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The document discusses steps for creating an Inventor add-in using C++/CLR. It explains how to create a C++/CLR class library project, add references to necessary assemblies, implement the ApplicationAddInServer class, add metadata attributes, and create an .addin file to deploy the add-in. The source code for the project is provided in a GitHub link.

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Inventor Add-In Using C++ - CLR - Manufacturing DevBlog

The document discusses steps for creating an Inventor add-in using C++/CLR. It explains how to create a C++/CLR class library project, add references to necessary assemblies, implement the ApplicationAddInServer class, add metadata attributes, and create an .addin file to deploy the add-in. The source code for the project is provided in a GitHub link.

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Philippe(http://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing/philippeleefsma.html)alreadycreatedasample(http://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing/2012/07/creatingamix
managedinventoraddin.html)mixedmanaged(C++/CLR)addinthatyoucanhavealookat.ButIthoughtitcouldbeusefultolistthestepstoachievethat.Insteadofcreatinga
C++InventoraddinusingtheInventorAddInwizard,adding.NETsupporttoit,andseparatingthegeneratedcodefromthemanagedpartsusing#pragma
unmanaged/#pragmamanagedblocks,it'seasiertocreateaC++/CLRClassLibraryandimplementyourApplicationAddInServerin.NET.
1)Createthe"C++/CLRClassLibrary"preferablyinside"%APPDATA%\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins"tomakeyourlifeeasier

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2)Createa"x64"platformfortheprojectandkeepthatactive
Insidethe"ConfigurationManager"dialog,under"Activesolutionplatform"select"<New...>"andaddthe"x64"platform

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3)Reference"Autodesk.Inventor.Interop.dll"
Click"PROJECT">>"References..."andbrowseto"<Inventorinstallfolder>\Bin\PublicAssemblies"andadd"Autodesk.Inventor.Interop.dll"
4)Insidethesamedialogboxalsoaddareferenceto"System.Windows.Forms"justsothatwecanshowamessageboxfromourcodelateron
5)Implementthe"ApplicationAddInServer"class
//MyClrAddIn.h
#pragmaonce
usingnamespaceSystem
usingnamespaceSystem::Runtime::InteropServices
usingnamespaceSystem::Windows::Forms
usingnamespaceInventor
namespaceMyClrAddIn{
publicrefclassStandardAddInServer:publicApplicationAddInServer
{
public:
StandardAddInServer(void)
{
}
virtualvoidActivate(ApplicationAddInSite^addInSiteObject,boolfirstTime)
{
MessageBox::Show("AddInLoading")
}

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virtualvoidDeactivate()
{
MessageBox::Show("AddInUnloading")
}
virtualvoidExecuteCommand(intCommandID)
{
}
virtualpropertyObject^Automation
{
//Ifyouwanttoreturnaninterfacetoanotherclientofthisaddin,
//implementthatinterfaceinaclassandreturnthatclassobject
//throughthisproperty
Object^get()
{
returnnullptr
}
}
}
}
5)CreateaGUIDandaProgIdfortheclassandmakeitComVisible
namespaceMyClrAddIn{
[
ProgId("MyClrAddIn.StandardAddInServer"),
GuidAttribute("3543165F7F1946148842572A5EBE9549"),
ComVisible(true)
]
publicrefclassStandardAddInServer:publicApplicationAddInServer
{
//etc...
Note:youcanuseVisualStudio's"CreateGUID"dialogforcreatinganewGUID
7)Createan*.addinfileinsideyoursolution'sfolderwithname""andcontent
<?xmlversion="1.0"encoding="utf8"?>
<!TypeattributeissameasTyperegistrykey
(Standard,Translator,Plugin(Serveronly)>
<AddinType="Standard">

<!Shouldbethesameasthe"GuidAttribute"inMyClrAddIn.h>
<ClassId>{3543165F7F1946148842572A5EBE9549}</ClassId>
<ClientId>{3543165F7F1946148842572A5EBE9549}</ClientId>
<!Bothofthefollowingfieldsshouldbetranslated.
NOOTHERFIELDSSHOULDBETRANSLATED!>
<DisplayName>MyClrAddIn</DisplayName>
<Description>MyClrAddIn</Description>
<!AssumesthatMyClrAddIn.dllisinthesamefolderasthe*.addinfile>
<Assembly>MyClrAddIn.dll</Assembly>
<SupportedSoftwareVersionGreaterThan>17..</SupportedSoftwareVersionGreaterThan>
<LoadOnStartUp>1</LoadOnStartUp>
<Hidden>0</Hidden>
</Addin>
Hereisthesourcecodeoftheproject:
https://github.com/adamenagy/InventorAddInWithCLR(https://github.com/adamenagy/InventorAddInWithCLR)
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