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Muscle

Grasshopper plugin · v1.1.0 · updated

Deprecated · no Rhino 8 buildNo release in over a year

Muscle is a powerful yet easy-to-use Grasshopper plugin that performs advanced structural calculations, helping you design, analyze, and optimize tensegrity, tension-based, and truss-like structures. Follow the webpage for the installation and update instructions.

Install in RhinoDownload .yakWebsite (opens in a new tab)Open in directory
Total downloads
157
Recent downloads
+1 / week+7 in the last month
Latest version
v1.1.08/9/2025
Releases
3every ~2mo
First released
4/3/2025
Download size
293 KB
License
Not declared
Authors
Jonas FERON - Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)

Compatibility

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

How to install Muscle

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

Restart Rhino once the install finishes.

Download trend

151 downloads on 2026-07-13 → 157 on 2026-10-07

Muscle version history

DateVersionBuildsDownloads
8/9/20251.1.0127
4/3/20251.0.030
4/3/20250.0.1—

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