Why doesnt mesh + appear in my toolbar?

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Hi,
I’m trying to download the plug in Mesh+ into my grasshopper but for some reason it does not appear in my toolbar after I drag the zip file contents into my component folders. I restarted Rhino and GH however the issue persists. I noticed after downloading Mesh + 2.103 the folder doesnt have a green file but its all yellow. What is the difference between the green file plugins and the yellow file plugins?

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Thank you

Natalie Tai

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You need to copy *.ghuser files into UserObjects folder, you can open this folder via the Grasshopper File->Special Folder menu item. You should also be able to just drag the *.ghuser files into Grasshopper. It will then be copied to the User Object folder and loaded in the toolbar.

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Thanks Mahdiyar that worked perfectly! Can you explain the difference between plugins dragged into the ‘Component Folder’ versus being dragged into the ‘User Object Folder’?

Much appreciated

Natalie Tai

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*.ghuser is a format for storing non-standard versions of existing components. They just make it easier to instantiate components that have the settings/data you want right away. Mesh+ is a set of vBScript components with custom code.

*.gha is a Grasshopper plugin file. These files are made by compiling .NET source code into .NET assemblies. This is usually done using Visual Studio.

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