Looking for sample C# addin with button added to a ribbon panel

[Anonymous]

I've got the functionality I want as a stand alone interface to Inventor but I'm now trying to create this as an Addin. 

I've added the ButtonDefinition, enabled it, and hooked up an event handler to the OnExecute event of the ButtonDefinition but it won't reach that method when I hit the button.

I'm sure I'm close but something is eluding me.

Any help would be appreciated. I'm using VS2017 and would prefer a sample that isn't using obsolete methods or 32 bit only libraries as with the SDK samples for C#. 

Thank you,

John

[Ruffy85]

@Anonymous

Please check the sampleAddin in the developer Tools. There are a lot of examples for your issue.

[Martin-Winkler-Consulting · Accepted solution]

Hi john,

i prefer http://spiderinnet2.typepad.com/blog/2012/06/a-wizard-for-inventor-net-addin.html to set up Addins

For me it was a good time saving investment.

Best Regards

Martin

[Anonymous]

Hello Ruffy85,

Do you mean SimpleAddin? that gives me these warnings:

Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State
Warning CS0618 'Support' is obsolete: 'Microsoft.VisualBasic.Compatibility.* classes are obsolete and supported within 32 bit processes only. http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=160862' SimpleAddIn C:\VS Projects\Autodesk Dev\Autodesk Inventor 2018 SDK\DeveloperTools\Samples\VCSharp.NET\AddIns\SimpleAddIn\Button.cs 60 Active
Warning CS0618 'Support.IconToIPicture(Icon)' is obsolete: 'Microsoft.VisualBasic.Compatibility.* classes are obsolete and supported within 32 bit processes only. http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=160862' SimpleAddIn C:\VS Projects\Autodesk Dev\Autodesk Inventor 2018 SDK\DeveloperTools\Samples\VCSharp.NET\AddIns\SimpleAddIn\Button.cs 60 Active
Warning CS0618 'Support' is obsolete: 'Microsoft.VisualBasic.Compatibility.* classes are obsolete and supported within 32 bit processes only. http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=160862' SimpleAddIn C:\VS Projects\Autodesk Dev\Autodesk Inventor 2018 SDK\DeveloperTools\Samples\VCSharp.NET\AddIns\SimpleAddIn\Button.cs 63 Active
Warning CS0618 'Support.IconToIPicture(Icon)' is obsolete: 'Microsoft.VisualBasic.Compatibility.* classes are obsolete and supported within 32 bit processes only. http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=160862' SimpleAddIn C:\VS Projects\Autodesk Dev\Autodesk Inventor 2018 SDK\DeveloperTools\Samples\VCSharp.NET\AddIns\SimpleAddIn\Button.cs 63 Active

[Anonymous]

Thanks Martin,

Will that work with VS2017 and Inventor 2018? 

--John

[Martin-Winkler-Consulting]

Hi John,

i am using it with VS2015 and Inventor 2016/2017 and with VB.NET

But i think it should also works with VS2017 and Inventor 2018.

The only thing is that you have to change the SoftwareVersion Numbe in the .Addin file

 <SupportedSoftwareVersionGreaterThan>19..</SupportedSoftwareVersionGreaterThan>
  <SupportedSoftwareVersionLessThan>21..</SupportedSoftwareVersionLessThan>

For Inventor 2018 it should be 22

The Wizard creates a complete Standard AddIn Server: After understanding how it works you can add very easy your Features, Ribbons, Buttons .......

Let me/us know if there are any problems in your case because i will soon also change to C# and Inventor 2018.

Best Regards

Martin

[Martin-Winkler-Consulting]

Tip:

I think the SimpleAddIn example is very old and was not developed the last years. I also had a lot of trouble with the .IconToIPicture(Icon) Function.

[Anonymous]

Thank you. How soon with the C#/2018? Are you with Net Spider Studio?

[Martin-Winkler-Consulting]

Hi john,

this could be weeks, too much work in other areas 😉 at the moment.

I am only customer with spider net studio and bought 1 Lizenz.

[Anonymous]

So the Net Spider tool already works with Inv 2018. I used it to build an addin within VS 2015 and then opened that project with VS 2017 to work on it. It's not creating the XCOPY post build events for some reason but I added those in myself using the Inventor 2018 SDK add in template as my guide. 

The Net Spider Deactivate method in the InventorAddinServe class throws an error after inventor closes. It happens whey they try to do Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(AddinGlobal.InventorApp)

I'm working with them on that. 

I'd say it's ready to use as long as you don't mind starting in VS 2015. 

[Martin-Winkler-Consulting]

It's interesting that the problem in the closing section persists with Inventor 2018.

I wrote about this here.

With Inventor 2016 and earlier there is no Error.

I deleted the Closing Inventor section in my 2017 project and it seems to be that the closiing is not neccessary.

  'Closing Inventor
        If AddinGlobal.InventorApp IsNot Nothing Then
            Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(AddinGlobal.InventorApp)
        End If