https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api-forum/revit-addins/m-p/7765331#M52580 <P><A href="http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/about-the-author.html#2" target="_blank">http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/about-the-author.html#2</A></P> Fri, 09 Feb 2018 13:14:03 GMT jeremytammik 2018-02-09T13:14:03Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api-forum/revit-addins/m-p/7765084#M52579 <P>Hi all,</P><P>i want to start an external tool from a button in the ribbon&nbsp;</P> Fri, 09 Feb 2018 11:42:43 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api-forum/revit-addins/m-p/7765084#M52579 Anonymous 2018-02-09T11:42:43Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api-forum/revit-addins/m-p/7765331#M52580 <P><A href="http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/about-the-author.html#2" target="_blank">http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/about-the-author.html#2</A></P> Fri, 09 Feb 2018 13:14:03 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api-forum/revit-addins/m-p/7765331#M52580 jeremytammik 2018-02-09T13:14:03Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api-forum/revit-addins/m-p/7767351#M52581 <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>This links to a github repository for an add-in that does exactly what you are asking about. The add-in installs a ribbon panel where the<SPAN>"KeyNote Editor"</SPAN> button on the panel starts an external tool.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A title="https://github.com/akseidel/RevitAddinKeyNoteSystem" href="https://github.com/akseidel/RevitAddinKeyNoteSystem" target="_blank">https://github.com/akseidel/RevitAddinKeyNoteSystem</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>The AppKNS.cs file is where you find the code that builds the ribbon.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>The OpenKeyNoteSystemCommand.cs is where you find the code that starts the external application.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>aks</P> Sat, 10 Feb 2018 04:43:39 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api-forum/revit-addins/m-p/7767351#M52581 Anonymous 2018-02-10T04:43:39Z