topic Re: How to call Render Plugin using AddinPlugin in Navisworks API Forum

How to call Render Plugin using AddinPlugin

HusseinOthman75 — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 11:08:29 GMT

I've created Render Plugin. I want to call it using Addin Plugin, i use the follwing code but it is not working :

using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Threading.Tasks; using Autodesk.Navisworks.Api; using Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Plugins; using NvwApplication = Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Application; namespace TagNoRenderAddinPlugin { [PluginAttribute("TagNumberRenderPlugin", "ADSK", ToolTip = "To Invoke Render1", DisplayName = "TagNumberRenderPlugin")] public class TagNumberRenderPlugin : AddInPlugin { public override int Execute(params string[] parameters) { if (!NvwApplication.IsAutomated) { PluginRecord pluginRecord = NvwApplication.Plugins.FindPlugin("TagNoRender.ADSK"); if (pluginRecord is RenderPluginRecord && pluginRecord.IsEnabled) { RenderPlugin plugin = (RenderPlugin)(pluginRecord.LoadedPlugin ?? pluginRecord.LoadPlugin()); NvwApplication.ActiveDocument.ActiveView.RequestDelayedRedraw(Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.ViewRedrawRequests.OverlayRender); } } return 0; } } }

The Render plug in name "TagNoRender".

The Render plugin is tested and working perfectly when its dll is copied to Plugin folder of Navisworks it is called

and working perfectly, but i want to call it manually as required. When i click this addin plugin button in Navisworks intrface nothing happen?

Could you please help me about this issue?

Thanks in advance.

Re: How to call Render Plugin using AddinPlugin

tetsuya_miwa — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 12:05:22 GMT

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/navisworks-api/call-render-plugin-through-addinplugin/m-p/9430718

Re: How to call Render Plugin using AddinPlugin

HusseinOthman75 — Fri, 31 May 2024 08:27:52 GMT

Hi tetsuya_miwa,

i kept tying & trying several times, but this code is not working. Could you please provide a working example.

Thanks in advance.

Re: How to call Render Plugin using AddinPlugin

lanneauolivier — Fri, 31 May 2024 11:59:14 GMT

You do not need to load a RenderPlugin. It is loaded automatically dll when Navisworks is launching.

Plugins.FindPlugin() allows you to load a plugin that is inside your plugin's dll -> Plugins that are compiled inside the running dll.

If you need to load a plugin that is in another dll, you need to use Plugins.AddPluginAssembly(string fileName), with filename, the path to this dll

Hope it helps !