Unable to Install Rhino .NET framework

Rhino Developer
1

I am trying to use Rhino.NET to extend my RhinoScript code. I installed Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 and then downloaded the .NET Framework SDK from here. When I run the .vsi file, I get the following error message. Why does this happen?

2

Are you sure you want this? This is for writing obsolete .NET plug-ins for Rhino 4. And, the download isn’t really an SDK, as all you need is to reference Rhino_DotNet.dll. Rather, its just a Visual Studio wizard and help xml file.

Why do you need this?

3

@dale I need this to write some code along these lines. I was using Rhinoscript until I hit a roadblock where Rhino 4.0 does not support certain Rhinoscript methods, specifically Rhino.MaterialIds. So I’ve been trying to circumvent this by trying to write a code that will fetch the material table using Rhino.DocObjects. Is there any other way to around this issue with Rhino 4.0?

4

This is the part of my Rhinoscript code that works for Rhino 5 but not on Rhino 4 because of the absence of MaterialIds, MaterialIndices. Also, ObjectMaterialIndex in Rhino 4 does not modify the index.

Function FindIndex(str_name)
	Dim mat_index, i, thisStr
	Dim idMaterials: idMaterials = Rhino.MaterialIds
	Dim indexMaterials: indexMaterials = Rhino.MaterialIndices
	For i = 0 to UBound(indexMaterials)
		thisStr = Rhino.MaterialName(indexMaterials(i))
		If InStr(thisStr, str_name) <> 0 Then
			mat_index = Rhino.MaterialIndex(idMaterials(i))
			Exit For
		End If
	Next
	FindIndex = mat_index
End Function

Function Material1(strObj)
	Material1 = True
	Dim mat_name, i, name, mat_index, materials, str_name, thisStr
	str_name = "Material1"
	mat_index = FindIndex (str_name)
	If IsNull(mat_index) or IsEmpty(mat_index) Then
		LoadVismats 16777215
		mat_index = FindIndex (str_name)
	End If
	If IsNull(mat_index) or IsEmpty(mat_index) Then
		Material1 = False
		Exit Function
	End If
	Rhino.ObjectMaterialIndex strObj, mat_index
End Function
5

I guess I still don’t know what you are trying to do. But if you want to add a material to an object using RhinoScript 4.0, then just use the AddMaterialToObject method.

Does this help?