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Walls are segmented

Hello, I import from AC a joined polyline with 13 segments (some of which are curved), but they are 'unified' and imported into GH as one single 2d curve and then I convert it into a native GH 'closed planar curve'. Once this is done I use this curve...

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Resolved! Windows and Wall insertion points and centerlines

Hello, I have a simple basic wall segment and I create a pattern of windows in it in the GH-archicad connection. The inputs of -1,0,1 all act the same with regard to the window position and create the windows with the anchor point as Center. The -1 o...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Converting text string to a surface attribute

Hi, I placed a surface attribute node, and then read it's contents into a panel. I'd like to put that panel into an object's surface attributes. Is it possible to script or deconstruct the surface attributes somehow in order to 'generate your own' mo...

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GH walls created as Trapezoid walls in AC!?

Hello, It seems that any wall created within GH, appears in ArchiCAD as a TRAPEZOID wall. This means that the AC options for that wall, once unlocked, are 'trapezoid', and not straight, and this makes it impossible to 'offset edge' or some other wall...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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2D curve

If I draw an ellipse in Archicad and transfer it to Grasshopper as a 2D curve, I get a circle... Am I missing something?

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grasshopper not running

Hi everyone, When I first installed and immediately tried GH-connection 2.0 for AC5021 it worked fine. It was several weeks ago and I didn't use it until today. Now when I try to start GH-connection it says . I have already tried: - restarting window...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Resolved! Grasshopper-Archicad Connection 2.0 BUG REPORT

When ever i modify the place or shape of morph object in Rhino 5 the result is Rhino crashing. The same process Rhino 6 is not crashing but in Archicad 3d window all the object are disappearing !!! Program Versions : ARCHICAD 21 Update 5021 Grasshopp...

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Resolved! Grasshopper & Morph

Hi everyone, I want to ask if there is a way that when I send a number of closed curves to the Morph component it wouldn't form a Morph surface ?

Total Nube Question About Rhino+Grasshopper+Archicad

I'm researching a software that I want to invest my time and money into for residential design. The construction document phase is very important to me. I'm liking what I see in Archicad compared to Revit and others like Chief Architect, Softplan and...

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Point as 3D hotspot

Hi, If I would like to use a 3D point from GH (or Rhino itself) as a 3D hotspot in ARCHICAD to snap to, is there a way to do it? I'm calculating the center of gravity for a set of objects, and it would be very helpful to get it back. The 3D text coul...

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AC GH COnnection for Rhino 6

Is the plug in compatible with Rhino 6 on Windows? The installer reports an error and prompts me to quit. I don't have Rhino 5 installed. Do I need to install it, install the plug-in and then try for 6?

Generating an extruded morph from a Polyline

Hello, one of my common tasks in ArchiCAD is to create morphs to measure the building volume. There for I normally get 2D polylines in ArchiCAD on each story. I thought that would be a job to be done with grasshopper. So far I was able to create a mo...

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Resolved! AC21 Live connection install error

When trying to install the Grasshopper-Archicad live connection for AC21, I get a message telling me it's already installed...but it isn't (see image). I have it installed for AC20, but nothing for AC21. Does anyone know what the story is here?

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LCF Observer 21

I don't see an LCF observer for AC21, so presume that something else has taken its place. Does anyone know what this is?

Bruce by Expert
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Deconstructing complex zones with GH-Archicad 2.0

I'm attempting to use Grasshopper-ArchiCAD Connection 2.0 to deconstruct a complex zone (a zone with an interior space removed, e.g., a donut or figure eight). The zone imports into Rhino fine, but the Deconstruct Zone node only returns the outer cur...

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Grasshopper-ARCHICAD Connection 2.0

GRAPHISOFT has released version 2.0 of the Grasshopper-ARCHICAD Connection, which includes intriguing new functionality such as the ability to deconstruct an element (such as a Morph) into its component geometry in Grasshopper, then generate ARCHICAD...

GDL with GH

some observation I wanted to share, about a recently finished exercise using GDL and Grasshopper. I found that this topic is nowadays the most exciting one when we talk about connection plugin. https://www.facebook.com/groups/Grasshopper2ArchiCAD/per...

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Transfering organical form

I've got this shape - image in attachment - and I try to somehow put it in ArchiCAD but everytime I fail miserably. It is supposed to be some kind of parametrical roof, and I'd like to have it dynamically - best case - as composite and if not - at le...

VisualARQ

Something to keep an eye on if you have a workflow that includes Rhino for BIM projects. http://www.visualarq.com/

Is grasshopper live connection dead?

Hi folks. This is a direct copy from my post in the Beta forums. It's just infuriating how slow development is in all aspects of ArchiCAD, they hype everything and drop support to work on something new for their next promo video. Remember the window ...

GH-AC beam profile stretch bug

I have scratched the surface of this AC+RH+GH connection tool, and I love it. Just wanted to share a bug (I think it must be) so the tools can get better over time. (Mac Rhino 5 WIP+GrasshoHopper+AC21 INT) A beam profile gets stretched for no obvious...

