Design Space Exploration - Package & Project Inventory

Project Overview

Repository: Design Space Exploration (DSE) Toolkit
Primary Language: C# 8.0
Target Framework: .NET Framework 4.8
IDE: Visual Studio 2017+ (Format Version 12.00)
Main Solution: AllProjects.sln
Total Projects: 23 projects in main solution

Purpose

A comprehensive design space exploration toolkit with multi-objective optimization capabilities, primarily built as Grasshopper plugins for Rhino 3D, featuring advanced mathematical computing and windows UI frameworks.

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Main Projects & Assembly Versions

Core Libraries

Project	Description	Version	Type
DSECommon	Design Space Exploration Common Library	-	Library
JMetalCSharp	Metaheuristic algorithms library	-	Library
JMetalRunners	JMetal algorithm runners	-	Library
StructureEngineCS_StormCloud	Structural analysis engine	1.0.0.0	Library
NetDxf	DXF file handling library	-	Library

Optimization & Analysis

Project	Description	Version	Type
MOO	Multi-Objective Optimization	1.0.0.0	Grasshopper Component
DSOpt	Design Space Optimization	1.0.0.0	Grasshopper Component
Radical	Advanced optimization interface	-	Grasshopper Component
Gradient_MOO	Gradient-based multi-objective optimization	-	Grasshopper Component

Grasshopper Components

Project	Description	Version	Type
Cluster	Clustering algorithms	-	.gha
Capture	Data capture component	-	.gha
Reader	Data reading component	-	.gha
Writer	Data writing component	-	.gha
Sampler	Sampling algorithms	-	.gha
Sift	Data filtering component	-	.gha
Effects	Visual effects component	-	.gha
Diversity	Diversity analysis component	-	.gha
Contort	Geometric manipulation component	-	.gha
DesignLogger	Design logging component	-	.gha
Tilde	Additional functionality component	-	.gha
Stepper (StepperAux)	Step-by-step design exploration	-	.gha

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NuGet Packages & Versions

Primary Framework Dependencies

Package	Version	Used In Projects
RhinoCommon	8.0.23304.9001	18+ projects
Grasshopper	8.0.23304.9001	15+ projects

Mathematical & Scientific Computing

Package	Version	Used In Projects
MathNet.Numerics	5.0.0	DSOpt, Radical, Sampler, StructureEngineCS_StormCloud

Optimization Libraries

Package	Version	Used In Projects
NLoptNet	1.4.3	DSOpt, Radical, StepperAux

Optimization Libraries (Native)

Library	Description
nlopt.dll	NLopt native optimization library
nlopt_x32.dll	32-bit version
nlopt_x64.dll	64-bit version
libnlopt-0.dll	Alternative NLopt library

Logging

Package	Version	Used In Projects
log4net	3.0.2	MOO, JMetalCSharp

Reactive Programming

Package	Version	Used In Projects
System.Reactive	6.0.1	DSOpt, Radical, StepperAux
System.Reactive.Core	6.0.1	DSOpt, Radical, StepperAux
System.Reactive.Interfaces	6.0.1	DSOpt, Radical, StepperAux
System.Reactive.Linq	6.0.1	DSOpt, Radical, StepperAux
System.Reactive.PlatformServices	6.0.1	DSOpt, Radical, StepperAux
System.Reactive.Windows.Threading	6.0.1	DSOpt, Radical, StepperAux

User Interface Libraries

Package	Version	Used In Projects
LiveCharts	0.9.7	DSOpt, Radical, StepperAux
LiveCharts.Wpf	0.9.7	DSOpt, Radical, StepperAux
MaterialDesignThemes	2.4.0.1044	DSOpt, Radical, StepperAux
MaterialDesignColors	1.1.3	DSOpt, Radical, StepperAux
InteractiveDataDisplay.WPF	1.0.0	DSOpt, Radical, StepperAux
Eto.Forms	2.9.0	Radical, StepperAux
Eto.Platform.Wpf	2.9.0	Radical, StepperAux
Extended.Wpf.Toolkit	3.6.0	Radical, StepperAux

Mapping & Visualization

Package	Version	Used In Projects
Microsoft.Maps.MapControl.WPF	1.0.0.3	DSOpt, Radical, StepperAux

Windows API Integration

Package	Version	Used In Projects
Microsoft-WindowsAPICodePack-Core	1.1.4	Radical, StepperAux
Microsoft-WindowsAPICodePack-Shell	1.1.4	Radical, StepperAux

System Utilities

Package	Version	Used In Projects
System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe	4.5.3 / 6.1.0	DSOpt, Radical, StepperAux
System.Threading.Tasks.Extensions	4.5.4 / 4.6.0	DSOpt, Radical, StepperAux
System.ComponentModel.Annotations	5.0.0	Radical, StepperAux
Microsoft.CSharp	4.7.0	StructureEngineCS_StormCloud
System.Core	3.5.21022.801	StructureEngineCS_StormCloud

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Project Dependencies

Common Dependency Pattern

Most Grasshopper components follow this pattern:

Project
├── DSECommon (internal shared library)
├── RhinoCommon (8.0.23304.9001)
└── Grasshopper (8.0.23304.9001)

Optimization Projects Dependencies

(DSOpt, Radical, MOO) have additional dependencies:

Optimization Project
├── Base Dependencies (DSECommon, RhinoCommon, Grasshopper)
├── JMetalCSharp (internal optimization library)
├── MathNet.Numerics (mathematical computations)
├── NLoptNet (optimization algorithms)
├── UI Libraries (LiveCharts, MaterialDesign, etc.)
└── Reactive Extensions (System.Reactive.*)

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Build Configurations

Supported Configurations

• Debug / Release
• Debug32 / Debug64 (architecture-specific variants)
• Platform: AnyCPU (majority of projects)

Build Outputs

• Grasshopper Components: Build to .gha files
• Libraries: Standard .dll assemblies
• Post-build Actions: Automatic copying to Output/ directories

Development Environment

• Visual Studio: 2017 or later
• Rhino: Version 8 compatibility
• Grasshopper: Version 8 compatibility
• Windows: Required for Windows API components

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Solution Structure

gh-design-space-exploration/
├── AllProjects.sln
├── Directory.Build.props
├── DSE Build 1.5.zip
├── FixProject.vsix
├── _TestFiles/
├── Capture/
├── Cluster/
├── Contort/
├── DesignLogger/
├── Diversity/
├── Documentation/
├── DSECommon/
├── DSOpt/
├── Effects/
├── Gradient_MOO/
├── JMetalCSharp.V05/
├── MOO/
├── netDxf/
├── Output/
├── packages/
├── Radical/
├── Reader/
├── Sampler/
├── Sift/
├── Stepper/
├── StepperAux/
├── StormCloud/
├── StormCloudAnalysis/
├── StructureEngineCS/
├── StructureEngineCS_StormCloud/
├── structurefit-master/
├── temp/
├── Tilde/
└── Writer/

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

1. Visual Studio 2017+ with C# support
2. Rhino 3D 8.0+ installed
3. Grasshopper (included with Rhino)
4. .NET Framework 4.8 Developer Pack

Build Instructions

1. Clone the repository
2. Open AllProjects.sln in Visual Studio
3. Restore NuGet packages
4. Build solution (all projects should build successfully)
5. Built .gha files will be copied to Output/ directory

Installation

Copy the built .gha files from the Output/ directory to your Grasshopper Components folder.

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