This guide outlines the process of running Peregrine with a Cloud Zoo license. Find out more on Cloud Zoo Licenses on McNeel. If you are looking to upgrade an existing license to use Cloud Zoo, or if you encounter difficulties, please email us at licensing@limitstate.com.
Step 1. Install Peregrine
Make sure you have the appropriate version of Peregrine installed.
Step 2. Login into your Rhino3D account
Login to your Rhino3D account.
Cloud licenses are available on McNeel's Cloud Zoo Licensing platform.
Create an account if you have not already done so.
Step 3. Start Grasshopper
Type Grasshopper into the command line or click the Grasshopper icon in the user interface:
Step 4. Drag the Peregrine License component on to the canvas
Step 5. Open the context menu and switch to a “Cloud Zoo” license
Right-click the component to bring up the context menu and select Cloud Zoo.
Peregrine will attempt to fetch a license from Rhino Cloud Zoo.
If this it the first time installing a license, there will be no license found. Click Add a License to add your license.
Step 6. Add your license key
Select where the license is to be stored and enter the key that you have been sent by email.
Use Personal Licenses if installing an individual license for personal use.
Use Team Licenses if installing for a company or institution. Team licenses can be shared amongst any group of people.
Click Add License.
Step 7. Fetch the license
Go back to Grasshopper and click Try Again in the Licensing dialog. This will load the license from your Cloud Zoo account.
Step 8. Check the license status
In Grasshopper, connect a panel to the License component, or hover over it. The panel will display the status of the license.
Step 9. Check the license on Cloud Zoo (optional)
In your Rhino account, select the Peregrine license to display details of the type and expiration date.
