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My Plug-In isn't loaded by AppAutoLoader on Autocad Startup

serbestcihangir — Sun, 03 May 2020 22:35:15 GMT

Hello Everyone,

I have plug-in and I bundled it according to explained process in help documentation. But it isn't loaded by AppAutoLoader on Autocad startup. I tried all of suggested way in this forum. But I couldn't find any solution. I am using AutoCAD 2021. My PackageContents.xml content is below. Please anyone can help me?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<ApplicationPackage

SchemaVersion="1.0"

AutodeskProduct="AutoCAD"

ProductType="Application"

AppVersion="1.0"

Author="---------"

Name="Grid Line Plug-In for AutoCAD"

Description="Draws grid line with automatic labeling"

Icon="./Contents/Resources/Grid_Line.ico"

HelpFile="./Contents/Resources/SC_Grid_Line_for_AutoCAD_Help.htm"

ProductCode="[C715545E-4761-4A03-90FA-51097B92616B]"

<CompanyDetails

Name="-------------"

Url="---------------"

Email="-------------------"

</Commands>

</Components>

</ApplicationPackage>

Re: My Plug-In isn't loaded by AppAutoLoader on Autocad Startup

_gile — Mon, 04 May 2020 05:32:14 GMT

Hi,

If you want your plugin to load at startup, remove the following attributes:

LoadOnCommandInvocation="True" LoadOnRequest="True"

And you do not need the <Commands ...> ...</Commands> part.

The Autoloader mechanism only work since AutoCAD 2012, so the SerieMin value should not be less than 18.2.

The <RuntimeRequirement .../> should not be part of the <Components> ... <Components/>.

Read the Autodesk Autoloader White Paper.

Try like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <ApplicationPackage SchemaVersion="1.0" AutodeskProduct="AutoCAD" ProductType="Application" AppVersion="1.0" Author="---------" Name="Grid Line Plug-In for AutoCAD" Description="Draws grid line with automatic labeling" Icon="./Contents/Resources/Grid_Line.ico" HelpFile="./Contents/Resources/SC_Grid_Line_for_AutoCAD_Help.htm" ProductCode="[C715545E-4761-4A03-90FA-51097B92616B]" > <CompanyDetails Name="-------------" Url="---------------" Email="-------------------" /> <RuntimeRequirements OS="Win32|Win64" Platform="AutoCAD*" SeriesMin="R18.2" SeriesMax="R24.0" SupportPath=".\Contents\"/> <Components> <ComponentEntry AppName="Grid Line" ModuleName="./Contents/GridLine.dll" LoadOnAutoCADStartup="True"/> </Components> </ApplicationPackage>

Re: My Plug-In isn't loaded by AppAutoLoader on Autocad Startup

serbestcihangir — Mon, 04 May 2020 09:03:41 GMT

Hi Dear Gilles ,

Kindly, thank you for your reply.

I had inspected the article that you linked, before. And I have tried the xml code that you suggested. But, unfortunately it didn't solve my problem. My plug-in isn't still uploaded on AuoCAD startup.

Re: My Plug-In isn't loaded by AppAutoLoader on Autocad Startup

_gile — Mon, 04 May 2020 09:56:31 GMT

Does your plugin works as expected if you netload it from the .bundle folder?

If so, what's the value of the APPAUTOLOAD system variable?

Re: My Plug-In isn't loaded by AppAutoLoader on Autocad Startup

serbestcihangir — Mon, 04 May 2020 10:39:18 GMT

Yes. I have loaded it via NETLOAD from .bundle folder. And, it worked as expected.

APPAUTOLOAD System Variable is 14. I have tried with 2 but it didn't change anything.

Re: My Plug-In isn't loaded by AppAutoLoader on Autocad Startup

_gile — Mon, 04 May 2020 15:52:29 GMT

I made a try with the upper XML example and all worked as expected.

I build a simple GridLine.bundle folder which contains the PackageContents.xml file with the upper code and a Contents folder which only contains a GridLine.dll file (this app only shows an alert dialog box displaying "GridLine loaded" at initialization).

Attached a ZIP file containing the GridLine.bundle folder.

Don't forget to Unblock the ZIP before extracting all in an ApplicationPlugins folder (I did my test in %appdata%\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins).

You can replace the GridLine.dll by yours.

Re: My Plug-In isn't loaded by AppAutoLoader on Autocad Startup

serbestcihangir — Tue, 05 May 2020 08:42:27 GMT

Dear Gilles,

Thank you so much for your help.

Your example worked very well. I replaced my .dll with your example. Now, my plug-in is running.

I think, there was a problem in my .bundle structure.

Many thanks again.

Re: My Plug-In isn't loaded by AppAutoLoader on Autocad Startup

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 10:16:21 GMT

Hi,

I have the same problem.

I do not realy understand what i can do with the zip file.

But you say there was somthing wrong in your folder?

Can you explain how you fixed it?

Re: My Plug-In isn't loaded by AppAutoLoader on Autocad Startup

serbestcihangir — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:01:38 GMT

Hi,

As far as I remembered; the problem of my plug-in was wrong folder name. After reviewing carefully , I realized, the folder name that I declared in PackageContents file and the real folder name was not match. When I corrected it, plug-in was loaded successfully.

But you are mentioning about zip file. Be aware of that all of files in bundle should be original. AutoCAD can't read any zip file.

Re: My Plug-In isn't loaded by AppAutoLoader on Autocad Startup

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 11:38:15 GMT

Hi,

Oh this is not the problem for me.
Than I have to keep searching 😄