Understanding visual programming
The goal of this section is to familiarize you with visual programming general concepts. This is key if you want to become an Autodesk Dynamo super user!
The use of images and language to carry instructions over time goes back to the history of human civilizations. We have needed to find ways to communicate instructions so that we always arrive at the same result when forging metal, building bridges, or … cooking omelets. Yes, written recipes date back to the 4th Century AD even for very simple things, such as cooking omelets. The written instruction for an omelet recipe nowadays, for example, would probably look something like this:
- INPUT: Eggs, salt, and pepper
- Processing actions:
a) MIX the eggs, salt, and pepper in a small bowl until blended.
b) PLACE the mixture in a frying pan with melted butter.
c) PUSH the cooked portions from the edges toward the center with an inverted turner so that uncooked eggs can touch the hot pan...
