README.md

MeshStreamingGrasshopper

Plugin for Grasshopper to stream mesh geometry through web socket with example to communicate with Unity.

Installation

1. Put all dlls and gha files inside Libraries folder for Grasshopper (Usually in C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Roaming\Grasshopper\Libraries). Unblock all dlls and gha files.

2. Make sure you have Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 installed.

Notes

• Be careful not to have duplicate dlls (like Newtonsoft.Json) in the Grasshopper's libraries folder.

Usage (for examples)

1. Run Node server (README available under Examples/MeshStreamingServer).

2. Run Unity project (README available under Examples/MeshReceivingUnityClient).

3. Send mesh geometry as follows in Grasshopper.

Dependencies

• SocketIoClientDotNet 0.9.13
• EngineIoClientDotNet 0.9.22
• Newtonsoft.Json 8.0.1
• WebSocket4Net 0.14.1
• ZeroFormatter 4.0.30319