add-in loads under 2011 but it doesn't under 2010

[Anonymous]

I've made an add-in for the ribbon bar and under 2011 (32 and 64bit) it loads without an problems. 

I gave the same add-in to some people with Inventor 2010, but it doesn't load. Nothing appears in the add-in manager.

Is there a difference between 2010 an 2011 for add-in creation? I thought they have both a ribbon bar so I can use the same add-in for both.

Wim

Below my code for the COM registration.

#Region "COM Registration"

        ' Registers this class as an AddIn for Inventor.
        ' This function is called when the assembly is registered for COM.
        <ComRegisterFunctionAttribute()> _
        Public Shared Sub Register(ByVal t As Type)

            Dim clssRoot As RegistryKey = Registry.ClassesRoot
            Dim clsid As RegistryKey = Nothing
            Dim subKey As RegistryKey = Nothing

            Try
                clsid = clssRoot.CreateSubKey("CLSID\" + AddInGuid(t))
                clsid.SetValue(Nothing, "InventorMatProp")
                subKey = clsid.CreateSubKey("Implemented Categories\{39AD2B5C-7A29-11D6-8E0A-0010B541CAA8}")
                subKey.Close()

                subKey = clsid.CreateSubKey("Settings")
                subKey.SetValue("AddInType", "Standard")
                subKey.SetValue("LoadOnStartUp", "1")

                'subKey.SetValue("SupportedSoftwareVersionLessThan", "15")
                subKey.SetValue("SupportedSoftwareVersionGreaterThan", "13..") '(Inventor 2011 = Version 15)
                'subKey.SetValue("SupportedSoftwareVersionEqualTo", "15..")
                'subKey.SetValue("SupportedSoftwareVersionNotEqualTo", "")
                'subKey.SetValue("Hidden", "0")
                'subKey.SetValue("UserUnloadable", "1")
                subKey.SetValue("Version", 0)
                subKey.Close()

                subKey = clsid.CreateSubKey("Description")
                subKey.SetValue(Nothing, "Properties, Material, Color and Project manager")

            Catch ex As Exception
                System.Diagnostics.Trace.Assert(False)
            Finally
                If Not subKey Is Nothing Then subKey.Close()
                If Not clsid Is Nothing Then clsid.Close()
                If Not clssRoot Is Nothing Then clssRoot.Close()
            End Try

        End Sub

[matt_jlt]

If you have targeted new commands in 2011 that 2010 does not have it will not work, I havn't checked if they both have the same structure to the ribbons etc. Did you remember to change what version it is targeting in the Information?

I think its the assembly module thingy. There is a field where you set the target version of inventor. If it is set to target 2011 and above only ou will need to change it so it targets 2010. I  dont have visual studio in front of me so i can't remember everything exactly but i hope it helps. Also try changing which version of the inventor interop you are targeting. might work.

[Anonymous]

You need to check the Command Category, the Internal Name of button, maybe you have a same internal name of button already.

Hope that you can find the solution soon!