How to use 64 bit control in VS 2013

[NSAI]

I am trying to use the 64 bit TChart .NET control in my 64 bit windows application. I can add a reference to my project from the folder
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steema Software\Steema TeeChart for .NET 2015 4.1.2015.12160\net451\x64 and the program compiles. But I can not see the TChart control in my visual studio 2013 toolbox. I tried to add the DLL manually to the toolbar and it does not work.

I read in your forum that you have to use 32 bit control at the design time and change reference to 64 bit for the release. This is extremely cumbersome. I have 4 or 5 projects in my solution that uses TChart control. Do I have to change the reference every time for all the 4-5 projects before the release? I do multiple builds in a week and this will be very difficult. Is there an easier solution?

Thanks

[Christopher]

I read in your forum that you have to use 32 bit control at the design time and change reference to 64 bit for the release. This is extremely cumbersome. I have 4 or 5 projects in my solution that uses TChart control. Do I have to change the reference every time for all the 4-5 projects before the release? I do multiple builds in a week and this will be very difficult. Is there an easier solution?

I'm afraid there isn't. The Visual Studio designtime surface is an 32-bit application and so is incompatible with 64-bit controls, as Microsoft says here:

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