Karamba custom component

Hi All,

I'm having some trouble creating a custom component with a reference to Karamba elements.

It's a C# visual studio project with a reference to the Karamba.gha (added by referencing a dummy-dll and then changing the project file reference to the correct location in text).

It builds fine and shows up, however, when using the component, it gives me the following error:

1. Solution exception:Could not load file or assembly 'karamba, Version=1.15.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

Does anyone of you have any experience with custom components referencing another .gha?

Kind regards,

Merijn

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Permalink Reply by Merijn de Leur on November 8, 2018 at 5:57am

It seems i was a bit early with my question... The problem is solved when I copy the karamba.gha to the grasshopper libraries folder, where the custom node is also located.

I do still wonder though if it's possible to just keep the karamba.gha in the default folder (rhino\plug-ins\) and still run the custom node

Permalink Reply by Karamba3D on November 8, 2018 at 12:27pm

Hi Merijn,

Grasshopper loads plug-ins in the alphanumerical order of their names. In case your plug-in comes before 'Karamba' try to rename it so that it is loaded when Karamba3D is already present.

Another issue could be the loading options used for Karamba3D. Try to change the 'Memory load *.GHA assemblies using COFF byte arrays' in the Grasshopper developersettings. This can also be set for each plug-in individually via Grasshopper's about panel.

Best,

Clemens

Permalink Reply by Merijn de Leur on November 13, 2018 at 1:04am

Hi Clemens,

Thanks for your answer. The Memory load is already set to off, or do you mean putting it on? (I thought most of the times working with custom nodes it is advisable to have it off)

As for the alphanumerical order, I think the problem then lies in the fact that grasshopper loads the plugins in its own library folder first, whilst karamba is installed in the rhino plugin folder by default. By copying the .gha to the grasshopper library folder the problem was solved.

Anyway, many thanks for your response!

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