Rhino 7 has a new packagemanager command to easily install plugins.

This works for the following plugins:

• Caribou (Elk)
• Human
• Lunchbox
• PanelingTools
• SectionTools
• treeFrog
• Weaverbird

It does not work for these plugins:

• Hoopsnake
• Kangaroo
• Ladybug + Honeybee
• Octopus
• Rabbit

Using packagemanager

1. Start Rhino 7 and issue the packagemanager command.
2. In the Package Manager search box, search for a plugin, such as Weaverbird.
   
   
   
3. ClimateStudio runs inside Rhino. Make sure you have the latest service of release of Rhino installed.
4. Install ClimateStudio using default settings. (It installs to C:\Program Files\Solemma.)
5. Start Rhino and you should see the ClimateStudio toolbar. In Grasshopper you should see the ClimateStudio tab.
   
   
   
6. When you first run a simulation using ClimateStudio, it will ask for an activation code. Enter the following code: 

EDU_Syracuse:5l7mz8y28aij795e

Common Issues

• You need the latest service release of Rhino to run ClimateStudio.

• In some cases if you receive a GPU error, your graphics card drivers may need to be updated. 

• ClimateStudio only works under Windows, and is not likely to run from a VM such as Parallels on the Mac.

Resources

• User manual
• A series of short video tutorials for ClimateStudio daylight and thermal analysis (link is broken)
• Conceptual-level slides on daylight and energy measures within ClimateStudio
• A set of step by step slides for using an older version of ClimateStudio from the developer's courses at the University of Toronto:
• Setting up a model, renderings
• Climate-based daylight metrics (old)
• Glare
• Daylight (old)