This page explain where to download the
software necessary for the workshop and how to install it on the attendants computers
(as mentioned in the program the attendants will participate in the workshop
using their own laptops).
The software will be the following:
Rhinoceros (3D modeling)
Ecotec Analysis (environmental analysis)
Ecotec Analysis (environmental analysis)
Grasshopper (computational design)
Ladybug and Honeybee (solar, daylight and
energy design)
Radiance and Daysim (daylight simulations)
EnergyPlus (energy simulations)
To download and install all the necessary
software and components follow the following steps:
1 – Rhinoceros. Surface modeling software
- website http://www.rhino3d.com/. On the
download web page of this software http://www.rhino3d.com/download
it is possible to download a trial version of Rhino 5 for Windows that will run
for 90 days (consequently in case educational version can be purchased). There
is also Rhino 5 for Mac but it is suggested to use a Windows operative system
on Mac because the other software won’t run on Mac. Install Rhinoceros in the
normal program folder. For further use of the software a large quantity of
learning material is available at http://www.rhino3d.com/tutorials.
2 – Ecotect Analysis. This is an environmental analysis software. An educational version of this software will be made available to download by the tutor for the attendants. The link and installation instructions will be sent by email.
2 – Ecotect Analysis. This is an environmental analysis software. An educational version of this software will be made available to download by the tutor for the attendants. The link and installation instructions will be sent by email.
3 – Grasshopper. Parametric and generative
design software - website http://www.grasshopper3d.com/.
On the download page of this software http://www.grasshopper3d.com/page/download-1
download the version Latest Grasshopper
for Rhino 5.0 (Windows only) version 0.9.0076. After having installed and run for already one time
Rhinoceros, install Grasshopper with the preferred option in the installation
wizard (no need to specify a folder). After having installed to run the
software it is necessary first run Rhinoceros then in the command line type the
word grasshopper (a license agreement will pop up just check and confirm). For
further use of the software a large quantity of learning material is available
at http://www.grasshopper3d.com/page/tutorials-1.
An excellent manual is
available here http://grasshopperprimer.com/en/index.html.
4 – Ladybug and Honeybee. Environmental, daylight and energy tools and
interface with simulation software for Grasshopper – website http://www.grasshopper3d.com/group/ladybug.
Download the .rar file archive from
this link https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3166661/CEEDTUT/LB-HB.rar
and extract all the files in the folder
in your computer C:\Users\YOURNAME\AppData\Roaming\Grasshopper\UserObjects (YOURNAME
is your user name on your computer).
5 – Download the file ghpython.gha
(Python interpreter component for Grasshopper) from this link https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3166661/CEEDTUT/ghpython.gha
and place the file in the folder in your computer C:\Users\YOURNAME\AppData\Roaming\Grasshopper\Libraries
(YOURNAME is your user name on your computer).
6 – Radiance. Daylight analysis software, website http://www.radiance-online.org/). Download
the executable file from this link https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3166661/CEEDTUT/radiance-5.0.a.6-win64.exe.
VERY IMPORTANT: install this software in C:\Radiance (the folder
doesn’t exist, you will have to create it during the installation process otherwise
the Windows installation wizard will try automatically to install it in a
different folder). Also for this software there is a good availability of
learning materials at http://www.radiance-online.org/learning.
7 – Download the file falsecolor2.exe
from this link https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3166661/CEEDTUT/falsecolor2.exe
and copy it in the folder in your computer C:\Radiance\bin.
8 – Daysim. Annual daylight analysis
software, website http://daysim.ning.com/.
On the download page of this
software http://daysim.ning.com/page/download
fill the form and download the version 4.0 for Windows (executable version). VERY
IMPORTANT: during the installation double check that the program is installed
in the folder C:\DAYSIM.
9 – EnergyPlus. Energy analysis software,
website https://energyplus.net/. Download
the version 8.4.0 from this link https://github.com/NREL/EnergyPlus/releases/tag/v8.4.0
(version EnergyPlus-8.4.0-832e4bb9cb-Windows-x86_64.exe).
VERY IMPORTANT: during the installation double check that the program is
installed in the folder C:\EnergyPlusV8-4-0.
10 – Download the file MeshEdit.gha
(shadows meshes generator in Grasshopper by UTO) from this link https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3166661/CEEDTUT/MeshEdit.gha
and place the file in the folder in your computer C:\Users\YOURNAME\AppData\Roaming\Grasshopper\Libraries
(YOURNAME is your user name on your computer).
11 – Download the file EmbryoViz.gha (images visualizer inside
Grasshopper) from this link https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3166661/CEEDTUT/EmbryoViz.gha
and place the file in the folder in your computer C:\Users\YOURNAME\AppData\Roaming\Grasshopper\Libraries
(YOURNAME is your user name on your computer).
12 – Download the TT Toolbox (a range of different tools developed by the
Core Studio at Thornton Tomasetti) archive tttoolbox1.7.zip
from this link https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3166661/CEEDTUT/tttoolbox1.7.zip.
Once downloaded copy the entire folder TT
Toolbox in the folder in your computer C:\Users\YOURNAME\AppData\Roaming\Grasshopper\Libraries
(YOURNAME is your user name on your computer).
13 - Microsoft Office 2013 (or newer version). It will be important to use Microsoft Excel.
13 - Microsoft Office 2013 (or newer version). It will be important to use Microsoft Excel.