topic Re: Creating apprentice application - Inventor not installed in Inventor Programming Forum

Creating apprentice application - Inventor not installed

Jef_E — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 08:41:02 GMT

Hi there,

I have been challenged to create a simple application for editing some specific iProperties. I made this application on my Desktop and everything runs smooth. Now I would like to run the application on a desktop that does not have Inventor installed.

From the research I did, it seemed possible, but now I am not so sure as I am getting a error on this sub.

Public Sub New()

    ' This call is required by the designer.
    InitializeComponent()

    ' Setup a new apprentice server component
    ApprenticeServer = New ApprenticeServerComponent

End Sub

Well thats a bummer. Are there specific requirements for running apprentice on a desktop that don't have Iventor Installed?

I do have Inventor view 2019 Installed and the source was written on a 2014 Interop version.

Quote:

Another feature of Apprentice is the cost. Apprentice is freely available and is distributed as part of Design Tracking, which is available for download from the Autodesk website. Much of Design Tracking actually uses Apprentice.

Re: Creating apprentice application - Inventor not installed

bradeneuropeArthur — Fri, 01 Jun 2018 19:14:42 GMT

You need inventorview this is freeware. Than apprentice is installed too

Re: Creating apprentice application - Inventor not installed

Jef_E — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 05:28:38 GMT

I have Inventor view installed but it's version 2019. My Addin interop version is 2014. Could this be the problem?

Re: Creating apprentice application - Inventor not installed

bradeneuropeArthur — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 07:23:48 GMT

Why don't you copy the Autodesk interop dll with your application?

Re: Creating apprentice application - Inventor not installed

Jef_E — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 07:36:41 GMT

Same error,

System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
  HResult=0x80040154
  Message=Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {C343ED84-A129-11D3-B799-0060B0F159EF} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).
  Source=EllimetalXpress
  StackTrace:
   at EllimetalXpress.Xpress..ctor() in T:\ALGEMEEN\jeee\xpress\EllimetalXpress\Xpress.vb:line 29

Re: Creating apprentice application - Inventor not installed

bradeneuropeArthur — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 07:39:30 GMT

try to compile your application with framework 4.7, since this is needed for inventor 2019.

Re: Creating apprentice application - Inventor not installed

Jef_E — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 08:19:34 GMT

Still the same error.

Re: Creating apprentice application - Inventor not installed

bradeneuropeArthur — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 08:23:06 GMT

could you provide the code..

Re: Creating apprentice application - Inventor not installed

Jef_E — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 08:44:47 GMT

Imports Inventor

Public Class Xpress

    Private m_apprentice As ApprenticeServerComponent

    Public Sub New()

        ' This call is required by the designer.
        InitializeComponent()

        m_apprentice = New ApprenticeServerComponent

    End Sub

End Class

Red line is the error line...

Re: Creating apprentice application - Inventor not installed

bradeneuropeArthur — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 08:59:27 GMT

Have you really installed "https://www.autodesk.com/viewers/all-viewers"

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=10535296&siteID=123112

Re: Creating apprentice application - Inventor not installed

Jef_E — Mon, 04 Jun 2018 09:09:33 GMT

Yes I have! even deleted it and installed it again. Will try at home I am sensing some permission issues..

Re: Creating apprentice application - Inventor not installed

HideoYamada — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 05:12:04 GMT

Hello Jef,

I encountered same problem and solved it just now.

See follows,

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-customization/i-cannot-use-the-latest-apprenticeserver/td-p/8326821

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-customization/apprenticeservercomponent-open-inventor-2019-files-and-windows/td-p/8000063