Setting Transfer

Transfer setting is useful when you have a new installation, or need to deploy design software. Pancake provides a simple tool enabling you to transfer file and settings more easily.

How to use this feature?

• Navigate to "Pancake" menu, click "Settings", "Transfer..."

What can be transferred?

• Pancake settings

• Grasshopper settings

  • Core settings

  • Interface settings

  • Markov prediction database

  • Keyboard shortcuts

  • Saved gradients

  • Saved materials

  • User object information (such as default author, contact, etc)

  • Several miscellaneous settings

• Grasshopper add-ons

  • Libraries, excluding those which are not installed under Grasshopper folder, such as Weaverbird

  • User objects

Information under certain circumstances

• Load a file exported by a higher version of Grasshopper

  • Settings of a higher version may rarely break Grasshopper.

  • You will receive a warning. If you choose not, Grasshopper-related things won't be touched.

  • Pancake's settings are not affected by the limitation.

• Apply Grasshopper settings

  • In most cases, you need to restart Grasshopper and Rhino after a successful import. Otherwise, some settings may be overriden.

  • Some settings, including Markov database, keyboard shortcuts, are applied immediately.

  • Some settings are applied, but does not show in Grasshopper's settings. They will change after you restart Grasshopper.

• Apply Grasshopper libraries

  • The tool is designed to deploy libraries onto a new Rhino/GH installation. So you may see an error if Pancake cannot override an add-on currently in use.

• Transfer between Mac and Rhino

  • It is generally OK, given that version policy is satifisfied. If you encounter any problem, contact us.

  • Notice: Not all add-ons work on Mac

What else should I also notice?

• You can use this feature to transfer settings on a same computer, such as from GH0 to GH1.

• "Read from" operation cannot be undone.