Creating apprentice application - Inventor not installed

[Jef_E]

Hi there,

I have been challenged to create a simple application for editing some specific iProperties. I made this application on my Desktop and everything runs smooth. Now I would like to run the application on a desktop that does not have Inventor installed. 

From the research I did, it seemed possible, but now I am not so sure as I am getting a error on this sub.

Public Sub New()

    ' This call is required by the designer.
    InitializeComponent()

    ' Setup a new apprentice server component
    ApprenticeServer = New ApprenticeServerComponent

End Sub

Well thats a bummer. Are there specific requirements for running apprentice on a desktop that don't have Iventor Installed?

I do have Inventor view 2019 Installed and the source was written on a 2014 Interop version.

Quote:

Another feature of Apprentice is the cost. Apprentice is freely available and is distributed as part...

[bradeneuropeArthur]

You need inventorview this is freeware. Than apprentice is installed too

[Jef_E]

I have Inventor view installed but it's version 2019. My Addin interop version is 2014. Could this be the problem?

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Why don't you copy the Autodesk interop dll with your application?

[Jef_E]

Same error,

System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
  HResult=0x80040154
  Message=Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {C343ED84-A129-11D3-B799-0060B0F159EF} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).
  Source=EllimetalXpress
  StackTrace:
   at EllimetalXpress.Xpress..ctor() in T:\ALGEMEEN\jeee\xpress\EllimetalXpress\Xpress.vb:line 29

[bradeneuropeArthur]

try to compile your application with framework 4.7, since this is needed for inventor 2019.

[Jef_E]

Still the same error.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

could you provide the code..

[Jef_E]

Imports Inventor

Public Class Xpress

    Private m_apprentice As ApprenticeServerComponent

    Public Sub New()

        ' This call is required by the designer.
        InitializeComponent()

        m_apprentice = New ApprenticeServerComponent

    End Sub

End Class

Red line is the error line...

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Have you really installed "https://www.autodesk.com/viewers/all-viewers"

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=10535296&siteID=123112

[Jef_E]

Yes I have! even deleted it and installed it again. Will try at home I am sensing some permission issues..

[HideoYamada]

Hello Jef,

I encountered same problem and solved it just now.

See follows,

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-customization/i-cannot-use-the-latest-apprenticeserver/td-p/...

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/inventor-customization/apprenticeservercomponent-open-inventor-2019-f...