![]() First, on the application tab, make sure the Target framework matches what is listed in Autodesk’s system requirements for Inventor as shown below. Here there are several things we will need to change. Right click on the project file and open the project properties. Now that the project is created using the template, several project settings need to be set up. Create a new project and select the Autodesk Inventor AddIn template. Now that you have done that, you should be able to access that template in your Visual Studio Editor. Currently the template zip file is placed in the Visual Studio 2017 project templates folder, if you are not using 2017 then you will need to switch it to the appropriate folder as shown for 2020 in the example below. Next, you need to check that the AddInTemplate zip file is in the correct folder based on what version of Visual Studio you are using. To access this, double click on the developertools.msi found in the SDK folder shown below. Autodesk provides one as part of its developer tools. To start connecting Visual Studio to Inventor through an Add-in, the first step is to setup a template. A great way to do that is by creating an Add-in. This is when you need to leverage a full IDE like Visual Studio. However, at some point the requirements of your desired automation outcome surpass what iLogic was designed to do. Using iLogic within an Inventor part can unlock many opportunities for automation.
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