Pterodactyl is an open-source plug-in for Grasshopper (Rhino 7) created for the purpose of generating custom documents, reports, articles, etc. that can be updated in real time.
Pterodactyl sends data (saves it locally) as .md, which is Markdown filename extension. To open it or to save it as pdf, html, docx or LaTeX, you need Typora or other Markdown editor. You can download it here.
Basically it works like this:
You can try other Markdown editors, Typora is recommended.
- Format text (strong, emphasis, underline, strike)
- Insert images
- Create tables
- Create lists (ordered list, unordered list, task list)
- Capture and insert Rhino viewports
- Create pie charts
- Creates and saves report
- Add hyperlinks
- Add quote
- Add heading
- Math block - write math equations in TeX-style
- Dynamic math block - write math equations with dynamically changing variables in TeX-style
- Math charts - line graph, point graph, bar chart, column chart, pie chart
- Advanced graphs
- Add code block
- Page break
- Flowcharts
Copyright © 2023 Wojciech Radaczyński
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Credits:
OxyPlot
- license: https://github.com/oxyplot/oxyplot/blob/develop/LICENSE
- sourcecode / info: https://github.com/oxyplot/oxyplot
You can email me anytime: [email protected]