grasshopper to Archicad

I looking for a way to export the grasshopper file to Archicad... not all the code just the forms generated... like the 3ds file or in Beams.. Im a New user and im reading Grasshopper Primer...

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Permalink Reply by djordje on February 25, 2013 at 9:49am

Hi Braian,

If you are using the newest Archicad 16, then you could export your model as IFC. More in here.

If you are using an older version of Archicad:

Bake your grasshopper geometry to Rhino. Then select that baked geometry in Rhino, and choose File->Save as-> name.3ds

Then download the Archicad "3ds Studio in" add-on for Archicad 11 from here

or for Archicad 12 from here

There may be a version of Archicad 14 too, but I can not find it.

After the installation completes, turn on the Archicad, and choose File-> File special -> Import 3d Studio file -> Convert 3ds to GDL object. That will convert your .3ds exported file into .gsm and you will be able to import it into Archicad by using the "Object tool".

Permalink Reply by Braian Caffrey Garcia on February 25, 2013 at 1:00pm