithm to track the virus situation in Italy (a Grasshopper user PoV). The algorithm shows the data collected by the Protezione Civile and stored at the following link:…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Rhino tutorial </span></strong></br>How to model an Halloween Pumpkin in Rhino

Rhino tutorial 
How to model an Halloween Pumpkin in Rhino

Even if Halloween has just passed, I would like to propose a tutorial on how to shape a pumpkin         if you’re curious, take a look at…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Grasshopper tutorial </span></strong></br>Parametric Design: tree box filter

Grasshopper tutorial 
Parametric Design: tree box filter

How to design a tree box filter, a grid to preserve an urban tree  

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Parametric Fun </span></strong></br>Parametric Halloween: the pumpkins generator

Parametric Fun 
Parametric Halloween: the pumpkins generator

A parametric “trick” to generate infinite kinds of Halloween Pumpkins – “treat”? leave a like! thanks – A Scary Halloween to All! The first gift from “ParametricHalloween” series as parametric…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Rhino utility </span></strong></br>Find Rhino Commands Name

Rhino utility 
Find Rhino Commands Name

a simple trick to switch commands name to different languages. Effective solution but not very “elegant” – does its duty. Write English command name after selecting a target language (ENG, ITA,…

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Parametric Fun </span></strong></br>Parametric Valentine

Parametric Fun 
Parametric Valentine

All “Shapes” of My Heart (but also yours) – a parametric way to say: “Happy Valentine!” soundtrack JamTrack: Shape Of My Heart   

<strong><span style='color:#a9a9a9;font-size:14px;'>Glossary </span></strong></br>The History of Rhino:  a few interesting dates

Glossary 
The History of Rhino: a few interesting dates

You can find an interesting story in my 3-article series entitled: Flexible Design and Scripting: A Computational Tale in the Digital Era Here below are some interesting Rhino/Grasshopper time steps…

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