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Rhino/Grasshopper

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Rhino/Grasshopper

Rhino to IDEA StatiCa workflow

Model geometry in Rhino or Grasshopper

Model geometry in Rhino or Grasshopper

Define FEA model results in Grasshopper

Define FEA model results in Grasshopper

Export IOM and import into IDEA StatiCa

Export IOM and import into IDEA StatiCa

Code-check your connection

Code-check your connection

About the Rhino/Grasshopper plugin

IDEA StatiCa works with your Rhino and Grasshopper. Rhino and Grasshopper is a powerful CAD modeling platform with a large array of plugins available for the architectural and engineering industry. Combining Grasshopper with IDEA StatiCa’s Open Model creates an extremely powerful platform for the parametric definition of complex connection geometry. Members, cross-sections, and operations (bolts, holes, welds, and cuts) can all be defined in the IDEA StatiCa Grasshopper plugin.

IDEA StatiCa also provides the ability to link 3D-modelled geometry with imported FEA model results in a powerful way to create BIM Links with any CAD or FEA package that interacts with Grasshopper.

Note: This extension/link is currently in preview mode and in ongoing development. We cannot currently guarantee compatibility between each version of the plugin.

Linked applications: IDEA Open Model, IDEA StatiCa Connection, IDEA StatiCa Checkbot (Standalone)

  • Generate geometrically complex connections with all bolts, cuts, and welds.
  • Model and export multiple connections using IDEA Open Model.
  • Link geometry and results by creating linked Open Model Result files.
  • Import and export connection geometry to and from third-party applications that interact with Rhino and Grasshopper.
  • Import created IOM files into Checkbot for connection and member management and design.

    • How to get started

    To get started, download the plugin through the Rhino Package Manager. Just search for IDEAStatiCa.

    You can use the IDEA Open Model components for free to design complex connections. A license is required to send directly to IDEA StatiCa Connection for calculation.

    KNOWN LIMITATIONS

  • Currently, for the plugin to work properly, the Rhino Units must be set to meters.
  • All input units should also be specified in basic SI units, which follow the IDEA Open Model designation.

    • COMPATIBLE VERSIONS

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