How to install Rhino 8 plug-ins in the ARCH computer labs

Owned by Andrew Molloy
Last updated: Aug 13, 2024
1 min read

Rhino 8 has a packagemanager command to easily install plugins.

This works for the following plugins:

  • Caribou (Elk)
  • Crane
  • Human
  • Lumion Livesync
  • Lunchbox
  • PanelingTools
  • Parakeet
  • SectionTools
  • treeFrog
  • Weaverbird

It does not work for these plugins (see this page for how to install many of them):

  • Hoopsnake
  • Ladybug + Honeybee
  • Octopus
  • Rabbit

Using Package Manager

  1. Start Rhino 8 and enter packagemanager on the command line.
  2. In the Package Manager search box, search for a plugin, such as Weaverbird.

  3. Click Install and then OK.
  4. Restart Rhino before using the plugin.
  5. Most plugins will appear on the Rhino or Grasshopper menu.

Common Issues

  • If you don't see a plugin available in Package Manager, we may already have installed it using alternate methods. Check the menus under Grasshopper. 

  • The Package Manager does not exist for Rhino 6.