algorithmic modeling for Rhino
Octopus is a plug-in for applying evolutionary principles to parametric design and problem solving. It allows the search for many goals at once, producing a range of optimized trade-off solutions between the extremes of each goal.
Also see octopus.E for custom evolutionary algorithms.
Download the latest version on food4rhino
It is part of a range of tools developed at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, and Bollinger+Grohmann Engineers.
Octopus introduces multiple fitness values to the optimization. The best trade-offs between those objectives are searched, producing a set of possible optimum solutions that ideally reach from one extreme trade-off to the other.
Based on SPEA-2 and HypE from ETH Zürich and David Rutten's Galapagos User Interface. Developed by Robert Vierlinger in cooperation with Christoph Zimmel, karamba3d.com and Bollinger+Grohmann Engineers.
To install:
Some examples are provided here.
New commented examples and a brief manual are provided in the download of octopus on food4rhino.
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Dear everyone,Does anyone meet the problem that when double click the Octopus component and the Rhino crash!!! It works fine on a previous computer but doesn't work on this workstation. I just pull…Continue
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Hello all, I am having a problem with figuring out why Octopus cannot compute anything. The case is sailing yacht's rig (mast, spreaders + steel lines) multicriteria optimisation. The 1st criteria…Continue
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Hello everyone,very new to grasshopper, I want to repeat a process taking place on a grid multiple times using a Loop. I did it using the Anemone Loop which was great and easier for me to understand,…Continue
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Hi all,I want to know how to use Octopus to solve my problems, how can I get some related cases or tutorials?
thank you
Hi, guys. I am using the Octopus to operate the optimization of the performance of building. However, during the optimization process, the octopus show the black interface like the following and I restart the Octopus still cannot solve the problem. I wonder if anyone could give me the suggestions... Need U help.
Hi Robert, is there a way to set the solution parameters and trigger the solver from within a definition (as opposed to opening the Octopus interface)?
It works in Rhino6
I have a question - can we edit the scale of the axes somewhere?
I have one result in the range of 100-200 and another 1000-1200, I want the axes to have 1:1 relation starting from 0. How can I do that?
Can anyone confirm if octopus is wokring on rhino 6? Hesistant to upgrade!
Hi Aymeric,
sorry for the inconvenience. It seems to be a problem with the HelixViewport. do you see any messages in the Rhino Command Prompt Window when running your setup and octopus?
You could also try to place the latest version of helixtoolkitwpf.dll from the helixtoolkit in the libraries folder..! HelixToolkit.Wpf.dll
And if you would not mind, please post questions like this into the discussion forum next time!
Best
Robert
Hi guys,
I've just installed Octopus 0.3.6. (Unlock the files and copy/paste in the Component folder...)
Unfortunately, I can't see the axes of the viewport neither the view cube when I open the Octopus window. The Solver seems to run but I don't get any visualization of the fitness landscape. I have tried with another computer and everything looks fine. Does anyone of you have already experienced such a case? How could I solve this problem for computer 1?
Here attached image on computer 1 followed by image on computer 2.
Thanks for any idea!
Best regards,
Aymeric
Hi guys,i just start to use octopus,and i want to know how it works.Where can i find the essay or articals?Thanks a lot!
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