Why Add-In Manager in the Revit SDK (2017 2017.1) has version 2014?

[MaksimMarkevich]

It is great tool, it is work good. But I am not understand, why Add-In Manager in the Revit SDK (2017 2017.1) has version 2014?

It also create folder with name "2014".

Can I find somewhere a source to perform assembly itself?

Thanks in advance for answers..

[matthew_taylor]

Hi @MaksimMarkevich,

I don't think is has changed since then. Probably just recompiled for a new .NET framework if anything.

It has a couple of bugs that I'd like to fix though, so I vote for putting it up on GitHub!

Cheers,

-Matt

[MaksimMarkevich]

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@matthew_taylor wrote:

Hi @MaksimMarkevich,

I don't think is has changed since then. Probably just recompiled for a new .NET framework if anything.

It has a couple of bugs that I'd like to fix though, so I vote for putting it up on GitHub!

Cheers,

-Matt

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At least it could be fixed a target folder for .addin. This is a very cool and easy to use tool. The best discovery for me, after I started to program for Revit.

It would be great to put it on GitHub!

[Andrey_Bushman]

> I vote for putting it up on GitHub!

I too!

[jeremytammik]

Hey guys,

Thank you for raising this issue, your appreciation and votes.

I have raised this with the development team and hope they will be able and willing to respond to your input directly.

Cheers,

Jeremy

[Andrey_Bushman]

From AddInManager help:

But it doesn't work. The Add-In Manager cannot to launch the code of implementation of IExternalApplication interface. Here is code example: https://github.com/Andrey-Bushman/ExampleOfAddInManagerBug

Pay attention that if you delete the `MyCommand` class, then Add-In Manager cannot to load this add-in even.

[Andrey_Bushman]

Hi Jeremy,

> I have raised this with the development team and hope they will be able and willing to respond to your input directly.

Whether there are any news about this simple question (about publishing of code sources)? Whether you received the response? 

[jeremytammik]

No response yet... I asked again.

Cheers,

Jeremy

[Andrey_Bushman]

Thank you Jeremy,

I hope that they will not continue to ignore your question.

Best regards,

Andrey

[matthew_taylor]

Hi @jeremytammik,

Can you ask again, please?

Thanks!

[jeremytammik]

Hi Matt,

Thank you for the reminder. I just did. Hoping very much for a result this time around...

Cheers,

Jeremy

[jeremytammik]

Hi Matt,

Before you ask again: Still no answer, and I just re-prompted them yet another time...

Cheers,

Jeremy

[pgerz]

Hi Jeremy,

any news?

[jeremytammik]

Dear Pgerz,

Nope, sorry, still no answer.

I just re-prompted the development team yet another time...

Cheers,

Jeremy

[Andrey_Bushman]

I think it does not make sense. They will continue to ignore you.

[jeremytammik]

Hi Guys,

Sorry to say, I have still not heard back from the development team on this.

I went ahead and logged an issue REVIT-128492 [Revit 2019 SDK Add-in Manager still is for version 2014 and does not load external application -- 12689042] with them for this on your behalf as it requires further exploration and possibly a modification to our software. Please make a note of this number for future reference.

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Cheers,

Jeremy

[jeremytammik]

Hi Guys,

A small update on this.

The problem I reported in issue REVIT-128492 [Revit 2019 SDK Add-in Manager still is for version 2014 and does not load external application -- 12689042] has been confirmed by the development team, and a new code fix issue to actually address the problem has been raised.

The new code fix issue is numbered REVIT-130146 [Revit 2019 SDK Add-in Manager still is for version 2014 and does not load external application -- 12689042]. Please make a note of this number for future reference.

It is scheduled to be addressed in the next major release, which is NOT the one coming quite soon, so actually TWO releases after Revit 2018.

I asked whether it can be addressed sooner than that, maybe in an update along the road.

I also asked again about the suggestion to open source the whole thing.

Still waiting for more info on these suggestions... happy to see some movement   🙂

Cheers,

Jeremy

[jeremytammik]

I just received confirmation that this can make it into an intermediate update version. 

Another good step forward.

Cheers,

Jeremy

[matthew_taylor]

Hi @jeremytammik,

Is there any news on this topic?

The Revit 2020 SDK doesn't have the Add-in Manager included at all. Have I missed an announcement?

The Revit 2019 Add-in Manager assembly file seems to work okay in Revit 2020, but I doubt that will be the case in Revit 2021 (as we're due for a .NET platform update).

Can you make sense of this for me, please?

[jeremytammik]

Dear Matt,

Thank you for revisiting this important issue.

I dived deep into the development database and the various development issues all seem to be closed and marked as resolved in one way or another:

• REVIT-128489 [Revit API SDK add-in manager does not update modified support DLLs unless version number changes - open source it? -- 13857937]
• REVIT-128492 [Revit 2019 SDK Add-in Manager still is for version 2014 and does not load external application -- 12689042]
• REVIT-129984 [Addin Manager: auto unload DLLs before reloading them -- 13857937, 14267353]
• REVIT-131051 [As a ADN user, I want to load External Application, so that it makes my work easier]

I have asked the development team to explain what is going on, why they consider everything resolved when so many developers are clamouring for improvement, what the open sourcing status is now, and where we can find the new add-in manager for Revit 2020.

Cheers,

Jeremy