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Many people mistakenly ask what is Grasshopper software? If the correct question is, what is "Grass Hopper Plugin"? Grass Hopper is one of the most famous free plugins of Rhino software. Plugins are actually extensions that are installed and activated on a basic software. To use Grass Hopper, you must use Rhino software. Of course, from Rhino 6 onwards, Grasshopper is included in Rhino's installation package, and there is no need to download it separately. Consequently, Grasshopper is a plugin within Rhino software and should not be mistakenly called Grasshopper software. The full name of this plugin is Grasshopper3D and it is a product of Robert McNeill and Associates, which was developed by David Ratten. This powerful plugin is actually a graphical (visual) programming language; This means that it is possible to produce different algorithms without the need to write code and learn the principles of programming, just with graphic tools and buttons, and consider certain parameters for it (unlike plugins such as rhinoscript, which require mastering on pure coding and programming). This capability brought about a huge evolution in the parametric modeling of architecture. This is because most architects and interior designers do not master computer programming languages and the graphic nature of programming elements helps them to code their parametric designs in the form of algorithms and precise mathematical calculations.