These plug-ins are already installed in the labs:
- ClimateStudio
- Enscape (enable the Enscape toolbar by clicking Options > Toolbar Layout, then select the first Enscape toolbar)
- Kangaroo
- Karamba3D
- Therm
- Twinmotion
- Umi (enable Umi toolbars by clicking Options > Toolbar Layout, then select the two Umi toolbars)
- V-Ray (click Render > Current Renderer > V-Ray to enable)
These plugins can be added using the packagemanager command:
See this page for installation instructions.
- Caribou (Elk)
- Crane
- Dragonfly3D
- Heron
- Human
- Keyshot
- Lumion Livesync
- Lunchbox
Ngon
- PanelingTools
- Parakeet
- SectionTools
- treeFrog
- Weaverbird
These plugins are not pre-installed in the labs, but can be installed manually:
Click each name below to see specific installation steps. Note that as you move from computer to computer you will need to reinstall the plugins each time.
- Start Rhino, open Grasshopper.
- Drag and drop the file 'installer.gh' on the Grasshopper window. The file can be found in G:\Student Resources\Software\Rhino Plug-ins\Ladybug Honeybee Dragonfly\.
- You should see a two-step process appear.
- Double click on the word False under Step 1.
- Wait while the step completes. It may look like nothing is happening OR the Grasshopper window may disappear... but after about 60 -90 seconds Grasshopper will reappear and the toggle will change to True, and you will see new output in the text box to the right.
 - Repeat this process under Step 2 by double clicking on the word False.
- Again, be patient as it may take more than a minute for it to complete and it will look like nothing is happening. The toggle will then change to True and you'll see an "Installation Successful!" popup window:
And new output to the right:
 - Restart Rhino and Grasshopper. Look on the Grasshopper toolbar and you should see new tabs for HB-Radiance, Honeybee, Ladybug, Dragonfly and HB-Energy.
 - Honeybee normally requires further installation of OpenStudio and Radiance, but these are already installed on the lab computers.
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- Start Rhino, open Grasshopper.
- In Grasshopper, click File > Special Folders > Components Folder.
- This will open the hidden folder C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Roaming\Grasshopper\Libraries\.
- Copy the folder named Octopus 0.4 into the Libraries folder. You can find the Octopus folder at G:\Student Resources\Software\Rhino Plug-ins\Octopus 0.4\.
- Important: After copying you must 'unblock' each of the four files inside the Octopus 0.4 folder, unless you don't see the Unblock checkbox.
- Right click each file > Properties.
- Click the 'Unblock' box and click Apply.
- Restart Rhino and Grasshopper. Look on the Grasshopper toolbar and you should see Octopus.
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- Start Rhino, open Grasshopper.
- In Grasshopper, click File > Special Folders > Components Folder.
- This will open the hidden folder C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Roaming\Grasshopper\Libraries\.
- Copy the file rabbit.gha into the Libraries folder. You can find the rabbit file in G:\Student Resources\Software\Rhino Plug-ins\.
- Restart Rhino and Grasshopper. Look on the Grasshopper toolbar and you should see Rabbit.
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