Added programs TAB location on ribbon

Added programs TAB location on ribbon

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Added programs TAB location on ribbon

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Hi, we have several add in programs running in Revit.

Each day I move their TAB to the location on the ribbon where I'd like them to be.

After shutdown and restart they move back to their original position.

I've tried deleting the UIState.dat file and then restarting.

No good.

I've taken some screenshots

Can anyone help with a simple solution?Revit Ribbon 02.JPGRevit Ribbon 01.JPG

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L.Maas
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Bit guessing here.

 

For resetting the Revit GUI you not only need to delete that file but also delete some keys in the registry. See THIS Autodesk knowledge article.

 

However it is possible that it will not be solved by resetting the GUI. The tabs you show on the screenshot are add-ins. I believe they are loaded in a different way. They are read in from the add-in directory and then positioned on/in the ribbon. It used to be that add-ins only could be added to the Add-Ins tab. In more recent Revit version add-ins also can create a new ribbon tab. However I am not sure how/where the tab position is controlled. Maybe the add-in has an option to set the position, otherwise it might be Revit itself who positions the tab.

If the positioning is done by the add-in or by Revit it might be that you can not simply fix it. You could try to post a question the Revit API forum to see if they can answer how it is controlled. Maybe it is possible to move a ribbon tab by programming the Revit API.

Louis

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Anonymous
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Thanks Louis.
I'll give it a try and let you know
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