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======Getting Started======
  *[[wiki:sns:intactgh:installation|Installation]] & [[wiki:sns:intactgh:activating_migrating_license|Activating/Migrating License]]
  *[[wiki:sns:intactgh:supported_rhino_models|Supported Rhino Models]]
  *[[wiki:sns:intactgh:basic_operation|Basic Operation]]
  *[[wiki:sns:intactgh:basic_grasshopper|Grasshopper for New Users]]

===== Quick Start Guide =====
See the following videos to get started with Intact.Simulation Grasshopper Plugin quickly.\\
** Note: the videos utilize Rhino 7 so there may be some minor discrepancies, but the workflow remains consistent** 

Download **demo files** using the link below to use our example.

{{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:intact_simulation_demo_files.zip |Link to download}} \\
{{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:intact_simulation_demo_files_rhino7.zip |* Legacy * Link to download (for Rhino 7)}}

==== A. Setting Up Your First Simulation ====
=== Step 1: Load your model in Rhino 3D ===
  * Open Rhino 3D and load your design
  * For this quick guide, start with a B-rep (surface meshes like STL require a slightly different Step 2)
  * You can also open the "Bracket.3dm" file (in the demo files linked above).

{{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:1-_load_model.mp4?750 |}}
  


=== Step 2: Prepare the model for simulation ===
  * Make copies of faces that have boundary conditions to be applied
  * Note that the steps here are for a CAD file (Polysurfaces in Rhino).
{{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:3-_prepare_model.mp4?750 |}}

=== Step 3: Launch Grasshopper and Intact.Simulation ===

  * Get started by launching Grasshopper. Type "Grasshopper" in the Command entry box
  * You can also open the "video demo.gh" file (in the demo files linked above) within Grasshopper.

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=== Step 4: Add a component (Geometry and Material) ===

  * Create a component from the design geometry and specify the appropriate material
  * Note you can also add blocks by double clicking on the canvas (See [[wiki:sns:intactgh:tips_and_tricks|Tips and Tricks]])
{{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:4-_component_setup.mp4?750 |}}
=== Step 5: Specify Boundary Condition ===

== Step 5a: Restraint ==

  * Specify the faces that are fixed
{{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:5-_apply_restraint.mp4?750 |}}
== Step 5b: Load ==

  * Specify the faces that are loaded as well as load type and load magnitude (pressure load in this case)
  * Loads are in MKS unit system (Pa for Pressure)
{{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:6-_apply_load.mp4?750 |}}
=== Step 6: Specify Simulation Resolution ===

  * Specify the number of elements for simulation.
{{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:7-_set_simulation_resolution.mp4?750 |}}

==== B. Executing Simulation and Viewing Results ====

=== Step 1: Run Simulation ===

  * Execute simulation to solve the structural finite element problem defined previously
{{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:8-_execute_simulation.mp4?750 |}}
=== Step 2: View Results ===

  * Visualize the results such as displacement and stresses as the colormap
{{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:8-_visualize_results.mp4?750 |}}
=== Step 3: Post-process (deflection) ===

  * Scale the deformation to see the deflected shape
{{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:9-_post_process_deflection_.mp4?750 |}}