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Install the Karamba3D Grasshopper Extension

  • Option 1: Use the Package Manager in Rhino
    • Open the Rhino 7 application.
    • Open the Tools > Package Manager tool.
    • Search for Karamba 3D (version 2.1.0.171).
    • Click the Install button.
    • Exit, then restart Rhino 7 application.
    • Click OK in the dialog that appears notifying you that an update to Rhino is waiting to be installed.
  • Option 2: Download and Run the Karamba 3D Installer
    • Run the Karamba3D installer in your Window environment by opening the installer file located here:

      • Karamba3D Installer

  • ChooseFULL Installation (you'll install and point to a license file in the next step)SI or Imperial Units
  • Check that the Installation was Successful
    • Open Grasshopper in Rhino.
    • Accept the Karamba 3D License conditions.
    • You should see a Karamba3D tab in the Grasshopper toolbar.
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Install the Karamba3D License

  • Copy the License File and instructions to a convenient location on your computer. Karamba License File for 2023Links to an external site. >> a new Karamba License file for 2023 available now!
  • Unblock the License File in Windows if necessary
    • Right-click on Karamba3D_License_2023_12.lic, and choose Properties from the contextual menu.
    • If you see a security warning at the bottom of the General tab, turn on the Unblock checkbox to reassure windows that this file is OK and should not be removed.
  • Open the Rhino application as an administrator.
    • Right-click on the Rhino icon in the Start Menu and choose Run as Administrator from the contextual menu.
  • Open Grasshopper in Rhino.
  • Switch to the Karamba3D tab and drag the License component (far left end of the toolbar) onto the Grasshopper canvas.
  • Right-click on the red “K” icon or the "License" label of the "License"component and select “Load license file“.
    • Locate the License file.
    • You'll receive a message indicating the license file has been successfully copied.
  • Restart Rhino and Grasshopper.
  • Switch to the Karamba3D tab and drag the License component (far left end of the toolbar) onto the Grasshopper canvas.
  • Attach a Panel node to the output of the License component, and the license status and expiration date will be displayed in the panel.