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Emu

Grasshopper plugin · v1.3.2 · updated

Deprecated · no Rhino 8 buildNo release in over a year

Emu is an interactive structural analysis and form-finding tool based on a 6DOF (6 degrees of freedom) formulation of the dynamic relaxation method allowing engineers and designers to run bi-axial bending and torsion simulations in the parametric environment of Grasshopper3d.

Install in RhinoDownload .yakWebsite (opens in a new tab)Open in directory
Total downloads
834
Recent downloads
+2 / week+10 in the last month
Latest version
v1.3.29/13/2024
Releases
4every ~6mo
First released
4/2/2023
Download size
755 KB
License
Not declared
Authors
Emil Poulsen

Compatibility

Supported: WindowsSupported: MacNot supported: Rhino 6Supported: Rhino 7Not supported: Rhino 8Not supported: Rhino 9 (WIP)Not supported: Rhino pluginSupported: Grasshopper plugin
Keywords: gridshellsimulationstucturalengineering

How to install Emu

  1. Click Install in Rhino to open Rhino's Package Manager with Emu selected, or run _PackageManager inside Rhino and search for Emu.
  2. Or install it from a terminal (assumes a default Rhino 7 installation):
    Windows (PowerShell)
    & "C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\System\Yak.exe" install Emu
    macOS (Terminal)
    "/Applications/Rhino 7.app/Contents/Resources/bin/yak" install Emu
  3. Or download the .yak file above and drag it onto an open Rhino window.

Restart Rhino once the install finishes.

Download trend

813 downloads on 2026-07-13 → 834 on 2026-10-07

Emu version history

DateVersionBuildsDownloads
9/13/20241.3.2385
9/10/20241.3.136
5/1/20231.3.0352
4/2/20231.2.061

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