Thanks David, The specific problem I was facing using C# script was that the constructors of OnSurface and OnCurve were protected, and I could not figure out how to create new instances.
However, I have just figured out that RhUtil was what I needed. I will just try to learn more about the SDK... Tomohiro Tachi On 2ζ2ζ₯, εεΎ11:33, David Rutten <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tomohiro, > > this is not possible now and it will not be possible in the future. > You can use all the Grasshopper methods you want, but components are > mostly defined in separate class libraries (dll, except we call them > gha <GrassHopperAssembly>) and they are not within reach. > > At any rate, the components won't do you much good even if you could > call their functions, because they depend on the Grasshopper data > casting mechanisms which are incredibly complicated. These mechanisms > make it easier to use if the front-end is visual, but if you're > writing code in a strongly typed language (such as VB or C#) you're > far better off with good old-fashioned DotNET function signatures. > > I can help you by adding utility functions to the Grasshopper SDK, but > I think it makes more sense for us to add those utility functions > directly to the Rhino SDK so it will benefit all plugin developers. If > you have a specific question we can always immediately help you with > that of course. > > -- > David Rutten > [email protected] > Robert McNeel & Associates > > On Feb 2, 5:37 am, tactom <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Could anyone tell me if there is a general way to call existing > > components from VB or C# script? > > I would like to refactorize my grasshopper spaghetti into a small > > number of C# components, hopefully without directly calling OpenNurbs > > methods. > > > If this is not possible, I would like it to be included into a Wish > > List. > > Thank you. > > > Tomohiro Tachi
