InventorAddInTemplatePackage 1.0.0

Template Package: Developing Add-Ins for Inventor using C#

This package contains just 1 template. You should be able to start running your implementation of the template without changing a single line of code.

Requirements

• Since Inventor is not installable on non-windows devices even debugging on non-windows devices is not possible.
• You need an installation of Inventor on your device. The free trial version works fine too.

The Template

This template helps to set up a NET8.0-windows project to quickly start developing a new add-in. It supplies you with a Model-View(s)-Presenter structure that already contains a basic code example.

The template is made to do a couple of things. In the background, when building the add-in, it:

• Copies the necessary .dll and .addin file to the Application folder.
• Starts running Inventor 2026.

It also helps you a little bit with some basic actions, like:

• Button creation: creating a button is pretty easy, but adding images to these buttons is based on some old code. The helper "PictureDispConverter.cs" that is based on the official tutorial makes it easier.
• Creating Panels via the RibbonBuilder.
• Creating Tabs via the RibbonBuilder.
• Setting a couple of application settings in assets folder, ready to be replaced by you personal preferences.

As an example, it provides you with a simple Add-In that places a button in the ribbon of the Zero Doc (the Inventor startup page). The button is placed on a new tab and panel and by pressing it, it shows a simple message box. Couldn't be simpler, right?

Everything starts in the StandardAddInServer.cs that contains the "Activate" function that will be run from Inventor. This could be a good starting point to explore the template.