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Google WorkbookIO-004

Creates a spreadsheet you can fill in by hand, with the input pages already laid out, and hands the reference to Table In and Table Out. Press Run once - the reference is saved with the Grasshopper file, so reopening it stays connected to the same workbook. After that you only edit the sheet and press Run on Table In; you do not need this component again. The 10-series pages are yours and are written only at creation; the 80-series pages belong to the plugin.

1Plan & setup
2Section
32D layout
43D solids
5Analysis

core Table 7 in · 3 out

Fig. 1 — PortsReads left, writes right
Google Workbook component in Grasshopper
Field Info FieldObject · itemOptional
Focal Point FocalPoint · itemOptional
Base Line BaseCurve · itemThe faceted line the stand is built on
Action Mode ▾ ActionText · itemWhat Run does: connect, sign in, or make a new workbook
Run Boolean · itemWire a Boolean Button
Workbook Name NameText · itemName for the new workbook
Workbook URL URLText · itemPaste a workbook address to connect to that one instead of making a new one
Book Object · itemThe workbook reference
URL Text · itemWeb address of the workbook
Debug Text · itemDeveloper diagnostic output for tracking down bugs

Colored ports carry the chain from one component to the next. The rest are values you set once. Inputs marked ▾ take a Value List: wire one in and it fills with the choices.

Inputs

  • Field InfoFieldOptional. Seeds the focal-to-start-line reference the preview columns need
  • Focal PointFocalOptional. Overrides the field's focal point, same as Section
  • Base LineBaseThe faceted line the stand is built on. Its outward normal sets which way it faces
  • Action Mode▾ ActionWhat Run does: connect, sign in, or make a new workbook (default CONNECT)
  • RunRunWire a Boolean Button. Nothing goes over the network on an ordinary solve Default false.
  • Workbook NameNameName for the new workbook (default Antlion Workbook)
  • Workbook URLURLPaste a workbook address to connect to that one instead of making a new one

Outputs

  • BookBookThe workbook reference. Wire it into Table In and Table Out
  • URLURLWeb address of the workbook - open it to fill in the input pages
  • DebugDebugDeveloper diagnostic output for tracking down bugs. Copy this when reporting a problem
Component
IO-004
Ribbon
Table
Tier
core
Ports
7 in · 3 out
Version
1.0.11
Checked
2026-10-05