Can't set SolidWorks Custom addin to Active

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I have created a new version of a custom addin for SolidWorks. The addin adds a tab to the CommandManager which contains a bunch of buttons to macros. I have previously updated it without issue. However this time round I cannot make the Addin active in SolidWorks. When I go into the Addins list and tick the option to make the Addin active, close the Addins list and then reopen it the Addin is not ticked as an active Addins. I can tick and retain the Active at Startup option. The Addin appears in the Tools dropdown menu and I can expand it to show the list of macros, but they are all greyed out.

The last version of the addin I uninstalled before installing the new version. I have uninstalled the new version and reinstalled the old version and get the same behaviour. With the old version installed the greyed out list of macros shows the new list of macros from the new version. The Addin was not written from scratch but developed from a freely available source. I have checked the registry, keys appear correct.

Nevermind. Permissions issue. i can reinstall the old version on an admin login, it works fine. new version still doesn't work but that's the developers fault! — Andy Rigby
– Andy Rigby, Commented Jun 27, 2024 at 5:09

Stone · Accepted Answer · 2024-07-08 05:56:34Z

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I think this is the problem of the soldiworks plug-in template provided by solidworks for secondary development. I use the official plug-in template for secondary development, and there is always the problem that new plug-ins cannot be installed during each commissioning. Therefore, I am using the Soldiworks plug-in template provided by CodeStack. Each debugging can update my code changes in time, here is the CodeStack plug-in template download address:Codestack

answered Jul 8, 2024 at 5:56

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Andy Rigby Over a year ago

Thanks for the info. I got the new version working. For clarification, if needed, when i said it was the developer fault (in the comment above) I meant my fault (me being the developer/editor). I went through the code thoroughly in the new version and fixed what was wrong.

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