Finch Guide
  • Overview
    • Welcome to Finch!
    • New Features
    • About
    • FAQ
    • Roadmap
    • Sign Up Here
  • First Steps
    • Create an account and Install Plug-ins
    • Upload your first building - Rhino
      • All about Rhino
    • Upload your first building - Revit
      • All about Revit
    • Upload your first building & context - Forma
    • Advanced: Uploading Walls
  • Massing Studio
    • Customize your mass
    • Calculate Data
  • Floor Plate Studio
    • Generate Unit Mix & Stairwells
    • Generate Unit Mix & Corridors
    • Generate Unit Mix around Circulation
    • Algorithm Theory
  • Unit Plan Studio
    • Adaptive Plan Library
    • Assign Adaptive Plans
    • Enterprise - Generate Unit Plan
  • Fundamentals
    • Tools & Commands
    • Iterate with variants
    • Add context geometry (Rhino)
    • Export
  • Grasshopper
    • Grasshopper - Upload
    • Grasshopper - Download data
    • Grasshopper - Advanced
  • Resources
    • Keyboard shortcuts
    • Feature Bank
    • Video Tutorials
  • Account Details
  • Contact Us
Powered by GitBook
On this page
  • Install the Forma extension
  • Install the Rhino plug-in
  • Install the Rhino 6 SR35+ plug-in
  • Install the Revit 23/24 or 25/26 plug-in
  1. First Steps

Create an account and Install Plug-ins

PreviousSign Up HereNextUpload your first building - Rhino

Last updated 16 hours ago

Create your Finch account

  • To get started, visit and select Sign In to create an account and set a password.

Install the Forma extension

  • Enter your project in Forma. Under the Extensions category on the left-hand menu, click +Add Extension . This will open the Autodesk App Store.

  • In the App Store, search for Finch in the Search Bar in the top left corner or browse the extension library. Select the extension and Add it to the project.

  • Agree to the Terms and Conditions and close the App Store to go back to your Forma project.

The extension will need to be added again for every new project that you intend to send to Finch.

Install the Rhino plug-in

• Type Package Manager into the command line.

• Search for Finch in the package manager.

• Select the latest version from the drop down menu, install, and restart Rhino.

• After reopening Rhino, type Finch into the command line.

• Log in using your Finch account.

The Finch plug-in is compatible with Rhino versions 7.24 and newer, as well as Rhino 8. If you have an older Rhino version, the newest Finch plug-in releases will not appear in the package manager.

Install the Rhino 6 SR35+ plug-in

  • Unblock the zip folder in properties before extracting.

  • Unzip the folder.

  • In Rhino 6, type Plugin Manager into the command line.

  • Hit Install and select the Finch.rhp file from the unzipped folder.

  • Hit OK and type Finch into the command line.

Install the Revit 23/24 or 25/26 plug-in

Three methods to install:

Install by running our Finch Installer

Instructions:

  • Unblock the zip folder in properties before extracting

  • Unzip the folder and run the installer

  • In the pop-up, select Run anyway

Notes:

  • The installer requires admin mode

  • The installer will automatically uninstall the previous version

Install by placing files into the Revit Addins Folder:

Instructions

  • Unblock the zip folder in properties before extracting

  • Place the files in

    • %Appdata%\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2023 (or 2024) folder

    or

    • C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2023 (or 2024) folder

Notes:

  • When updating to a new version, delete the old files from the folder before placing the new ones.

Install via Autodesk:

This version may not have the latest updates, as the plug-in updates have to go through an approval process each time they are submitted. If you would like the latest release, you can use one of the other two methods.


• Under the Add-ins tab in the Revit ribbon, select the Finch icon to open the plug-in.


Questions? Reach out to amelia.henry@finch3d.com

finch3d.com
Finch | Revit | Autodesk App Store
Logo
2MB
Finch_0.1.83Rhino6SR35.zip
archive
41MB
Finch Revit 2023 and 2024 0.1.44 Installer.msi.zip
archive
REVIT 2023 2024
26MB
Finch Revit 2025 and 2026 0.1.44 Installer.msi.zip
archive
REVIT 2025 2026
8MB
Finch Revit 2023 and 2024 0.1.44.zip
archive
REVIT 2023 2024
7MB
Finch Revit 2025 0.1.44.zip
archive
REVIT 2025
7MB
Finch Revit 2026 0.1.44.zip
archive
REVIT 2026