Run addin automatically once Inventor has fully opened

[Anonymous]

I'd like to run my addin automatically once Inventor has fully opened, without having to interface with it manually.

Currently it loads on startup, but the only way I can see to get it to actually run is to make it load in to the ribbon and hit the button it places there.

Is this possible?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

fixed my problem using some COM, but would be interested if there is still a way of doing this internally within addin script...

[AlexFielder]

Hi Harry,

It isn't something I have looked at in a while but I used to have an Addin present a userform for population drawing property values once a new drawing file had been created.

IIRC I had to use the "ApplicationEvents.OnOpenDocument" Event paying particular attention to the "EventTimingEnum.kAfter" part.

Looking through the Inventor API Help for either of the above should help you.

Regards,

Alex.

[Anonymous]

Thanks Ales, I'll check it out.

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[smilinger · Accepted solution]

I think you should subscribe to the ApplicaitonEvents.OnReady event, which is fired just after Inventor is fully opened.