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The latest release of LunchBox for Grasshopper includes a new Shell Brep component that brings Rhino’s Shell command into Grasshopper. The Shell command is used to create a hollow, thickened version of a closed polysurface or surface with a specified wall thickness. It's commonly used in architectural and product design workflows for fabricating 3D-printed models, creating lightweight prototypes, or preparing enclosures with precise material thicknesses.

There's a new set of components in LunchBox for Grasshopper that allows you to serialize and deserialize Rhino and Grasshopper geometry. This opens up streamlined methods for storing and sharing geometry information, which can be particularly helpful when version control, component design, or distributed collaboration are critical. Once serialized, you're able to export geometry data to text-based documents like CSV or Excel spreadsheets. This data can be saved to a design database to be leveraged or shared with teammates, collaborators, or across project phases.

LunchBox's new “Shortest Walk” component finds the shortest path between two points in a network of curves. The example shown in this post finds the shortest walk across an undulating surface—a scenario common in landscape design. For master planning, optimizing path lengths can enhance the user experience (think efficient walking paths) and reduce costs related to grading, materials, and construction time.