Plugin Development in C# - How do I start?

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Hi All,

I would like to ask for some directions on how should i start building some basic plugins in Rhino (not interested in grasshopper).
So far I have been using Python scripting but quite often i see some limitations on what i can achieve.
Therefore, i m thinking to try learn C# using RhinoCommon.

Please have in mind that I m an engineer and not a programmer and therefore i would like to start the c# journey from scratch. Is there any course that you can suggest?

Thanks all in advance for your help

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The RhinoCommon side you can start at Guides

If you still need to learn C# I suggest to find C# tutorials on the internet to first get acquinted with the language.

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Once you figure out how loops, if else, functions/methods and classes work, there is not much difference.

I would advise you to install Visual Studio 2019, go to the visual studio marketplace and download and install the Rhino-Template (RhinoCommon templates for v6 - Visual Studio Marketplace) and create first project. Let VS create the sample code and work from that.

For anything else, just search “how to x in c#” and open a simple c# reference like https://www.dotnetperls.com in the background and get onto it.

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