Rhino and Grasshopper Clients Installation

Detailed instructions for Rhino and Grasshopper Swarm Clients installation and troubleshooting

If you are not using the Single Installer, You can install Swarm for Rhino and Grasshopper manually. There are two ways to install these clients locally - an MSI installer that takes care of everything, and .zip files for those who must DIY.

The MSI is the easier installation method - it will install the Rhino and Grasshopper clients all in a single go. It is intended for those users who have admin-level permissions in Windows who can install and remove programs themselves.

2) Download the Rhinoceros MSI

This will download a zip file containing the MSI installer and a few other files for your reference.

3) Navigate to the .zip file that was just downloaded in your file explorer, and extract the contents

4) Navigate into the extracted folder, and run the MSI or the EXE

There will be a warning or two depending on your system's security settings. Do your best to click through those, and proceed through the MSI installation process.

5) Start Rhino 6, and run the 'Swarm' command

6) Issues running Swarm in Rhino after installing the MSI?

Please let us know using our feedback form. Then, uninstall Swarm using the add or remove programs feature in Windows, and try the .Zip file method in the next tab.

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Rhino and Grasshopper Clients Installation

2) Download the Rhinoceros MSI

3) Navigate to the .zip file that was just downloaded in your file explorer, and extract the contents

4) Navigate into the extracted folder, and run the MSI or the EXE

5) Start Rhino 6, and run the 'Swarm' command

6) Issues running Swarm in Rhino after installing the MSI?

2) Download the Rhinoceros and Grasshopper Zip files

3) Navigate to the .Zip files on your machine. For both files, right click > properties > Unblock > Apply > OK

4) Extract the Zip files, and follow the detailed instructions inside.

5) Issues? Please let us know using our feedback form.

2) Download the Rhinoceros MSI

3) Navigate to the .zip file that was just downloaded in your file explorer, and extract the contents

4) Navigate into the extracted folder, and run the MSI or the EXE

5) Start Rhino 6, and run the 'Swarm' command

6) Issues running Swarm in Rhino after installing the MSI?

2) Download the Rhinoceros and Grasshopper Zip files

3) Navigate to the .Zip files on your machine. For both files, right click > properties > Unblock > Apply > OK

4) Extract the Zip files, and follow the detailed instructions inside.

5) Issues? Please let us know using our feedback form.

1) Sign in and navigate to the downloads page

2) Download the Rhinoceros MSI

3) Navigate to the .zip file that was just downloaded in your file explorer, and extract the contents

4) Navigate into the extracted folder, and run the MSI or the EXE

5) Start Rhino 6, and run the 'Swarm' command

6) Issues running Swarm in Rhino after installing the MSI?

1) Sign in and navigate to the downloads page

2) Download the Rhinoceros and Grasshopper Zip files

3) Navigate to the .Zip files on your machine. For both files, right click > properties > Unblock > Apply > OK

4) Extract the Zip files, and follow the detailed instructions inside.

5) Issues? Please let us know using our feedback form.

1) Sign in and navigate to the downloads page

2) Download the Rhinoceros MSI

3) Navigate to the .zip file that was just downloaded in your file explorer, and extract the contents

4) Navigate into the extracted folder, and run the MSI or the EXE

5) Start Rhino 6, and run the 'Swarm' command

6) Issues running Swarm in Rhino after installing the MSI?

1) Sign in and navigate to the downloads page

2) Download the Rhinoceros and Grasshopper Zip files

3) Navigate to the .Zip files on your machine. For both files, right click > properties > Unblock > Apply > OK

4) Extract the Zip files, and follow the detailed instructions inside.

5) Issues? Please let us know using our feedback form.