Load independent add-ins in more than one session of Autodesk Inventor

[KOKAK]

When I charge a second or third Inventor session to work with more than one project at a time, the Add-ins programmed by me and loaded in these new sessions, always work on the first session of Inventor.

What must be done so that the Add-ins of each Inventor session are independent and work each one with their corresponding Inventor session.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Hi,

Where did you store the dll files on you machine?

Where did you store the addin files on you machine?

Regards,

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[KOKAK]

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@bradeneuropeArthur wrote:

Hi,

Where did you store the dll files on you machine?

Where did you store the addin files on you machine?

Regards,

Autodesk Software: Inventor Professional 2018 | Vault Professional 2018 | Autocad Mechanical 2018
Programming Skills: Vba | Vb.net (Add ins Vault / Inventor, Applications) | I-logic
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Thanks for answering.

both the dll files and the addin files are stored in the folder

[KOKAK]

Both the DLL files and the add-in files are stored in the folder C: \ Datos de programa \ Autodesk \ Inventor complementos

[bradeneuropeArthur]

use the following

C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Inventor 20xx\Addins >> : for the add in file

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Inventor 20xx\Bin>> : for the dll file

[KOKAK]

Sorry. Problems with the simultaneous translation of the browser.

Both the DLL files and the addin files are stored in the folder C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Inventor Addins

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Following its indications I have copied the .addin files in the folder C: \ ProgramData \ Autodesk \ Inventor 2019 \ Addins and the dll files in the folder C: \ ProgramData \ Autodesk \ Inventor 2019 \ Addins.

However, the same thing still happens: I open two Inventor sessions and in both cases my add-on programs refer to the files (ipt, iam, idw) active in the initial session and not those in the second.

[KOKAK]

I correct:
The dll files I have copied in C: \ Program Files \ Autodesk \ Inventor 2019 \ Bin

[KOKAK]

An example:

I open an Inventor session ("A") and load an idw ("1").

I open another session of Inventor ("B") with another different project, and charge another idw ("2").

Now I execute a program of mine that centers all the dimension texts.

If I execute it in ("A"), all the decentered dimensions are centered in the drawing ("1").

If I execute the program in ("B"), the dimensions of the drawing ("2") are not centered but those of the drawing ("1") open in ("A").

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Don't copy it. But move it to the correct folders.

Could you upload the add.in file with the settings. This is actually an xml file.

[KOKAK]

I have moved the dll files to C: \ Program Files \ Autodesk \ Inventor 2019 \ Bin and the manifest Addin files to C: \ ProgramData \ Autodesk \ Inventor 2019 \ Addins and it still gives me the same result: all my complements are executed on the first open session of Inventor although they are of other later sessions.

The manifest Addin files follow the following structure:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>

<Addin Type="Standard">
  <!--Created for Autodesk Inventor 2014 (Version 18.0)-->
  <ClassId>{3d2c19c3-1e12-4681-8bb5-88aad094e388}</ClassId>
  <ClientId>{3d2c19c3-1e12-4681-8bb5-88aad094e388}</ClientId>
  <DisplayName>SampleAddIn</DisplayName>
  <Description>SampleAddIn</Description>
  <Assembly>SampleAddIn.dll</Assembly>
  <SupportedSoftwareVersionGreaterThan>21..</SupportedSoftwareVersionGreaterThan>
  <LoadAutomatically>0</LoadAutomatically>
  <LoadOnStartUp>1</LoadOnStartUp>
  <LoadBehavior>2</LoadBehavior>
  <UserUnloadable>1</UserUnloadable>
  <Hidden>0</Hidden>
</Addin>

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Hi,

What I can figure out is the following:

<LoadBehavior>2</LoadBehavior>

change this to 

<LoadBehavior>0</LoadBehavior>

or delete this line..

[bradeneuropeArthur]

and this:

<LoadAutomatically>0</LoadAutomatically>

change it to 

<LoadAutomatically>1</LoadAutomatically>

[bradeneuropeArthur]

These are the most common settings for the xml file:

<Addin Type="Standard">
<!--Created for Autodesk Inventor Version xx.0--> 
<ClassId>{51e6ad8e-5eaa-42a1-b845-a68802a26bf7}</ClassId>
<ClientId>{51e6ad8e-5eaa-42a1-b845-a68802a26bf7}</ClientId>
<DisplayName>SampleAddIn</DisplayName>
<Description>SampleAddIn</Description> 
<Assembly>SampleAddIn.dll</Assembly>
<OSType>Win64</OSType>
<LoadAutomatically>1</LoadAutomatically> 
<UserUnloadable>1</UserUnloadable>
<Hidden>0</Hidden> 
<SupportedSoftwareVersionGreaterThan>yy..</SupportedSoftwareVersionGreaterThan>
<DataVersion>1</DataVersion> 
<LoadBehavior>2</LoadBehavior> 
<UserInterfaceVersion>1</UserInterfaceVersion>
</Addin> 

 Regards,

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Programming Skills: Vba | Vb.net (Add ins Vault / Inventor, Applications) | I-logic
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[KOKAK]

<LoadBehavior > 2 (Load when an assembly document is opened)

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Is that what you need?

but more important:
<LoadAutomatically>1</LoadAutomatically>

[KOKAK]

I have configured all the addins files with <LoadAutomatically> 1 </ LoadAutomatically> but all the complements on the first session are still running.

I do not know whether the topic will have to do with the addin manifest files.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

What do you mean with
"but all the complements on the first session are still running."

can you upload your code?

[KOKAK]

Excuse my bad English.

I mean that the complements of the second or third Inventor session do not run in their corresponding session, but in the first Inventor session loaded.

[bradeneuropeArthur]

Then you use the wrong application in your add in. How do you get your inventor application?
Upload your code and I will figure this out. I think that this is the issue and can be solved simply.
Regards.

[KOKAK]

I created the Addins for Inventor using the template "Autodesk Inventor 2016 Addin" included in the SDK. Later I follow the structure created, so I do not know if there is something to modify.