Remove referenced assemblies for C# components

Hi,

How do I remove a referenced assembly for the C# component (there is only an add option). Not sure if I am doing things the right way: I am writing class libraries in visual studio and using C# components as a quick way to test the code. If I need to change some code, I would like to rebuild the dlls, remove the old referenced assemblies and use the new ones instead (preferably without having to restart Rhino as well - is this possible).

thanks!

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Permalink Reply by David Rutten on December 21, 2012 at 5:13am

Select the assembly you want to delete and press the Delete key.

Assemblies, once loaded can never be unloaded again from the AppDomain. So it is not possible to unload assemblies without restarting Rhino and Grasshopper. It should however be possible to load different assemblies (i.e. newer versions of the old assembly), though there may be unforeseen conflicts I'm forgetting about.

Also note that loaded assemblies become locked in Windows Explorer so the dll files cannot be deleted. You'll need to compile your new assemblies under a different name or rename them before referencing them.

David Rutten

david@mcneel.com

Poprad, Slovakia

Permalink Reply by Jason Lim on December 21, 2012 at 5:54am