The primary focus of the plugin is to function on the 3D BAG data (https://3dbag.nl/en/viewer). However, the plugin is able to process other CityJSON files as well. The plugin consists out of multiple Grasshopper components exposing data in a format that is directly usable in grasshopper, and allows all this data to be baked into Rhino.

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RhinoCityJSON Overview

What is CityJSON File Format?

CityJSON is a JSON-based format for storing 3D digital models of buildings and cityscapes. This an open standardized format for exchanging models. 

Installing RhinoCityJSON

This plugin allows you to import CityJSON files for use in Rhino without losing the semantic information embedded in the files. To install, launch Rhino 8 and follow these instructions to install through the package manager: 

1. Type PackageManager in the command prompt
2. Search for RhinoCityJSON in the online tab
3. Choose the latest version
4. Click install
5. Restart Rhino

Reader

The reader category allows for reading files JSON files by inputting the file path.

Bakery

The Bakery component is a custom baking component that will not only bake the geometry, but also the related semantic data.

Attribute Manager

Attribute manager components allows to add, remove, and filter attributes. 

Processing

A processing step to allow the bakery component to work.

RhinoCityJSON 2/3

Tutorials

Getting Started

The following tutorial gives you an overview of RhinoCityJSON plugin, its capabilities, and overview of comonents. 

Example Files

The following tutorials apply RhinoCityJSON plugin to a case example.

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Useful Links

Source code, component explanations and example files can be found at:
https://github.com/jaspervdv/RhinoCityJSON

Patch and Release notes:
https://github.com/cityjson/RhinoCityJSON/releases