.Net Framework Plugin not working in Rhino 8

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Can plugins targeting .Net Framework 4.8 work in Rhino 8 running under .Net Core? I thought the answer was no. But one of my plugins is targeting .Net Framework 4.8 and it works under Rhino running under .Net core.

Now another of my plugin, also targeting .Net Framework 4.8 does not work with Rhino 8 running under .Net core. It does not give any error but the commands just don’t work.

What am I missing? Why one plugin is working and another doesn’t?

I ran the Compat tool mentioned here. The output is
Wb.ModelEstablishment.Rhino, Version=1.1.3.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null

Rhino 8 SR12 2024-10-8 (Rhino 8, 8.12.24282.07001, Git hash:master @ 2f42167325d83e0da0f3fe08e796c2b26e602bc5)
License type: Commercial, build 2024-10-08
License details: Cloud Zoo

Windows 10 (10.0.19045 SR0.0) or greater (Physical RAM: 32GB)
.NET 7.0.20

Computer platform: LAPTOP  - Plugged in [99% battery remaining]

Non-hybrid graphics configuration.
  Primary display and OpenGL: NVIDIA RTX A4000 Laptop GPU (NVidia) Memory: 8GB, Driver date: 7-23-2024 (M-D-Y). OpenGL Ver: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 560.76
    > Integrated accelerated graphics device with 4 adapter port(s)
        - Laptop lid is possibly closed
        - Windows Main Display attached to adapter port #1
        - Secondary monitor attached to adapter port #2
  Primary OpenGL: NVIDIA RTX A4000 Laptop GPU (NVidia) Memory: 8GB, Driver date: 7-23-2024 (M-D-Y). OpenGL Ver: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 560.76
    > Integrated accelerated graphics device with 4 adapter port(s)
        - Laptop lid is possibly closed
        - Windows Main Display attached to adapter port #1
        - Secondary monitor attached to adapter port #2

OpenGL Settings
  Safe mode: Off
  Use accelerated hardware modes: On
  Redraw scene when viewports are exposed: On
  Graphics level being used: OpenGL 4.6 (primary GPU's maximum)
  
  Anti-alias mode: 4x
  Mip Map Filtering: Linear
  Anisotropic Filtering Mode: High
  
  Vendor Name: NVIDIA Corporation
  Render version: 4.6
  Shading Language: 4.60 NVIDIA
  Driver Date: 7-23-2024
  Driver Version: 32.0.15.6076
  Maximum Texture size: 32768 x 32768
  Z-Buffer depth: 24 bits
  Maximum Viewport size: 32768 x 32768
  Total Video Memory: 8 GB

Rhino plugins that do not ship with Rhino
  C:\Program Files\Common Files\McNeel\Rhinoceros\8.0\Plug-ins\WB_RHTrack (f1b547e5-c3af-478d-84ee-6804536a8bb2)\1.0.7346.25956\WB_RHTrack.rhp	"WB_RHTrack"	1.0.7346.25956
  C:\ProgramData\McNeel\Rhinoceros\8.0\Plug-ins\Datasmith Rhino Exporter (d1fdc795-b334-4933-b680-088119cdc6bb)\DatasmithRhino8.rhp	"Datasmith Exporter"	5.4.3.0
  C:\Program Files\Enscape\Enscape.Rhino.Plugin-net48\Enscape.Rhino8.Plugin.dll	"Enscape.Rhino8.Plugin"	0.0.24138.1238
  C:\Program Files\Common Files\McNeel\Rhinoceros\8.0\Plug-ins\ElefrontProperties (5db9285b-b408-41e2-b815-ed6ad84fd4a9)\1.0.0.0\ElefrontProperties.rhp	"ElefrontProperties"	1.0.0.0
  C:\Users\nycdvc\AppData\Roaming\McNeel\Rhinoceros\packages\8.0\WombatRhino\1.0.5.17\WombatRhino.rhp	"WombatRhino"	1.0.5.17
  C:\ProgramData\McNeel\Rhinoceros\packages\8.0\LadybugTools\1.38.230\Ladybug.RH.Loader.rhp	"Ladybug.RH.Loader"	1.38.230.0
  C:\ProgramData\McNeel\Rhinoceros\packages\8.0\Pollination\1.52.19\Pollination.RH.Loader.rhp	"Pollination.RH.Loader"	1.52.19.0
  C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\V-Ray for Rhinoceros\V8\VRsceneImportForRhino.rhp	"V-Ray for Rhino VRscene Importer"	
  C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\V-Ray for Rhinoceros\V8\VRayForRhino.rhp	"V-Ray for Rhino"	
  C:\Users\nycdvc\AppData\Roaming\McNeel\Rhinoceros\packages\8.0\Wb.ModelEstablishment.Rhino\1.1.3\Wb.ModelEstablishment.Rhino.rhp	"Wb.ModelEstablishment.Rhino"	1.1.3.0

Rhino plugins that ship with Rhino
  C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Commands.rhp	"Commands"	8.12.24282.7001
  C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\rdk.rhp	"Renderer Development Kit"	
  C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoRenderCycles.rhp	"Rhino Render"	8.12.24282.7001
  C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\rdk_etoui.rhp	"RDK_EtoUI"	8.12.24282.7001
  C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\NamedSnapshots.rhp	"Snapshots"	
  C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\MeshCommands.rhp	"MeshCommands"	8.12.24282.7001
  C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\IronPython\RhinoDLR_Python.rhp	"IronPython"	8.12.24282.7001
  C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoCycles.rhp	"RhinoCycles"	8.12.24282.7001
  C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Toolbars\Toolbars.rhp	"Toolbars"	8.12.24282.7001
  C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\3dxrhino.rhp	"3Dconnexion 3D Mouse"	
  C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Displacement.rhp	"Displacement"	
  C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\SectionTools.rhp	"SectionTools"	
  C:\Users\nycdvc\AppData\Roaming\McNeel\Rhinoceros\packages\8.0\PanelingTools\2021.3.2.446\PanelingTools.rhp	"PanelingTools"
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I’m assuming “doesn’t work” means Rhino 8 will not load it, correct?

If you modify the project to build against .NET 7, do you get errors?

<TargetFrameworks>net7.0;net48</TargetFrameworks>

Where can we find the plug-in that “doesn’t work”?

Thanks,

– Dale

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Hi @dale,

Doesn’t work means, the plugin loads alright and there are no errors. But when I try any of the commands, nothing happens.

Modifying the project to build against .NET 7 would be complicated due other dependencies.

It is a plugin we develop in-house.

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@Devang_Chauhan - can you pm me the plug-in?

– Dale