Getting Started with SCICHART WPF v6

In previous versions of SciChart WPF, you could download the DLLs from NuGet or our website at www.scichart.com/downloads and it would ‘just work’ for 30 days. With the release of SciChart WPF v6 we have introduced a new cross-platform licensing mechanism which is common to all our platforms.

1. Open the SciChart Licensing Wizard

If you downloaded the SciChart WPF SDK v6 from downloads pages it comes together with the Licensing Wizard. Start the SciChart Cross Platform Licensing Wizard by typing ‘SciChart Licensing’ into the start menu.
Note: if you downloaded the DLLs from NuGet, you can download the Licensing Wizard separately.

2. Log in

Log in using your SciChart.com username and password (Create one)

3. Start a trial

Click ‘Start a trial’ on the trials page.

Once you have done this the trial will work on your PC only. You will see the remaining days of a trial in the Trial tab.

4. Share the compiled app with a trial license

If you wish to share the compiled app with a trial license, you will need to set the KeyCode in your application code.
Get the Key by clicking on “Key Code” next to your trial.

Set the KeyCode in the App.xaml.css.
The KeyCode must be placed in your application once before any SciChartSurface is shown or instantiated, for example App.xaml.cs (see below).

The KeyCode must be set in your app once, and once only before any SciChartSurface instance is shown. Do this by calling the static SciChartSurface.SetRuntimeLicenseKey() method in App.xaml.cs.

Code samples below:

using System.Windows;
using SciChart.Charting.Visuals;

namespace YourWpfApplication
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Interaction logic for App.xaml
    /// </summary>
    public partial class App : Application
    {
        public App()
        {
            // Set this code once in App.xaml.cs or application startup before any SciChartSurface is shown 
            SciChartSurface.SetRuntimeLicenseKey("YOUR_KEYCODE");
        }
    }
}

Imports System.Windows
Imports SciChart.Charting.Visuals

Namespace YourWpfApplication
    Public Partial Class App
        Inherits Application

        Public Sub New()
            SciChartSurface.SetRuntimeLicenseKey("YOUR_KEYCODE")
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

If you have any questions about starting a trial, please contact us!