Geometry Gym BIM

BIM (Building Information Modeling) enhancements for Rhino and Grasshopper, import/export to Revit, Digital Project, Bentley and Archicad amongst others.  Also Structure modeling (including analytic) and Computational Geometry Tools such as mesh relaxation/inflation and tessellation tools.

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  • Jon Mirtschin

    Hi Michelle,

    Bullant was previously known as "StructDrawRhino" (SDR).  If you install it from http://www.geometrygym.com/downloads it should fix the error.

  • Michelle Frantellizzi

    Thank you.

  • Ramsha

  • Jonathan Lynn

    Hey Jon

    Im having a slight problem while playing with the Tesselation tool. when the size of tessellation is over about 3500 a object reference not set error occurs. The target brep is an untrimmed surface measuring 15000 by 100000 (mm) and the tessellation type is weaire phelan. Ive tried a fex different breps and all fail to create the tesselation. Any ideas on how to set up for larger tesselations.

    Thank you.

    Jonathan Lynn

  • Yuke

    Hi, Jon, I am a student learning grasshopper recently. Now I am trying to download the Geometry Gym but it asks me to email the administrator. Could you help me?

  • Jon Mirtschin

    Hi Yuke,

    If you send the email, I'll validate the license file (I work full time on the development and support of the tools, so a licensing system is in place).  

    Jonathan, can you email me with a sample model so I can take a look at this?  It might be document tolerance coming into play.

  • owe

    Hi1 Does anybody know how to create windows and doors simple and nice within GeomGymBIM environment?

    THX

  • vectordesigns

    i m not getting any reply for my Geometry gym license email.

    Please respond

  • Mona Gh

    Hi There,

    Does anybody know that how I can have geodesic dome? I used StrucDrawRhino but it always gives me the sphere and if i cut it from middle of the sphere (to get dome) all of my hexagons in the middle will split randomly and they don't have the specific size . I want to have exact geodesic DOME (not sphere) with the exact same size of hexagons. I want to 3d print it and I really do not want to have many different sizes of hexagon . I want minimize the variation by using one type of hexagon and one type of pentagon or just one hexagon or 2 different types of hexagon. I am attaching the sphere and dome image to this post. as you can see in the image in the dome one the hexagons are cut randomly. I am wondering if there is a way that the hexagon can start exactly from the bottom of the dome.

    I really need it for my school project and I will appreciate  quick responses.

    Thanks

  • Jon Mirtschin

    Hi Mona,

    If you look at the dome in elevation, you can see splitting into a hemisphere won't get you integral shapes.  If you can split above or below (as indicated on attached image) shapes will be rational but some will be halved.  Not sure if this helps or not.

  • Mona Gh

    Thank you Jon for your response. I did the same.

  • horst Becker

    I run into a problem trying to import profiles with the ggCatalogueProfil Component.
    I save my user profiles in the right direction. Usually it works very well, but now I have the problems that I cannot load the open surfaces as a brep...I just get the outline curves of my profiles.
    any idea?
    And second question: is it possible to import differnt profiles which share the same 0 Coordinate. That after loading them into my definition they share the same insert point?
  • horst Becker

    ok, found the problem: the tolerances in my rhino ducument were too low....

  • I_M_F [Iker Mugarra Flores]

    Hi Jon,

    hope you are well, I have been thinking on testing how to export parametric models into Revit and I was wondering if I need to install your other IFC plugins in addition to " + REVIT/VASARI 64 Bit Installers, contact me for 32 Bit?

    best

    Iker

  • MARTIN

    Hi everybody !

    I have used grasshopper for few years, and I don't reach to understand the basics of the geometry gym for SAP2000 components.

    Does somebody have a small tuto or a video to help me to understand how I can export my rhino model to SAP2000 ?

    Regards

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  • Tim

    Hey everybody,

    Currently I have problems with baking my grasshopper structure into Oasys GSA. When I push the "bake to GSA" button, nothing happens. In my Rhino command window it says: 

    Material Count: 1, SectionProperty Count: 1, Node Count: 441, Element Count: 1240
    Load Case Count: 1

    So apparently there is no error.

    Could anyone please help me?

