[Plugin Installer] How to get the installation folder of Revit ?

[ngoc.trang]

Hi everyone,

All is in the title. I've finished my plugin and would like to deploy it on the web as a single installer. And I need to add some dll in the Revit install foler. How can I do that ?

Thank you for your time,

Ngoc-Trang.

[babu.rajan]

Registration of add-ins

Check out "Getting Started with the Revit API"  attached from SDK

thanks

[ngoc.trang]

Hi  baburajan,

Thank you for your answer, but I've already read this document and it seems that you've misunderstood my question. I don't ask for the folder to add my .addin file.

But anyway, I found another solution that don't require the installation folder of Revit.

[bsyap]

Hi, ngoc.trang

I have the same problem as you where i have completed my plugin and i need to package it as an installer. However, during debugging my plug-in with revit api, we need to add reference to two revit dll which is RevitAPI.dll.dll and RevitAPIUI.dll where this two dll is located in Revit installatiion folder. But now i need to package the plug-in as an installer, how do i reference back this two dll, by the way, what is the copyright for it? Many thanks if you can help me on this.

[ngoc.trang]

Hi bsyap,

You don't need to copy the Revit .dll in your installer because it is supposed that they are already present in the computers, on which you install you plug-in ^^ (in their Revit install folder)

Hope it helps,

Ngoc-Trang.

[bsyap]

Hi, ngoc.trang

Thanks for the quick reply.  I am using Revit API SDK to create my first plug-in for Revit. During debug the program, i have to add reference to two revit dll which is RevitAPI.dll and RevitAPIUI.dll where this two dll are located in my personal computer's Revit installation folder(C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Revit Architecture 2011\Program\RevitAPI.dll)  and the dll  Copy Local property is set to false(which means this will not package to the release of the plug-in). But now when i try to package this add-in as an installer, how does end user computer can run my plug-in since they do not have this two dll in their computer? 

May i ask

1)Do you package the Revit.dll into your plugin as well?

2)How you reference back this two dll?

[ngoc.trang]

Hi,

As I say before :

1) no need. Copy Local to false is right.

2) It is automatic if the target pc has installed Revit.

[babu.rajan]

Hi Ngoc Trang,

Ok I got it. How do you end up doing it?

Thanks

[ngoc.trang]

Hi baburajan,

At the first launch of my add-in, I can get revit install folder with :

Path.GetDirectoryName(Application.ExecutablePath);

I copy what I want there.

For a proper use, all I need then is to register this path to a config file, and at the unisntall I can remove my *.dll from Revit folder.

I don't know if it is the best way but it avoid me doing it from the install application.