COMPAS RhinoVAULT

Note

The current version of COMPAS-RhinoVAULT on the Yak package server is 0.2.5. Note that this is still a pre-release!

RhinoVAULT is a plugin for Rhino for form finding of funicular force networks with vertical loads using Thurst Network Analysis. The current version of this plugin is based on COMPAS 2 and is available for Rhino 8.

Installation

To install RhinoVAULT, use Rhino's package manager Yak.

COMPAS Packages

RhinoVAULT uses the following COMPAS packages:

• compas
• compas_ags
• compas_fd
• compas_rui
• compas_session
• compas_tna

After installing RhinoVAULT with Yak, these requirements will be installed automatically if they are not yet available. Note that the tool ,ight be unresponsive for a few seconds while this happens. The packages are installed in a separate virtual environment named rhinovault.

User Interface

RhinoVAULT defines the following commands:

• RV
• RV_pattern
• RV_pattern_modify
• RV_pattern_relax
• RV_pattern_supports
• RV_pattern_boundaries
• RV_form
• RV_force
• RV_tna_horizontal
• RV_tna_vertical
• RV_form_modify
• RV_force_modify
• RV_thrust_modify
• RV_scene_clear
• RV_scene_redraw
• RV_session_undo
• RV_session_redo
• RV_session_open
• RV_session_save
• RV_settings

These commands can be executed at the Rhino Command Prompt (simply start typing the command name), or using the RhinoVAULT toolbar.

Documentation

For further "getting started" instructions, a tutorial, examples, and an detailed description of the individual commands and the user interface, please check out the online documentation here: RhinoVAULT Gitbook

Issue Tracker

If you find a bug or if you have a problem with running the code, please file an issue on the Issue Tracker.