    Kind regards

    Tim

  • Jon Mirtschin

    Hi Tim,

    For GSA, you need to manually start GSA application (and close the default opening dialog) prior to any baking.  Else when a plugin initiates contact, the application is started as a background service (that the user can't access).  I can't control this, but the background service is useful for faster performance (when say running galapagos) and not having to manually close dialogs.  The Oasys webinar below has some explanation on this.

    Hope it helps.

  • Zhengyu Xue

    Hi, Jon,

    Do you have any related videos about how to do structural analysis about shell structures?

    Kind Regards,

    Xue Zhengyu 

  • Ghazal Javidan

    Hi Jon

    I have not got any reply for my Geometry gym license request email yet. would you please response to that? tn

  • lee ji yonh

    Hi Jon,

    Currently i have a problem to create a column. I don't know what i should do. how do you make a logic? Now this problem's message is "overcast will not be column type"

    2.gh

    Kind Regard, 

    Jiyong Lee

  • ClaraML

    I'm having a problem with GG and SAP2000. I'm using SAP2000 18, not 17. And I've detected at least one component (the library material) that search for information in the SAP17 route. Is there any way for changing that route and make the component search in the correct route? If not, I can duplicate the SAP18 folder and rename it like SAP17, so the component could find the information. Do you think it will work?

  • Qi WU

    Hi Jon, For the latest version of ggSAP, the ggSAPCreateFrameProp component is not working properly. Is that a bug? It was working fine in your v17.1.1.

  • ClaraML

    What's the error in the red globe? Does it work if you use the profile library instead of a panel for set the profile?
  • Qi WU

    Hi Clara, I don't see a profile library, that's way I am using a panel.

    Here is error: 1. Solution exception:Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

    I don't think it's a input issue, cz it's a solution exception.

  • Jon Mirtschin

    Is this error in v18 plugin?  Can you start a discussion thread or post to this one and attached your model (or a sample of it).

    http://www.grasshopper3d.com/group/geometrygym/forum/topics/sap2000

    Thanks,  

    Jon

  • Derk Bos

    Hi Jon,

    I'm trying to do a non lineair analysis on a tensegrity structure in GeomGym. For some reason, however, I don't obtain any results.

    The ggGSASolver component doesn't give any error message, but for some reason the analysis doesn't run in GSA. When I do the analysis manually in GSA it does work however. 

    Do you have an idea what the problem could be?

    Kind regards,

    Derk

    5.2.gh

  • Jon Mirtschin

    Hi Derk,

    If you add an analysis case, then you will get results.

    I've emailed you the definition.

    Cheers,

    Jon

  • lee ji yonh

    Hi Jon 

    I see your post about IFC script(python).

    At first, thank you about sharing your research.

    I see your IFC python sample file.

    But when I opened IFC python file, i happened error message.

    Suddenly i wonder this cause.

    Also, i am likely to studying IFC python script.

    so I request you why this problem happened.

    and how do i script correct for operating this component?

  • simone moroni

    Hello, I'm trying to bake grasshopper 2D structure (is a section of my structural pannel) with the comand "ggSAPbakemodel" sap, but when I select "open model in SAP" it doesn't work and rhino goes to crash. I've SAP 14  version, is it too old for work with geometry gym?

    Thank you very much for reply

  • Hiroshi Amano

    Hi Jon,

    I'd like to try to use ggGSALoadGridArea for assigning wind loads on a grid frame.

    Do you have any example file of using that component?  I thought the component's parameters basically correspond to GSA inputs, but there are something I'm not sure how to assign in gg.

    Thank you and regards,

    Hiroshi 

  • Jon Mirtschin

    Hi Hiroshi,

    I have a bespoke grid loading component, but it doesn't seem to have been used much so I'd advise using the GSA functionality.

    I just created a folder to put sample files in Dropbox, browse into the Samples > Structural Analysis > GSA folder and there is a grid loading script there.  https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xcyx6kec0yu3rrl/AAAag4-qOLkQSnbIzoa3VHa1...

    Cheers,

    Jon

  • Hiroshi Amano

    Hi Jon,

    Thank you for quickly sharing many interesting examples.

    The grid loading component looks working well in my current case.

