Make Animation with Grasshopper

It is very useful and powerful to use grasshopper to control camera view & path as well as change the content you want to show.

Here is a grasshopper description demonstrating how to make animations using horster(a plug-in in grasshopper)

Below is the code contained in the python component that can change visibility of layers in rhino:

import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs
import scriptcontext as sc
import Rhino

if run and m < 9:
    if animate == 100 : animate = 0
    animate = animate + 2
    if animate == 50 :
        sc.doc = Rhino.RhinoDoc.ActiveDoc
        rs.LayerVisible("%s" % m, False)
        if m < 8:
            rs.LayerVisible("%s" % (m+1), True)
        m = m + 1
        sc.doc = ghdoc
    if animate % 2 == 0 :
        FileName = "C:\Users\chen\Desktop\images\Image%s.jpg" % k
        rs.Command("_-ViewCaptureToFile " + chr(34) +  FileName  + chr(34) + " _-Enter", 0)
        k += 1
else :
    animate = 0
    m = 0
    k = 0

a = animate/100