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  • lunchbox: LunchBox is a plug-in for Grasshopper for exploring mathematical shapes, paneling, structures, and workflow.  http://www.food4rhino.com/app/lunchbox
  • human: http://www.food4rhino.com/app/human
  • kangaroo : Kangaroo is a Live Physics engine for interactive simulation, form-finding, optimization, and constraint solving. http://www.food4rhino.com/app/kangaroo-physics
  • ladybug:  Ladybug allows you to import and analyze standard weather data in Grasshopper; draw diagrams like Sun-path, wind-rose, radiation-rose, etc; customize the diagrams in several ways; run radiation analysis, shadow studies, and view analysis.  http://www.food4rhino.com/app/ladybug-tools
  • honeybee : Honeybee connects Grasshopper3D to validated simulation engines such as EnergyPlus, Radiance, Daysim, and OpenStudio for building energy, comfort, daylighting and lighting simulation. http://www.food4rhino.com/app/ladybug-tools
  • octopus : Octopus is a plug-in for applying evolutionary principles to parametric design and problem-solving. http://www.food4rhino.com/app/octopus
  • opossum : Opossum is the first model-based optimization tool for Grasshopper and based on the RBFOpt library. http://www.food4rhino.com/app/opossum-optimization-solver-surrogate-models
  • anemone: Loop construction at the grasshopper. http://www.food4rhino.com/app/anemone
  • design space exploration: The tool aims to support visual, performance-based design space exploration and interactive multi-objective optimization (MOO) for conceptual design.

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