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- | ====== ThinkGeo Desktop (for .NET Core) Installation Guide ====== | + | ====== ThinkGeo Desktop for .NET Core Installation Guide ====== |
Welcome to ThinkGeo! In this article, we will talk about how to install ThinkGeo products on your computer and prepare your development environment for creating Map Suite-powered projects. | Welcome to ThinkGeo! In this article, we will talk about how to install ThinkGeo products on your computer and prepare your development environment for creating Map Suite-powered projects. | ||
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===== System Requirements ===== | ===== System Requirements ===== | ||
* Microsoft Windows 7 or newer, or Microsoft Windows Server 2012 or newer | * Microsoft Windows 7 or newer, or Microsoft Windows Server 2012 or newer | ||
- | * .NET Core 3.0 or higher | + | * .NET Core SDK 3.0 or higher |
- | * Visual Studio 2017 or newer, VS Code | + | * 1.2 GHz Intel® Core™ processor or better |
- | * 1.2 GHz Intel® Core™ processor or better recommended | + | * 2 GB RAM or more |
- | * 2 GB RAM or more recommended | + | * (recommended) Visual Studio 2017 or newer, or Visual Studio Code |
===== Environment Preparation ===== | ===== Environment Preparation ===== | ||
- | === Install .NET Core 3.0 === | ||
- | * [[|Microsoft .NET Core 3.0 installer (for free)]] | + | === Install .NET Core 3.0 SDK === |
+ | The free .NET Core 3.0 SDK is required to develop applications that use ThinkGeo UI 12.0 or higher. | ||
- | === Install Visual Studio or VS Code === | + | * [[https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/3.0|Microsoft .NET Core 3.0 SDK - Free Installer]] |
- | * [[https://code.visualstudio.com/download|Microsoft VS Code (for free)]] | + | === Install Visual Studio or VS Code === |
- | * [[https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/|Microsoft Visual Studio]] | + | For the best development experience, we recommend one of the following IDEs: |
- | ===== Begin Your Development ===== | + | * [[https://code.visualstudio.com/download|Microsoft VS Code]] - free and open source. |
- | You are now ready to go! The easiest way to start is either from [[https://github.com/ThinkGeo/HowDoISamples-ForWPF.NETCore|GitHub Samples]] or Quick Start Guide. Enjoy! | + | * [[https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/|Microsoft Visual Studio]] - free Community Edition works with ThinkGeo UI. |
+ | * [[https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/|JetBrains Rider]] - commercially licensed, cross-platform .NET IDE. | ||
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+ | ===== Install ThinkGeo Product Center ===== | ||
+ | The Product Center desktop application is how you start an evaluation of any ThinkGeo UI component. It also provides easy access to sample projects to get you started. | ||
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+ | * [[https://cdn.thinkgeo.com/downloads/ThinkGeoProductCenter12.zip|Download ThinkGeo Product Center for .NET Core 3.0]] | ||
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+ | We invite you to check out our esay-to-follow video guide to starting an evaluation of ThinkGeo UI: | ||
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+ | {{youtube>r8OGFhW5uQg?size=560x315}} | ||
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+ | You are now ready to go! The easiest way to start is either from [[https://github.com/ThinkGeo/HowDoISamples-ForWPF.NETCore|GitHub Samples]] or [[https://wiki.thinkgeo.com/wiki/thinkgeo_desktop_for_.net_core_quick_start_guide|Quick Start Guide]]. | ||
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+ | For full details on everything you can do with Product Center, see our [[thinkgeo_product_center|ThinkGeo Product Center Guide]]. | ||