C++ 64 bit when doing an addin for Inventor 64, but 32 or 64 bit for exe...

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Is this statement true for C++ compilation:

You should use 64 bit compilation when doing an addin for 64 bit Inventor...

...but you can use 32 or 64 bit when doing an external exe which will communicate with 64 bit Inventor?

[philippe.leefsma · Accepted solution]

True.

Reason is the addin will run in process, so Inventor 32 can only load 32-bit addins, and reciproquely for 64-bit. But if you use an external exe, the processes are independant and because the comminication is done through COM server it will not matter.

Regards,

Philippe.