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Libra - A TOPOLOGY GRAMMAR FOR GENERATING STRUCTURAL TOPOLOGIES

Libra is a Grasshopper plug-in, which implements a topology grammar for generating structural topologies. Starting from an incomplete network, namely (a) the geometric boundaries that a network grows into and (b) the applied external forces, Libra operates an incremental transformative process that allows the transition to a complete network. In other words, the incremental elimination of interim forces in the network. At every intermediate step the network is in static equilibrium (interim when interim forces are still present, or global when no interim forces exist).

MORE ABOUT Libra

• Download Libra: Github
• Learn Libra: Libra Video Tutorials, Libra Manual
• Developed by: Ioannis Mirtsopoulos as part of his doctoral research at Structural Xploration Lab (SXL) at EPFL and his postdoctoral stay at Digital Structures research group at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
• Platform:
  • Rhino 7 | (v1.0.7) Windows only
  • Rhino 7 | (v1.1.0) Windows full functionality | Mac OS Xploration Tab missing
  • Rhino 8 | (v1.3.7) Windows full functionality (without Xploration Tab) | Mac OS (at your own risk)
  • Rhino 8 | (v1.4.5) Windows full functionality (without Xploration Tab) | Mac OS (at your own risk)