# Archicad + Grasshopper Live Connection - Rhino 8 Issue

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/archicad-grasshopper-live-connection-rhino-8-issue/171818>\
**Category:** Plugins\
**Tags:** windows, archicad, rhino8\
**Created:** [December 18, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/archicad-grasshopper-live-connection-rhino-8-issue/171818 "2023-12-18T22:30:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_Marques](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/michael_marques/32/641094_2.png) [@Michael\_Marques](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Michael_Marques)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/archicad-grasshopper-live-connection-rhino-8-issue/171818/1 "2023-12-18T22:30:53Z")

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Hi all!

Quick question…has anyone tried the Archicad + Grasshopper live connection in Rhino 8?

I’ve tried and the Archicad options don’t show up:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/4X/3/6/e/36ee8e2b5265923f95289044d329f78e2462a628.png)

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![paul.metzger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/paul.metzger/32/690835_2.png) [@paul.metzger](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/paul.metzger)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/archicad-grasshopper-live-connection-rhino-8-issue/171818/2 "2023-12-19T13:17:54Z")

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Since the graphisoft website doesnt state any “Rhino 8”-Download, I think it´s simply not available, yet. For me Rhino 7 works perfectly.

> **[Rhino – Grasshopper – Archicad Toolset](https://graphisoft.com/downloads/addons/interoperability/rhino)**
>
> Rhinoceros and Grasshopper – developed by Robert McNeel & Associates – are considered market leaders in industrial design modeling and algorithmic design.Now, designers have various options to connect Archicad’s professional BIM work...

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**Author:** ![Kristoffer\_Moe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/kristoffer_moe/32/535367_2.png) [@Kristoffer\_Moe](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Kristoffer_Moe)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 9:51am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/archicad-grasshopper-live-connection-rhino-8-issue/171818/3 "2024-01-11T09:51:41Z")

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Hi you need more than the gha file to make it show up.  
“ArchicadConnection.gha”  
“ArchicadModel.dll”  
“Mono.Cecil.dll”  
“Newtonsoft.JSON.dll”  
was the files i had to copy to make it work in Rhino 8  
copy to  
“C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Grasshopper”

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Marques](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/michael_marques/32/641094_2.png) [@Michael\_Marques](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Michael_Marques)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/archicad-grasshopper-live-connection-rhino-8-issue/171818/4 "2024-01-11T19:39:04Z")

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Hello @Kristoffer_Moe

Awesome! Thank you so much!

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**Author:** ![Feng\_Ye](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/feng_ye/32/478766_2.png) [@Feng\_Ye](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Feng_Ye)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/archicad-grasshopper-live-connection-rhino-8-issue/171818/5 "2024-03-15T12:25:27Z")

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Hello @Kristoffer_Moe thanks for your answer, I encountered the same problem. I want to ask where to download the listed files? the installation file I downloaded from Graphisoft is a whole package.

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**Author:** ![Mattias\_D\_Hooghe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/mattias_d_hooghe/32/573054_2.png) [@Mattias\_D\_Hooghe](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Mattias_D_Hooghe)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2024, 8:13am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/archicad-grasshopper-live-connection-rhino-8-issue/171818/6 "2024-05-03T08:13:45Z")

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Any idea which files are needed on Mac OS (intel) ?

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**Author:** ![Kevin\_Scholtyssek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/kevin_scholtyssek/32/757560_2.png) [@Kevin\_Scholtyssek](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Kevin_Scholtyssek)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/archicad-grasshopper-live-connection-rhino-8-issue/171818/7 "2024-07-05T13:38:04Z")

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I dont know if it is too late, but install the file for the 7th version and go to the folder  
“C:\Program Files\Rhino 7\Plug-ins\Grasshopper”

there you can find the mentioned files. copy them and it should work fine 🙂

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**Author:** ![kameneva\_n](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/kameneva_n/32/768290_2.png) [@kameneva\_n](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/kameneva_n)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/archicad-grasshopper-live-connection-rhino-8-issue/171818/8 "2025-04-21T12:31:44Z")

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It was very helpful! Thank you!!