Food4Rhino

Portal enables real-time data exchange between Grasshopper and external application using Inter-Process Communication (IPC), extends workflow capabilities beyond Rhino3D and enables designers to engage in multi-platform design processes.

More about Portal

• Github: https://github.com/sean1832/Portal
• Detailed Documentations: https://github.com/sean1832/Portal/blob/master/readme.md
• More Examples: https://github.com/sean1832/Portal/tree/master/Example
• Demo (Grasshopper + Blender live-link workflow): https://youtu.be/wjqJRQLDT0w

Adaptors

• Portal.blender: https://github.com/sean1832/Portal.blender
• Portal.unity (Coming Soon)

• Portal.revit (Coming Soon)

Features

• Multiple Communication Methods:
  • UDP Sockets
  • WebSockets
  • Named Pipes
  • Memory Mapped File
  • Local File
• Data Serialization / Deserialization in JSON format
  • Point
  • Mesh
  • Curve (PolylineCurve, ArcCurve, LineCurve, NurbsCurve)
• Data Compression / Decompression using GZip

Installation

1. Download the `Portal.Gh.zip` from the latest release.
2. Unzip and copy the `Portal.GH` folder into `...\AppData\Roaming\Grasshopper\Libraries`
3. Unblock all library files:
   1. Right-click on each `.gha` and `.dll` file
   2. If there's an "Unblock" option, make sure to select it