topic Re: cannot start Revit 2015 for API debugging in Revit API Forum

cannot start Revit 2015 for API debugging

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 22:38:47 GMT

I have been working with Revit API for several versions but now I am having difficulties to debug with Revit 2015 API.

The plugin I created seems to work fine with Revit 2015. But when I try to debug it in VS by pressing F5, I saw Revit starts and immediately exits. The VS Output window shows a 0xe06d7363 Microsoft C++ Exception.

I googled this error but it seems to be very general and nothing relevant to this context.

I am using VS2013 on Windows 7. Any ideas is appreciated. Thanks!

Re: cannot start Revit 2015 for API debugging

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 23:33:05 GMT

You need to switch Visual Studio back to the legacy debugger. I think Jeremy covered this on his blog a while back.

The setting you are after is called "Use Managed Compatibility Mode" and is found in the Tools -> Options -> Debugging menu of visual studio.

Re: cannot start Revit 2015 for API debugging

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 00:36:55 GMT

You are absolutely right! Now it works as expected.

Since your mention it, I now remember Jeremy's blog regarding this setting, and put the link here just in case anyone is interested: http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2013/11/debugging-revit-2014-api-with-visual-studio-2013.html.

But it didn't refer the symptom I was seeing.

Anyway, many thanks!

Re: cannot start Revit 2015 for API debugging

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 06:50:44 GMT

thank you for solving my long unsolved issue