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Getting started

1. Sign in to the portal

Create an account or sign in at termite.tools. The portal is your account page. It has four tabs:

Tab What it is for
Overview Your Termites balance, your access token and your plan
Plugins Download the plugins for Rhino, Revit, Archicad and Grasshopper
Usage A history of every Termite you received or used
Billing Buy more Termites

Your access token

The access token connects a plugin to your account. Find it on the Overview tab, then click Show or Copy token.

Keep your token private

Anyone who has your token can use your account. Do not share it or post it online.

Termites and plans

Termites are credits. Termite uses them when it generates something, for example a unit mix or a plan layout. The Overview tab shows your balance and the current cost of each action.

  • Every account gets 20 free Termites per month.
  • If you need more, buy a package on the Billing tab (payment through Stripe). Buying Termites also upgrades your account to Pro.
  • The Usage tab lists every action and how many Termites it used.

2. Install a plugin

  1. Open the Plugins tab in the portal.
  2. Click Download next to your CAD tool.
  3. Run the installer. When it asks for your access token, paste the token you copied from the Overview tab.
  4. Start your CAD tool. The Termite panel is now available.

Windows warning

Windows may show a "Windows protected your PC" message while you install. Click More info → Run anyway.

Where to find Termite in each tool

CAD tool How Termite shows up
Rhino A Termite panel inside Rhino
Revit A Termite pane inside Revit
Archicad A separate Termite app (Start menu or desktop shortcut). It connects to the open Archicad project. Supported versions: Archicad 26–29.
Grasshopper A set of Termite components on the canvas. Each step in these docs is one component.

The panel looks and works the same way in Rhino, Revit and Archicad. The screens in these docs use Rhino.

3. The Termite panel

The panel has three parts, from top to bottom:

  1. Termite bar: a collapsible bar with notifications and the Stop, Refresh, Update and Profile buttons. See Settings.
  2. Context bar: three dropdowns that pick what you are working on:
    • Project: the active project
    • Mass: the building mass the floors belong to
    • Floor: the active floor
  3. Tabs:

Next, read Core concepts.