create add-in with vb.net code

[mindaV3J2J]

I have working vb.net code for autodesk inventor and I want to make it run through an add-in on inventor. How can i do this? Most examples online make local buttons with VBA.

[Curtis_Waguespack · Accepted solution]

Hi @mindaV3J2J 

• Go to this folder where 20xx is your version of Inventor:
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Inventor 20xx\SDK
• If you have not run the "developertools.msi" before then double click on it to extract the contents.
• Once you have done that you will have a folder called "DeveloperTools"
• Go to:
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Inventor 20xx\SDK\DeveloperTools\Samples\VB.NET\AddIns\SimpleAddIn
• In that folder, see the file called: Readme.txt
• Follow the instructions in that file to load the add-in and see how it works.
  • It creates a pair of buttons in the sketch tab of the part environment
• Then load the solution called "SimpleAddIn.sln" and examine the code to see how the button is set up, etc.

I hope this helps.
Best of luck to you in all of your Inventor pursuits,
Curtis
http://inventortrenches.blogspot.com

[mindaV3J2J · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I've begun this process already; however, it wont let me run the file due to the error below. I may have downloaded something beforehand messing something up. Do you know how I can fix this?

[mindaV3J2J]

actually i figured it out. Thanks! I had to uninstall certain files I just didn't know their names beforehand.

[Frederick_Law]

The SDK only see older version of VS and it won't do anything for Community.

Attached my VS template.  Borrowed codes from lots of places.

This is one of them: https://modthemachine.typepad.com/

Here is my Github: https://github.com/Pineapple-RX93