Grasshopper is the coding app for beginners. With fun, quick lessons on your phone, the app teaches adult learners to write real JavaScript. Rhinoceros and Grasshopper – developed by Robert McNeel & Associates – are considered market leaders in industrial design modeling and algorithmic design.Now, designers have various options to connect Archicad’s professional BIM work environment with the modeling power of Rhino and Grasshopper. Prerequisites Before installing any connections, make sure that Archicad, Rhino.
This page covers the installation of Grasshopper and plugins for Grasshopper.Grasshopper itself is a Rhino plugin, so if you have not already done so, youneed to install Rhino first. Depending on theversion of Rhino, Grasshopper is either already included or needs to be installedmanually. Unlike Rhino itself, Grasshopper is only available in English.
To create the content for this website, we use Grasshopper 1.0 or higher, whichcomes preinstalled with Rhino 6 and 7. Compared to Grasshopper for Rhino 5, there areminor feature additions, but all tutorials should work just as well withRhino 5. If the backwards compatibility is not given, we point this out. If yourun into unexpected compatibility problems, please create an issue or write an email to.
Grasshopper for Rhino 6 and 7 (Windows)
When you install Rhino 6 or 7,Grasshopper is already included and does not need to be installedseparately. It can be started by either clicking the Grasshopper button or bytyping Grasshopper into the command prompt.
Grasshopper can be started automatically after Rhino loaded.Simply add Grasshopper to the Command List.
Grasshopper for Rhino 5 (Windows)
If you have Rhino 5 installed, you need to install Grasshopper manually.Download the installationfile and follow theinstructions. Afterward you start Grasshopper by typing Grasshopper into the command prompt.
Grasshopper for Rhino (Mac)
Grasshopper is already included in Rhino 5 for Mac and all newer versions. Youstart Grasshopper by typing Grasshopper into the Command Search;you can type the letters directly on the keyboard while Rhino is active andnothing is selected.
Troubleshooting
If you encounter any problem when installing Grasshopper or Rhino, pleasecontact the officialsupport or consult theforum.
Installing plugins for Grasshopper
When writing algorithms in Grasshopper, we are not limited to the componentsthat are delivered with Grasshopper itself, but it’s possible to installadditional plugins for Grasshopper. The websiteFood4Rhinohas most of the plugins in store. Note however that not all plugins areavailable for Mac. While some plugins add only a few components that integrateinto the existing tabs, other provide a whole range of components in their owntabs.
As diverse as the plugins are, so are their installation routines. Usually,each plugin has a README file with instructions. However, there are three commonoptions:
1. Install using an installer
Some plugins come with their own installation file. Execute the installer,double-check the installation path and follow the instructions. Afterward theplugin should appear somewhere in your Grasshopper component ribbon.
2. Install by copying into the Components Folder
Many plugins are downloaded as *.gha files, which do not need an installation.Simply copy the required files into the Components Folder. To find thisfolder, click on File > Special Folders > Components Folder and open it.If a *.rhi file (Rhino plugin) is included, it can be installed by executingit or using drag & drop onto an active Rhino window.
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Watch out: in Windows, a *.gha file that was downloaded directlyfrom the internet may be locked by the operating system. To unlock it, you needto select its Properties from the context menu and check Unblock. Otherwise, itwill not be loaded by Grasshopper even if it is in the correct folder.
If a plugin that you just installed cannot be found in Grasshopper, youshould first check if all the files, which are associated with the plugin, wereunblocked.
In addition to the Components Folder mentioned above, Rhino 6 ships with asecond one (in Windows located at%AppData%RoamingGrasshopper6Libraries). Thisprocedure was dropped with Rhino 7 and only the main Components Folder is linkedby default. If Rhino 6 is installed alongside Rhino 5, thesecond one can be used for plugins that are exclusive to Rhino 6.
Stay organized: The files that belong to a plugin donot need to be located directly in the Components Folder, but can also bestored in a subfolder. It’s recommended to place each plugin into itsown subfolder.
A few packages also ship with a folder named UserObjects. This folder is notcopied to the Components Folder (Libraries) but its content needs to beplaced in the User Object Folder (UserObjects). Its location can be found atFile > Folders > User Object Folder.
3. Install via package manager
The Rhino PackageManager is now part ofRhino 7 and will eventually become the standard procedure for installing pluginsin the future. At the moment, there are just a few plugins available. However,food4Rhino will, if a Yak package of a plugin wasset up, show a link with which the plugin can be directly installed from thepackage manager.
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To open Rhino’s package manager, type PackageManager into thecommand prompt. In Rhino 6 you need to type TestPackageManager.