2 Getting Started
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If all goes well during installation you will notice upon starting Grasshopper (GH) that there is a new category called Karamba3D on the component panel. It consists of roughly twelve subsections (see fig. 2.1). In case you do not see any icons select “Draw All Components” in Grasshopper's “View”-menu.
The installation can be tested by placing a Karamba3D “License”-component on the canvas: it should not issue a warning or error. If not, see section 4.1.3 for how to solve that issue.
On Apple machines make sure to have Microsoft's .NET Framework 4.5 in case of Rhino6 and version 4.8 in case of Rhino7.
These are the subsections which show up in the Karamba3D category:
Tab
Function
License
The “License”-component contained in here delivers information regarding the current type of license and how to get a pro-version of Karamba3D
Params
containers for Karamba3D objects like beams, loads, models, . .
1.Model
lets you create a basic models with default settings for cross sections and materials
2.Load
components for defining external forces
3.Cross Section
contains components to create and select cross sections for elements.
4.Joint
for defining joints on beams and shells.
5.Materials
components for the definition and selection of materials
6.Algorithms
components for analyzing the structural model
7.Results
for the retrieval of calculation results
8.Export
for exporting Karamba3D-models to RStab or Robot via DStV-file
9.Utilities
contains some extra geometric functionality that makes it easier to handle and optimize models
x1.ParamUI
components for controlling the display of models via parameter-input only
The colors of Karamba3D’s icons have a special meaning: black or white designates the entity or entities on which a component acts. Products of components get referenced by a blue symbol.
Karamba3D adds a section in the Grasshopper menu (see fig. 2.2.). There it is possible to
set the basic physical units and whether to work in Imperial or SI Units,
optimize the visibility of Karamba3D components in the toolbar,
set the language of the user interface,
edit the initial settings file and
get help
