README.md

Getting Started

Software requirements

Before you begin the installation of the tools required for this course, make sure you have the following pre-requisites installed on your system:

• Rhino 6/7: https://www.rhino3d.com/download
• VS Code (free): https://code.visualstudio.com/
• GIT (free): https://git-scm.com/

NOTE: On Mac, GIT is usually pre-installed, you do not need to install again. To check if it is installed, open a terminal window and type git, if the result does not indicate any error, it means you already have it in your system.

Once that is done, follow the step-by-step instructions of the video below to install the rest of the tools.

Installation guide

Windows Users

The link to the installer used in the video is: https://dfab.link/ca-hs24/installer.zip

Mac Users

On Mac, it's not necessary to download the installer. Instead, open the Terminal application of your mac, copy & paste the following command, and press Enter:

  curl -s https://dfab.link/ca-hs24/mac_install.bash | bash

Step-by-step video

Click here to watch the installation guide video:

Troubleshooting

If the installer fails:

• Some antivirus software might interfere with the download process. In case of errors during instal, try to disable your antivirus momentarily, and run the installer again.
• For a clean retry, delete the folder Miniconda (or Miniconda3) from your user profile, and try again.
• On Windows, make sure you extract/unzip the installer first, and then run it. If you run the installer directly from within the zip file, it will fail.

Conda

We will be using conda as a package management system and environment management system for installing and managing software packages and dependencies.

Find more information and how to use it here!