Grasshopper Snips: Quickly Take Control of the Rhino Camera to Create Programmatic Animations

Sometimes, you may want to record the visual output of your script in a more controlled and repeatable way. While a simple screen recording can be a quick and convenient solution, adopting a programmatic approach offers greater flexibility. It allows you to easily tweak settings and re-record the same output without starting from scratch, ensuring consistent results every time.

If you're new to Grasshopper, you'll be pleased to know that with just third-party plugins, you can effortlessly set up a dynamic camera pipeline. For more experienced users, leveraging the Rhino API offers greater flexibility and enables the creation of more complex and customized implementations.

Follow along for both implementations:

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