Hi, David: Do you mean I can just use Rhino.Net SDK? http://en.wiki.mcneel.com/default.aspx/McNeel/Rhino4DotNetPlugIns.html
Do I need to download this Rhino.net SDK? But why the link also says sth like the following: Where is the Rhino.NET SDK? The Rhino.NET SDK is composed of a rhino plug-in named RhinoDotNetManager.rhp and an assembly named Rhino_DotNET.dll located in the Rhino system directory. The Rhino_DotNET.dll assembly is what all Rhino.NET plug-ins reference to get exported classes and functions from Rhino. These files are installed with Rhino and are not a separate download. Is this SDK a real source code editor with functions like autocomplete? Based on my understanding and your comments, Visual Studio Express for VB is much better than Rhino.NET SDK. Am I right? > The DotNET framework already comes with a compiler for VB and C# (I > use it behind the scenes to compile GH scripts to DLLs). > > I definitely recommend getting Visual Studio Express though because > you can use it to create standalone applications as well as Rhino > plugins. It's a much better learning environment than the Grasshopper > Script editor. > > Grasshopper is compiled using VB 2008 Professional and the DotNET 2.0 > Framework. If you're developing plugins for Rhino we recommend 2.0, > but I've tried 3.5 a while back and that plugin ran just fine. > > -- > David Rutten > [email protected] > Robert McNeel & Associates > > On Mar 5, 8:33 pm, CMRHM <[email protected]> wrote: > > > David: > > > Thanks. I am gonna switch to VB.net since I need help on debugging. > > > Is VB.net called VB now? Is the following link for VB.net > > compiler?http://www.microsoft.com/express/vb/ > > > So I can use Microsoft .NET framework 3.5 and Microsoft visual basic > > 2008 express with Rhino SR4, do I? > > > cmrhm > > > On Mar 3, 12:09 pm, David Rutten <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > *. Is C# same as visual C#? > > > > Yes. > > > > > *. Most people is learning VB.net instead of C#, is this still the > > > > case by today? > > > > Yes. Visual basic contains the word "basic" whereas C# contains the > > > word "sharp". It's no wonder people feel more fuzzy about VB. > > > Also, VB syntax is more forgiving (not case sensitive for example) so > > > easier to learn. > > > > > I am more familiar with Java, so I think I better do > > > > C#. But my goal is to learn A language quick( 3-7 days), so I could > > > > be able to read or write some codes when I can't find the > > > > functionality I need in GH. > > > > If that's your dead-line, I suggest you start with C#. But note that > > > C# scripting in less well tested in GH than VB and tends to have more > > > bugs. > > > A new version of GH is forthcoming and this version will have a bunch > > > of Script component improvements. > > > > -- > > > David Rutten > > > [email protected] > > > Robert McNeel & Associates