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Grasshopper + Gismo Addon - Mesh Terrain

Hi, there is a Grasshopper Addon (Gismo) that generate Terrain from coordinates or osm files. I tested with Archicad and worked with some caveats. Could this tool be integrate with Mesh Tool on Grasshopper?

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Text transfer for AC to Grasshopper

I'm trying to setup a AC<>Grass workflow. It would be great to have the possibility to push text from AC to Grass. Additional group recognition would be even better. I there any plan to develop similar functionalities ?

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Problems, questions, problems...

Hi! I'm currently planning on doing my bachelor degree in architecture in ArchiCAD and Grasshopper. Recently I tried doing some test project just to see what can I do. My target is to design a small house for an atom family. Though as you might think...

Text Parameter receives only 8 characters

I´am trying to pass string data from GH to my GDL object using Text Parameter, but I´am receiving only 8 character string on Archicad side. Am I missing something? is this a known bug? Anyone experimenting the same issue? thanks aitor

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Archicad grasshopper first time running issue

Hi, I have just installed GH-AC live connection 1.5 for archicad 19. I've followed all the steps in the instructions but I can not achieve a connection and the AC components dont show in grasshopper. Things to note I am running this on an office netw...

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ARCHICAD 21 and Grasshopper

My question may be naive: How to connect ARCHICAD 21 and Grasshopper? Cant find version for 21 to download, will it be released latter or is there something else I'm missing? Thanks!

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Weird issue with coordinates parameters displacement

I have these panels that i made with a simple Prism GDL command and i am getting their orientation and coordinates from Grasshopper. As you can see in the picture, sometimes, some of the panels from the lower side are displaced. If i move the Rhino m...

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Connection Crashes Before Even Starting (Bootcamp Mac)

Im recently trying out the connection.After I Install it I try it out, and when i type Grashhoper on Rhino it crashes, Before that i didn't have any problem with grasshopper whatsoever. I had to uninstall the connection to have grashopper working aga...

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AC20 Crashes when using CW Scheme in Grasshopper

Hello, My Archicad is crashing when i connect the CW Scheme to the Setting component in GS. It first freezes a few seconds then it crashes. It happends the same with Boundary CW or Line CW. Units are in Meters, so it should not be an overusage issue....

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Very Basic Error

I am trying to complete some basic tests with the GH connection and I am coming up with this error: 1. Data conversion failed from Point to Curve Not sure what it means. I have tried rebuilding the script but it doesn't seem to work.

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Wall reference line and trim

Can we change the reference line location in the Wall component of GS? Is there a way to use Trim Elements to Roof from GS?

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Subtract / Add polygon does not work

Windows 10, Rhino 5, Arhicad 20 with latest updates installed: Subtract / Add polygon does not work with hatches, slabs or roofs. Component error text: "1. Invalid Geometry value. It must be ARCHICAD Slab, Roof, or Fill type data." It did work in the...

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Creation of custom GDLobjects directly in GS

Hello, i know we can access and manipulate the parameters of an existing object from within Grasshopper. I was thinking that it would be amazing if full GDL 3D Objects could be created directly in GS together with their parameters and then sent to Ar...

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Resolved! Randomize Materials

I am just starting to play with the connection plugin and see that V20 has many more parameters to play with. I am currently doing a randomized facade that is working well. However I am wanting to randomize the colour of some fins between two differe...

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Morph and story

Hello! I have a bunch of geometry in rhino drawn from z=0. So that when I send it to archicad the geometry ends up as morphs at sealevel or that is elevation 0. The weird thing is that instead of just putting the geometry at 0 and setting the morphs ...

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Big slowdown during transfer to ac

Hi! First of all i just want to say its super awesome that grasshopper is implemented into archicad! I have a question concerning slowdown. I am quite new to grasshopper so I descided to make a really simple start with grasshopper-archicad. All i am ...

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mac-rhinowip- beam tool

Hi I use mac book pro, macos sierra, rhinowip 5.4 whit archicad connection and archicad 20 int , all updates done. I try to repeate "parametric tower" example , "non-linear curve segments must be on the XY plane" warning !!when I use "beam tool" when...

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Archicad GH connection problem

I already installed archicad 20 and the latest version of GH then i installed Gh -archicad live connection 20 but i found no component of archicad in component bar but in archicad things go well I used windows 10 X64

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Composite Selection Crash - GH AC20 Live Conn Win

Hi everyone, AC-GH connection crashes when accessing to the "composite" component list once added the component in GH. Any solution ? I'm running: Windows 10 (64bits) Rhino 90days SR13 GH 0.9.0076 Archicad 20 (4020) Thanks in advance David

some simple tries with slabs and walls

I tried to connect walls and slab to an Archicad-Polyline in Grasshopper. Because the walls and slabs did not fit together properly, I tried to move and transform the Polyline-Geometry in Grasshopper. But Then i dont get an simple curved wall in Arch...

Morph object in Grasshopper change ID

Good morning at all! I created a geometry in GH and after I have changed with morph setting layers and material.. but when I want to change the ID with my personal text ID, this value don't change in Archicad.. the panel menu show a standard ID.. for...

