06. Using CarboCroc: Carbo Life Calculations in Grasshopper - DavidVeld/CarboLifeCalc GitHub Wiki

This page will describe how to activate CarboCroc: Carbo Life Calculator for Rhino Grasshopper This will work for Rhino version 5.0 and upwards.

CarboCroc can access the default template specified in the main program's settings. You can create a project by either:

  • Adding individual elements with a volume and material or,
  • Creating groups with a volume and material, and then adding these.

Once a project is created, it will calculate and return the embodied carbon of all material-dependent properties.

6.1 Activating the Rhino Module

  1. In Rhino open GrasshopperDeveloperSettings

  2. Add your installation directory (The location where all the Carbo Life Calc files can be found)

  3. Grasshopper will show the CarboCroc tab, and you have full access to the CarboCrocTools

6.2 Restrictions

CarboCroc can do all material-based calculations, for further analysis the user can save the project and open this in the main Carbo Life Calculator application. A sample Project "CarboCrocSampleProject" has been provided as an example of how Rhino can be set up next to Carbo Croc.