the command line action failed: The Plugin was not found

[matiH7HD9]

Hi, need help

Problem statement: when i run a plugin that i build, any plugin, I Recive Following message, X the command line action failed: The Plugin was not found (attached picture)

it's happend with any code, so i try the basic plugin as debugging proccess

Thanks in advance, Mati.

Plugin location:

 C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Navisworks Manage 2024\Plugins\BasicPlugIn.ABasicPlugin\BasicPlugIn.ABasicPlugin.dll

Roamer

"C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Navisworks Manage 2024\Roamer.exe" -OpenFile "C:\File.nwd" -ExecuteAddInPlugin "BasicPlugIn.ABasicPlugin"

Sequence:

open navisworks-> Open file-> Execute plugin (

Code

#region HelloWorld

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Text;

//Add two new namespaces
using Autodesk.Navisworks.Api;
using Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Plugins;

namespace BasicPlugIn
{
[PluginAttribute("BasicPlugIn.ABasicPlugin", //Plugin name
"ADSK", //4 character Developer ID or GUID
ToolTip = "BasicPlugIn.ABasicPlugin tool tip",//The tooltip for the item in the ribbon
DisplayName = "Hello World Plugin")] //Display name for the Plugin in the Ribbon

public class ABasicPlugin : AddInPlugin //Derives from AddInPlugin
{
public override int Execute(params string[] parameters)
{
MessageBox.Show(Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Application.Gui.MainWindow, "Hello World");
return 0;
}
}
}
#endregion

Version:

Navisworks 2014

Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2022 (64-bit) - Current Version 17.9.5

Reference:

Property Value

(Name)	Autodesk.Navisworks.Api
Aliases	global
Copy Local	True
Culture
Description	Autodesk.Navisworks.Api
Embed Interop Types	False
File Type	Assembly
Identity	Autodesk.Navisworks.Api
Path	C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Navisworks Manage 2024\Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.dll
Resolved	True
Runtime Version	v4.0.30319
Specific Version	False
Strong Name	True
Version	21.0.0.0

Visual studio:

Property Value

Assembly name	BasicPlugin.ABasicPlugin
Default namespace	BasicPlugin.ABasicPlugin
Target framework	.NET Framework 4.8
Output type	Class Library
Auto-generate binding redirects	(Not set)
Startup object	(Not set)

[naveen.kumar.t · Accepted solution]

Hi @matiH7HD9 ,

You need to first load the DLL into Navisworks if the plugin is not found in the Plugins folder in the installation directory. To load the DLL into Navisworks, you need to use "-AddPluginAssembly" and then use "-ExecuteAddInPlugin".

Sample code:

namespace Navisworks_2024
{   
  [PluginAttribute("Navisworks2024",                 "ADSK2", ToolTip = "NW-2024",                DisplayName = "My Plugin")] 
   
    public class Class1 : AddInPlugin
    {
        public override int Execute(params string[] parameters)
        {
            Document doc = Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Application.ActiveDocument;
            MessageBox.Show("Message");
            return 1;
        }
    }      
}

CommandLine:

"C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Navisworks Manage 2024\roamer.exe" -AddPluginAssembly "C:\..Your dll path here..\Navisworks 2024.dll" -ExecuteAddInPlugin "Navisworks2024.ADSK2"