Installation

COMPAS EVE can be easily installed on multiple platforms, using popular package managers such as conda or pip.

Install with conda

The recommended way to install COMPAS EVE is with conda. For example, create an environment named project_name and install compas_eve.

conda create -n project_name -c conda-forge compas_eve

Afterwards, simply activate the environment and run the following command to check if the installation process was successful.

conda activate project_name
python -m compas_eve

COMPAS EVE v1.0.0 is installed!

You are ready to use COMPAS EVE!

Installation options

Install COMPAS EVE in an environment with a specific version of Python.

conda create -n project_name python=3.8 compas_eve

Install COMPAS EVE in an existing environment.

conda install -n project_name compas_eve

Install with pip

Install COMPAS EVE using pip from the Python Package Index.

pip install compas_eve

Install an editable version from local source.

cd path/to/compas_eve
pip install -e .

Note that installation with pip is also possible within a conda environment.

conda activate project_name
pip install -e .

Update with conda

To update COMPAS EVE to the latest version with conda

conda update compas_eve

To switch to a specific version

conda install compas_eve=1.0.0

Update with pip

If you installed COMPAS EVE with pip the update command is the following

pip install --upgrade compas_eve

Or to switch to a specific version

pip install compas_eve==1.0.0

Working in Rhino

To make COMPAS EVE available inside Rhino, open the command prompt, activate the appropriate environment, and type the following:

python -m compas_rhino.install

Open Rhino, start the Python script editor, type import compas_eve and run it to verify that your installation is working.