The goal of this blog is to explain the 5 easy steps on how to add Cryptolens SDK into a Rhino 3D plugin. If you want to install our software license manager for a Rhino 3D plugin, please also check out our blog on how to get started in .NET. You can find that post here.
This blog will mainly cover how the steps in theory, and if you want code examples, please read the full documentation page for Rhino 3D plugins. We also show code examples in the following YouTube video:
5 simple steps to add Cryptolens SDK into a Rhino 3D plugin
Step 1 – Download the SDK
In our example, we create a plugin based on Rhino 8. When you have your project open, please follow this link to download our SDK on GitHub.
When on GitHub, click on “Releases” and choose the latest release. There are two versions to choose between. “Cryptolens.Licensing.CrossPlatform.zip” can be used if you expect to target platforms other than Windows. Normally, we suggest to try downloading “Cryptolens.Licensing.zip” and checking if all the features you need are supported.
Step 2 – Extract the folder
When you have downloaded your desired file, the next step is to extract the libraries. You will see that we have all of the binaries for all of the platforms on the downloaded file. For this tutorial, we will be using “netstandard.2.0”.
When in the “netstandard.2.0” folder, please copy the folder’s path link.
Step 3 – Dependencies
In Solution Explorer in Visual Studio, right-click on “Dependencies” under the name of your project. In the new menu, click on “Add Project Reference…”.
Step 4 – Browse
In the new window, click on “Browse” in the left menu. Now, click on the “Browse…” button in the lower right corner. In the “File name” field, please paste the folder path that you copied in step 2.
You should now be able to see the file called “Cryptolens.Licensing.ddl”. Please select that file and click “Add”. That should take you back to the original window, and simply click the “Ok” button to complete the step.
Step 5 – Install Newtonsoft.Json
The final step is to install Newtonsoft.Json using NuGet. To do that, right-click on “Dependencies” once again under the name of your project. This time, click on “Manage NuGet Packages…”
In the new window, change to the “Browse” tab and search for “Newtonsoft.Json”. When you find it in the search result, please install it using the down-arrow icon to the right. Click “Apply” in the window that pops up.
Code examples and full implementation
A good step to do next would be to build the project using our key verification code to see if everything is working. We suggest checking out the YouTube video above or going to the full documentation page.
Thank you for reading, please reach out to us if you have any questions!