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Hi!

Any news on edge softening on Rhino v5 64 bit? Howcome it doesn't work?

Btw, does Next Limit plan any built in edge softening functionality on the meshes?

best regards

- Björn

On the first, it is because this is a Rhino 4 plugin, and there was never any 64-bit V4 SDK to compile with. On the second, I know it's been requested, but I really don't know any more than that.

aha, so the plugin I run in v5 is actually 32 bit?

Are there any more features that are missing or did it only affect the RDK stuff?

- b

It's more complicated than that. There are several pieces to the plugin; some are 64-bit specific, but compile with no reference to Rhino code. Others are MS .NET-based, and run on 32- or 64-bit, whatever is necessary where you run them. One specific library does depend on Rhino, and this is 32-bit only, being a V4 piece -- that's the library which interfaces with RDK code.

As such, it is only RDK stuff which is affected; that won't be supported on 64-bit until the plugin becomes V5-specific.

JDHill wrote:It's more complicated than that. There are several pieces to the plugin; some are 64-bit specific, but compile with no reference to Rhino code. Others are MS .NET-based, and run on 32- or 64-bit, whatever is necessary where you run them. One specific library does depend on Rhino, and this is 32-bit only, being a V4 piece -- that's the library which interfaces with RDK code.

As such, it is only RDK stuff which is affected; that won't be supported on 64-bit until the plugin becomes V5-specific.

rhino 5 64/32 bit is bulit-in soft-edge function, on need plug-in?

Both; it is 'built-in' the same way that file exporters are 'built-in': they are plugins included in the Rhino installation.

I see then. And the maxwell plugin will be v5 specific when v5 releases, is that right?

That would be the plan, but you know I won't make any concrete statement.

I'm fine with that!

Cheers,

-Björn