# Create a layout - .NET In order to get up and running with the Paragon API, we provide a sample .NET application that uses the Paragon API to create a simple Layout project. In order to follow along you will need the following: * A Paragon Team account with API access. * [.NET 9.0](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/install/) * [Git](https://git-scm.com/) ## Step 1 - Open a browser and log into [Paragon Design](https://docs.paragontruss.com/design/) ## Step 2 - Clone the [ParagonApiDotnetSamples](https://github.com/ParagonTruss/ParagonApiDotnetSamples) project ## Step 3 - Navigate to the LayoutConsoleApp folder and run the project ```sh git clone https://github.com/ParagonTruss/ParagonApiDotnetSamples cd LayoutConsoleApp dotnet run ``` When you run the project for the first time you will notice the following line : ``` Connecting to the Paragon API... ``` Your default web browser should open to the Paragon Services client and you will be presented with an option to authorize:

If your account is set up properly you should get a success message:

Now when you go back to your terminal you should see the following output indicating that a project has been created successfully. ```sh Creating a new project... Creating bearing envelopes and roof planes... Creating truss envelopes... Creating trusses... Upgrading and analyzing trusses... Truss 14 Capacity Ratio: 0.96 Truss 52 Capacity Ratio: 0.59 Truss 33 Capacity Ratio: 0.94 Truss 53 Capacity Ratio: 0.59 Truss 24 Capacity Ratio: 0.93 Truss 3 Capacity Ratio: 0.9 Truss 23 Capacity Ratio: 0.98 Truss 4 Capacity Ratio: 0.98 Truss 40 Capacity Ratio: 0.98 Truss 1 Capacity Ratio: 1.6 Truss 2 Capacity Ratio: 1.04 Project URL: https://design.paragontruss.com/4ff7b68b-8de7-4be5-b989-36b95f5142da ``` Now you can open the project in your browser. It should resemble the following:

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