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Grasshopper and parameters Archicad object (array) ?

Whether communication of data is supported in the parameter of object Archicad that is an array (dim) Attempt of communication of data from a matrix real number to parameter Archciad object (array) ends with a failure Attempt of direct input in a par...

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Building Material Selection Crash - GH AC20 Live Conn Mac

Rhino WIP keeps crashing with Grasshopper - ArchiCAD Live Connection Beta version when a Building Material selection attempt is performed in the Wall Settings Component: 1. The Wall Settings Component is placed in the Grasshopper canvas. 2. Right cli...

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Walls remain locked Grasshopper ArchiCAD Live Connection Mac

Can't unlock Walls in ArchiCAD even if connection is broken (weird), a change in the Reference Line options can't be done. Neither can be modified nor be deleted. Alpha Version. Issue persists with Beta Version. Walls generated by Grasshopper/EH code...

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Grasshopper-ArchiCAD-live connection crash with Human UI

Hi all, I am recently using the grasshopper-ArchiCAD live connection with Human UI but I found that every time I start the live connection the Human UI crashes. Does anyone know why? Any way I can resolve this? All the Human UI nodes turns to red and...

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Grasshopper live connection installation problem

HI I'm trying to install grasshopper live connection plugins. However, system alert that it can not find the grasshopper folder. My environment: Win7 Traditional Chinese, ArchiCAD 19 Tai, Rhino 5 Eng, Grasshopper (all in latest version). I can use Gr...

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GRAPHISOFT Releases Grasshopper - ARCHICAD Live Connection

After 6 months of beta testing the free intelligent Grashopper-ARCHICAD bi-directional Live Connection plugin is now officially released. The press release: http://www.graphisoft.com/info/news/press_releases/graphisoft-releases-grasshopper-archicad-l...

Grasshopper -> Archicad

Hi! I am looking for a way to draw for example apartments with rules defined in Grasshopper. I´ll try to explain: 1. Set up rules for example three persons. (give me square meter, size of bedrooms, how many, storage, kitchen size, minimum windows reg...

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Mac Rhino 5 Archicad 19

Greetings all. I am versed in most modelling software but fairly new to all things BIM. I have used Revit but am a novice in Archicad (I’ve been using it for just over a month now). This said I already see the benefit to coupling Archicad with other ...

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Rhino/Grasshopper-ARCHICAD BIDIRECTIONAL Connection Add-On

There is a Rhino/Grasshopper-ARCHICAD Bidirectional "real-time" Connection Add-On coming: http://www.shoegnome.com/2015/09/15/rhino-grasshopper-archicad-connection-public-beta/ Sign up for the public beta: http://www.graphisoft.com/archicad/rhino-gra...

Rhino/Grasshopper-ARCHICAD BIDIRECTIONAL Connection Add-On

There is a Rhino/Grasshopper-ARCHICAD Bidirectional "real-time" Connection Add-On coming: http://www.shoegnome.com/2015/09/15/rhino-grasshopper-archicad-connection-public-beta/ Sign up for the public beta: http://www.graphisoft.com/archicad/rhino-gra...

Rhino-ArchiCAD Connection announced

Today Graphisoft announced a Rhinoceros-ArchiCAD connection. The news release: http://www.graphisoft.com/info/news/press_releases/graphisoft-announces-rhinoceros-archicad-connection.html The Rhino-ArchiCAD Connection Add-On page: http://www.graphisof...

Greasshopper to Sketchup

Just caught a glimpse of a plugin (still in Beta stage) that this guy is working on that allows a Grasshopper to Sketchup bridge,....in REAL TIME, and allows you to develop complex generative geometry in Grasshoppper and have it update in real time i...

Grasshopper to Archicad Import/Export

how can i Export from rhino or grasshopper to archicad.. i actually do it like a 3ds but there its a lot of polygon and i want to export it like a morph... HELP!

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Grasshopper to Archicad Import/Export

Necesito saber como importar archivos de Grasshopper y Rhino a Archicad.. ya sea en IFC.. he visto qe se pede en algunos casos pero necesito saber paso por paso como hacerlo.. espero alguien me pueda ayudar... (By Moderator) English: I need to know h...

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ArchiCAD & Generative Components (Grasshopper+Geometry Gym)

What does ArchiCAD have to do with GC's? According to Geometry-Gym, quite a bit! Geometry Gym develop an IFC plugin for Grasshopper, while Grasshopper have developed the most mind boggling generative components synthesizer for Rhino(cerous). Being a ...

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Archicad and grasshopper

Grasshopper is a visual algorithm modeller for Rhino. In some way it is like GDL without programming. You build geometry through a process of logical methods. I'm sure something like that could be done to build objects in Archicad. But furthermore it...

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Generative Components and Graphisot: Parametric modelling

Hello all! As the parametric thinking is taking over the CAD world I would like to know if GS is thinking about going some steps further. GS was leading in this tech but not any longer. Generátive Components , for Microstation , is really impressive....

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