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Component reference

Every component and parameter of the BEMGen tab in Grasshopper, generated from the plugin itself, so it matches the loaded version. Each entry gives the icon, nickname, GUID, and description, and for a component every input (type, access, whether it is optional, its default value) and output. Inputs with a default work when nothing is connected; a required input without a default must be connected. Plan generator entries show the viewport previews of their example definition.

Panel Components Parameters
0 Info 1 9
1 Program 9 1
1 Program Presets 34 0
2 Generate 34 0
3 Simplify 5 0
4 Aggregate 4 0
5 Convert 2 0
6 Inspect 3 0

All components and parameters

Name Nickname Panel
Activity Hall Preset Hall Program Presets
Any Program Preset AnyP Program
BEMGen Info Info Info
Branching Mall BMall Generate
Building Bldg Info
Cafeteria Cafe Generate
Care Bedroom Preset CBed Program Presets
Care Communal Preset CComm Program Presets
Care Hub CHub Generate
Clean Corridor Preset Clean Program Presets
Clinical Support Preset ClinS Program Presets
Conditioned Merge Z1c Simplify
Construction JSON CJson Program
Construction Set Cons Info
Convert2BEM 2BEM Convert
Convert2IDF 2IDF Convert
Core Preset Core Program Presets
Corridor Preset Corr Program Presets
Court Cluster CCluster Generate
Dining Preset Dine Program Presets
Dirty Corridor Preset Dirty Program Presets
DOE Full-Service Restaurant DoeFSR Generate
DOE Full-Service Restaurant Programs DoeFSRP Program Presets
DOE Hospital DoeHosp Generate
DOE Hospital Programs DoeHospP Program Presets
DOE Large Hotel DoeLHtl Generate
DOE Large Hotel Programs DoeLHtlP Program Presets
DOE Large Office DoeLOff Generate
DOE Large Office Programs DoeLOffP Program Presets
DOE Medium Office DoeMOff Generate
DOE Medium Office Programs DoeMOffP Program Presets
DOE Outpatient DoeOutP Generate
DOE Outpatient Programs DoeOutPP Program Presets
DOE Primary School DoePSch Generate
DOE Primary School Programs DoePSchP Program Presets
DOE Program Map DoeMap Program
DOE Quick-Service Restaurant DoeQSR Generate
DOE Quick-Service Restaurant Programs DoeQSRP Program Presets
DOE Reference Program DOEProg Program
DOE Secondary School DoeSSch Generate
DOE Secondary School Programs DoeSSchP Program Presets
DOE Small Hotel DoeSHot Generate
DOE Small Hotel Programs DoeSHotP Program Presets
DOE Small Office DoeSOff Generate
DOE Small Office Programs DoeSOffP Program Presets
DOE Stand-alone Retail DoeRet Generate
DOE Stand-alone Retail Programs DoeRetP Program Presets
DOE Strip Mall DoeSMall Generate
DOE Strip Mall Programs DoeSMallP Program Presets
DOE Supermarket DoeSMkt Generate
DOE Supermarket Programs DoeSMktP Program Presets
DOE Warehouse DoeWare Generate
DOE Warehouse Programs DoeWareP Program Presets
Dwelling Unit Preset Unit Program Presets
Enclosed Court ECourt Generate
Envelope Preset Env Program Presets
Envelope Preset Env Info
Floor Floor Info
Foyer Halls FHalls Generate
Gallery Bar GBar Generate
Inspect Inspect Inspect
Kitchen Preset Kitch Program Presets
Linear Plan Generator Linear Generate
Load L Info
Load Load Program
Lobby Preset Lobby Program Presets
Mall Preset Mall Program Presets
Map Source to Target Map Inspect
Mix Programs Mix Program
No Simplification Z0 Simplify
Office Plate OPlate Generate
Office Preset Office Program Presets
Open Court OCourt Generate
Operating Suite OSuite Generate
Operating Theatre Preset OT Program Presets
Perimeter Core Z2 Simplify
Plan Plan Info
Point Plate PPlate Generate
Program JSON PJson Program
Program Map Map Info
Program Preset P Info
Program Preset Preset Program
Radial Lobes RLobes Generate
Retail Preset Retail Program Presets
Schedule Sch Program
Schedule Sch Info
Schedule Draw SDraw Program
Semantic Merge Z1 Simplify
Service Preset Serv Program Presets
Single Zone Building 1ZBldg Aggregate
Single Zone per Floor Z3 Simplify
Single Zone per Floor Type 1ZType Aggregate
Stack Floors Stack Aggregate
Stacked Floor Zone Multiplier ZMult Aggregate
Stair Bay Bar SBar Generate
Stair Pair SPair Generate
Stair Preset Stair Program Presets
Stepped Band SBand Generate
Terrace Row Terr Generate
Transform Plan TPlan Generate
Validate Validate Inspect
Winged Band WBand Generate

Example definitions

The definitions in the examples zip of each release, checked in Rhino before the release: