Pyroduct: The First Realistic and Parametric Lava Tube Generator for Earth, Moon, and Mars

Pyroduct is a first-of-it-kind fully parametric lava tube generator that allows the user to easily produce realistic lava tube 3D models, using as an input a database of more than 90 terrestrial lava tube data, coming from 8 different regions of the World. Countries: Italy, Spain (Canary Islands), Portugal (Azores), United States (Oregon, New-Mexico, Hawaii), Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Japan and Australia The software has been developed as an easily installable plug-in for "Grasshopper", Rhinoceros 3D's Visual Programming Language. Inside of the downloadable .rar files, two folders are contained: User Objects: the folder contains all the files to install Pyroduct on your computer. To do so, please follow these instructions: 1) Initialize Rhinoceros and start Grasshopper; 2) Open the "User Objects" folder and copy all the files inside; 3) In Grasshopper, go to File > Special Folders > User Object Folder. 4) Paste the copied files into this directory. 5) Pyroduct should now be installed in Grasshopper, without needing to restart Rhinoceros. Note: If this doesn’t work, ensure the files aren’t locked. To check this, right-click a file, select Properties, and confirm there is no active safety lock. Example files: in this folder it is possible to find a couple of example files that can be used in order to grasp the fundamentals of Pyroduct components and functions, along with detailed information. To open these example files, either drag them on the Grasshopper canvas, or go to File > Open Document and click on the example file you would like to open.