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titleLadybug + Honeybee + Dragonfly
  1. Start Rhino, open Grasshopper.
  2. 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\.
  3. You should see a two-step process appear.
  4. Double click on the word False under Step 1. 
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  5. 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.
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  6. Repeat this process under Step 2 by double clicking on the word False.
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  7. 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:
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    And new output to the right:
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  8. Restart Rhino and Grasshopper. Look on the Grasshopper toolbar and you should see new tabs for HB-Radiance, Honeybee, Ladybug, Dragonfly and HB-Energy.
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  9. Honeybee normally requires further installation of OpenStudio and Radiance, but these are already installed on the lab computers.

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titleOctopus
  1. Start Rhino, open Grasshopper.
  2. In Grasshopper, click File > Special Folders > Components Folder.
  3. This will open the hidden folder C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Roaming\Grasshopper\Libraries\.
  4. 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\.
  5. 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.
    1. Right click each file > Properties.
    2. Click the 'Unblock' box and click Apply.
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  6. Restart Rhino and Grasshopper. Look on the Grasshopper toolbar and you should see Octopus.
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titleParakeet
  1. Start Rhino, open Grasshopper.
  2. In Grasshopper, click File > Special Folders > Components Folder.
  3. This will open the hidden folder C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Roaming\Grasshopper\Libraries\.
  4. Copy the folder named Parakeet into the Libraries folder. You can find the Parakeet folder at G:\Student Resources\Software\Rhino Plug-ins\Parakeet\.
  5. Important: After copying you must 'unblock' each of the six files inside the Parakeet folder, unless you don't see the Unblock checkbox.
    1. Right click each file > Properties.
    2. Click the 'Unblock' box and click Apply.
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  6. Restart Rhino and Grasshopper. Look on the Grasshopper toolbar and you should see Parakeet.
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titleRabbit
  1. Start Rhino, open Grasshopper.
  2. In Grasshopper, click File > Special Folders > Components Folder.
  3. This will open the hidden folder C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Roaming\Grasshopper\Libraries\.
  4. Copy the file rabbit.gha into the Libraries folder. You can find the rabbit file in G:\Student Resources\Software\Rhino Plug-ins\.
  5. Restart Rhino and Grasshopper. Look on the Grasshopper toolbar and you should see Rabbit.
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