list of VB or C# functions covering GH functionalities

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Permalink Reply by David Rutten on November 11, 2011 at 5:08am

Hi H,

 

there is no such list. Sometimes there is a 1:1 mapping between a GH component and an SDK function, sometimes a GH component uses thousands of lines of code to achieve its goal.

 

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David Rutten

david@mcneel.com

Poprad, Slovakia

Permalink Reply by H on November 11, 2011 at 5:26am

Hi David,

 

Ok, thanks for the fast reply.

 

Are these SDK functions invocable in a VB or C# script or how would I be able to include them?

 

Is there a way I can have access to the code building the GH components so I can create my own customized GH blocks and functionalities?

 

I guess this is almost like asking if GH is open source? :)

 

Thanks,

Permalink Reply by David Rutten on November 11, 2011 at 10:41am

Hi H,

 

possible, but difficult. You can create a new instance of a component in memory, populate it with data, tell it to solve itself and then harvest the outputs. But in most cases you'd end up doing more work than writing the code from scratch would take.

 

If you have a specific question I can help you out. I can possibly even add functions to either the Rhino or Grasshopper SDK that would make your life easier. 

 

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David Rutten

david@mcneel.com

Poprad, Slovakia