Can't load plugin in Inventor 2022

[john4TMYX]

Hi guys,

We have problems to load our plugin into Inventor 2022. Our plugin works with Inventor over 10 years. Now we find out that the Plugin doesn't appear in Inventor 2022. 

Our plugin is a COM plugin implemented with c++. After registering the COM object in the computer with the command regsvr32, the plugin should be appear in Addin Manager dialog box. The plugin shows in Inventor 2020, but it doesn't appear in Inventor 2022. Could anyone please tell us what we should change our plugin to let user load our plugin. 

Attached are two image files showing Addin Manager dialog box. You can see our plugin SUnfoldAddInServer is missing in Inventor 2022. 

Please help.

Regards

Eric

[nmunro]

If you haven't converted to a registry free add-in you should do so. Inventor 2022 placed further restrictions on the old methods of registering an add-in.

[etaCAD]

In Inventor 2022 registry based add-ins are not supported any more, but you can enable them again:

https://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing/2021/04/retire-registry-based-add-ins-in-inventor-2022....

[johnteng00]

thank you very much. I will convert to the register-free addin. 

[nedeljko.sovljanski]

Hi @john4TMYX 

As I can see your Addin is in

Did you copy this dll in 2022 addin folder?

[john4TMYX]

I don't think you need to copy to the bin\ dir as long as you have the addin file to specify the path, it should be ok. 

thank you for your response.

[nedeljko.sovljanski]

This is folder for custom plugins

C:\Users\[your user name]\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins

in this folder you need to create folder that contains your .dll and .addin file types.

Do you have that structure?

[johnteng00]

yes, I have. I have found the issues, my own mistake using the lib guid instead of the class guid. I have fixed the issue now, Now all works fine. 

thank you all for help.

[johnteng00]

It is odd, I can't find the button to mark it as the resolution. odd. 

[nedeljko.sovljanski · Accepted solution]

Hi @johnteng00 

I presume only @john4TMYX can accept solution.

[johnteng00]

yes.