Setting Up Your Environment

Before you can start using Co-designer inside RhinoArtisan, you must connect your RhinoArtisan installation with the Connect platform. Connect is the service that enables Co-designer and the AI-powered features included in your RhinoArtisan subscription.

Co-designer is currently in Beta and available exclusively to commercial RhinoArtisan customers. During the Beta phase, all features are accessible at no cost. Although Co-designer will become a paid service in the future, it will remain free for all eligible users throughout the Beta period, which is expected to last several months. We invite you to explore, experiment, and share your feedback as we continue refining the experience.

The setup process involves three steps:

1. Creating your Connect account

2. Generating your Connect Key

3. Integrating the Connect Key inside RhinoArtisan

Below you will find the full process in detail.

1. Creating your Connect account

1. Visit the Connect platform: https://connect.rhinoartisan.com/

2. Create a new account, or log in if you already have one.

3. Your Connect account is required to activate:

   • Co-designer

   • AI agents included in your subscription

   • Future cloud-based services

4. Once registered and logged in, you will be able to generate your Connect Key.

2. Generating the Connect Key

1. Inside Connect, click the user profile icon in the upper-right corner.

1. Select Profile from the dropdown menu.

1. In your profile page, locate the Connect Key section.

2. Click to generate a new key.

1. The system will ask you for a name. You can choose any name you like - it's only for your own reference. For example: RhinoArtisan.

1. Copy the generated code and keep it ready—you will paste it into RhinoArtisan in the next step.

This key identifies you and allows Connect to recognise your RhinoArtisan installation. Without this key, Co-designer and the AI services cannot function.

3. Integrating Connect with RhinoArtisan

1. Open RhinoArtisan.

2. Go to the File menu.

3. Click Settings to access plugin options.

Are you using RhinoArtisan in Rhino? If you're a Rhino user, simply go to the File menu > Properties, or open it directly from Rhino’s main toolbar.

1. In the sidebar, select Artisan.

1. Open the Integrations section. Keep in mind that this is a sub-item inside the RhinoArtisan options.

1. Paste the Connect API Key you generated in Connect.

1. Click on OK button.

Once the key is added, RhinoArtisan will automatically connect to the cloud services that power Co-designer and the AI engine. Your environment is now ready. Simply close and reopen RhinoArtisan (or Rhino) to ensure the changes are fully applied.