    Kind regards,

    Hiroshi

  • mostafa elhodiry

    hai all 

    can anyone help for getting license for a trial version ( sap and etabs ) 

  • Jon Mirtschin

    Hi Mostafa,

    I just emailed you, refer to http://www.geometrygym.com/installing for license request procedure.

  • Morten Ydefeldt

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    As you can see from these two geodesic domes it seems like it can be created with two different permutations.

    The geodesic dome which I am able to construct in GG is the 'wrong' one, I want the edges of the pentagons to be parallel. I believe it's a question about how the base icosahedron is flipped when the dome is created, is there a way to construct the right geodesic dome from your script?

  • Hakam husam

    Hey guys, ive been trying to use GG plugin, unfortunately I am an architect not a structural engineer, no clue in how to know what each section in the catalogues is shaped like, how can I find out this ? is their a PDF catalogue ?

    my 2nd question, how can I create a custom profile to enter in the GGsweep ?

  • David Delgado Vendrell

    Any Archicad user with a bit of experience with AC-GH Live Connection ? 

  • Scott Rathie

    Hi

    I am pretty new at using geometry gym for GSA structural analysis and was wondering if there is a way to query modal frequency

  • Thian Siong, Choo

    Hi Jon and everyone,

    I have an issue creating a Revit window on a Revit wall with the Geometry Gym plugin. Not sure what I am doing wrong. Hope you can advice. Attached is the GH file.

    In addition, it would be wonderful if you can provide an example of how to create adaptive components with the GeomGymRvt components. I have looked at the existing examples on Github but could not find an example with adaptive components.

    Hope to hear from you.

    thank you and best regards

    Siong

    GG_RevitWindowAndWall.gh

  • Jon Mirtschin

    Hi Siong, 

    Can you describe the issue you see with windows?  I tested your file and it seemed to work ok for me. Please start a topic (or add to an existing) in the discussions rather than comment.  http://www.grasshopper3d.com/group/geometrygym/forum?groupUrl=geome...

    There is an adaptive component example if you browse here:

    https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xcyx6kec0yu3rrl/AAAag4-qOLkQSnbIzoa3VHa1... and then into sub folders Samples, BIM, GHtoRevit, adaptive components

  • MojaPana

    Does GeometryGym work with Rhino 6 ? 

  • Jon Mirtschin

    Hi MojaPana,

    Yes, I support Rhino 6 and Rhino 5.  I'm still building the installers for v6, if you message me with which ones you want I will send you links.  I'll update the downloads page ASAP.

    Cheers,

    Jon

  • Lucy Stephenson

    Hi Jon, 

    Thanks so much for the plugin - it's great! I was wondering if there is a simple way of defining preferences using grasshopper - from what I understand GSA picks up the preferences it can Rhino, but I'm wanting to make my tolerances very small and for GSA to remember that as I'm using my tool iteratively (is that a word?). 

    Thanks in advance!

  • Konrad Zaremba

    Hi Jon,
    I have a problem with the last build for RH_5.
    ggRhino5IFC v1.6.59.msi (25th May 2018)
    After installation when I'm hovering over parameters in GH to check what's inside I got an error: HRESULT: 0x80131044. I'm able to load model but It's impossible to work. I will appreciate help.

    Cheers Konrad

  • Konrad Zaremba

    Hi Jon,
    I have a problem with the last build for RH_5.
    ggRhino5IFC v1.6.59.msi (25th May 2018)
    After installation when I'm hovering over parameters in GH to check what's inside I got an error: HRESULT: 0x80131044. I'm able to load model but It's impossible to work. I will appreciate help.
    Cheers Konrad

  • Kong Chandamuny

    Dear Mr. Jon,

    Do you have Scia engineer update for Rhino.6?

    Thanks in advance

    Regard

  • Ming Chong

    Dear Jon,

    I'm having issue to convert the karamba model to GSA model.

    The error message I'm getting are "1. Field not found: 'Karamba.Materials.FemMaterial.name'."

    Appreciate if you can help on that. Thank you.

    Rhino version:5

    Karamba version:1.3.0

    GSA version: GSA9.7

  • Manuel Muehlbauer

    Hi Jon, is there a way to create grids with ggETABS?

  • Jon Mirtschin

    Unfortunately I believe the ETABS api has no provision for creating grids.