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Revit 2015 Add-In Manager

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By Augusto Goncalves

There is a small change on the Revit 2015 SDK regarding the Add-In Manager: it now comes with just the .dll and .addin files, we removed the MSI installer.

Important: make sure you download the latest release of the SDK from the Developer Center (later than May 14, 2014).

Here are the steps to use it:

  1. Copy the .dll and .addin files from the Revit SDK folder (\Revit 2015 SDK\Add-In Manager\) file to Revit Addin folder (i.e. C:\Users\ <<USERNAME>>\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2015\).
  2. Adjust the <Assembly> attribute to the correct path, or leave just file name.
  3. Inside Revit, it should appear at the Addins tab under External Tools menu, as shown below.rvt_2015

Comments

22 responses to “Revit 2015 Add-In Manager”

  1. Matt Taylor Avatar
    Matt Taylor

    Hello Augusto,
    I find the add-in manager (AIM) very useful and use it often. Thank you!
    There is one small issue with it – I wonder whether you could fix it and re-release it?
    It only happens when debugging in 2014 after debugging 2015. (My apps support Revit 2011-2015.)
    The ‘Loaded Commands’ in the Revit 2014 version of AIM default to the Revit 2015 dll version.
    If I don’t notice, I end up trying to debug for issues that aren’t there – it’s just a versioning variation in my code.
    As Revit 2011-Revit 2014 don’t do this to the other versions, I figure this isn’t by design.
    Please let me know if you’d like any more information.
    Kind regards,
    Matt

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  2. Augusto Goncalves Avatar
    Augusto Goncalves

    Matt,
    The AIM is saving the .addins for 2014, even after you open on 2015.
    Please make sure the .addins are on the proper folder (for each Revit version).
    Regards,
    Augusto Goncalves

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  3. kamal Avatar
    kamal

    WHEN I Open automatical mode i don’t found any thing in it ..
    can you help me

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  4. kamal Avatar
    kamal

    How we “Adjust the attribute to the correct path, or leave just file name ” ???????????!!!!!!!

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  5. Augusto Goncalves Avatar
    Augusto Goncalves

    Kamal,
    At the .addin file, replace:
    [TARGETDIR]AddInManager.dll
    With:
    .\AddInManager.dll
    And it should work.
    Regards,
    Augusto Goncalves

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  6. kamal Avatar
    kamal

    thanks ^___^
    it works but all The lists is empty

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  7. kamal Avatar
    kamal

    thanks ^___^
    it works but all The lists is empty.. “there isn’t any lodaed commands or lodaed applications in ” automativ mode or any external addins”

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  8. Augusto Goncalves Avatar
    Augusto Goncalves

    Kamal, I believe now you need to click on ‘load’ and select the DLLs you want.

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  9. kamal Avatar
    kamal

    in this video they use automatic mode but i didn’t find the choice in the automatic mode list



    can you help me to get the ” DLLS ” that they used ?
    thank you very much Mr. Augusto Goncalves

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  10. Augusto Goncalves Avatar
    Augusto Goncalves

    Kamal,
    The DLL used on this video was not developed by Autodesk, you should contact the author of the video about it. Sorry we cannot help.
    Regards,
    Augusto Goncalves

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  11. peter Avatar
    peter

    Hello
    i tried to install the add in manager:
    from the latest sdk i put the add in manger files to : AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2015
    it does not work
    then i tried to replaced all :
    [TARGETDIR]AddInManager.dll
    With:
    .\AddInManager.dll
    in the files Autodesk.AddInManager and Autodesk.AddInManager-Automatic
    but it does not work. Whats wrong :-) ?
    There is only revit 2015 installed, no other versions…
    thanks a lot
    p.

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  12. Augusto Goncalves Avatar
    Augusto Goncalves

    Peter,
    Can you clarify if is there any error message?
    Regards,
    Augusto Goncalves

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  13. peter Avatar
    peter

    Hello,
    there is no error message,
    i have copied the files:
    -AddInManager.dll
    -Autodesk.AddInManager.addin
    -Autodesk.AddInManager-Automatic.addin
    to C:\Users\pidi\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\
    Revit\Addins\2015
    i tried to replace all lines
    [TARGETDIR]AddInManager.dll
    with this versions:
    C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Revit 2015\AddInManager.dll
    C:\Users\pidi\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2015\AddInManager.dll
    C:\Revit 2015 SDK\Add-In Manager\AddInManager.dll
    it does not work, no external tools

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  14. peter Avatar
    peter

    thanks p.

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  15. peter Avatar
    peter

    hello
    add in manager is running now…
    1.)
    the right path is: ….C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2015
    not …AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2015
    2.) rename the file “Autodesk.AddInManager.addin” to “AddInManager.addin”
    3.) replace in the “AddInManager.addin” all ***** to a new ClientId
    its a little tricky :-)
    thanks
    p.

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  16. peter Avatar
    peter

    4.)
    change the path [TARGETDIR]AddInManager.dll. I copied the “AddInManager.dll” an a seperate folder direct on C:

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  17. Augusto Goncalves Avatar
    Augusto Goncalves

    Peter,
    Glad you managed to get it working!
    Regards,
    Augusto Goncalves

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  18. Tyler Gorton Avatar
    Tyler Gorton

    Augusto, now that everyone has the addin running in revit can you address the issue that this release is simply the 2014 version? In fact, when i switch between 2014 and 2015 Revit I see the same loaded commands in both, indicating that the two are using the same configurations or settings, etc. Another issue is that trying to save a command to the addins folder from 2015 saves the addin manifest to the 2014 addins folder instead. I’m not sure if this is hardcoded, but I could not find anything in the .config to change this (is there anything written to the registryfrom the .msi installer?). I believe I am also having an issue with xaml resources due to this very problem. If Autodesk is unwilling to continue support of this tool, would it be possible to release the code to the community so that we can keep it viable? Thank you for responding.

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  19. Roony Avatar
    Roony

    Noo my addin is not working. cmone :(

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  20. Michael Avatar
    Michael

    Pls I have an error message. Failed to initialize the add-in”Add-In Manager(Manual Mode)” because the assembly”[TARGETDIR]AddInMAnager.dll does not exist. Please help

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  21. Augusto Goncalves Avatar
    Augusto Goncalves

    If the .addin and the .dll are at the same folder, you don’t need the [TARGETDIR] piece, just leave the .dll name.

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  22. IVAN SAAVEDRA TAMATA Avatar
    IVAN SAAVEDRA TAMATA

    Vean este post les ayudará a resolver el problema, a mi me sirvió
    https://sites.google.com/site/revitapi123/home/install-help

    Reply

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