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Understanding Autodesk.Inventor.Interop.dll: The Gateway to Inventor API Automation

: It is used to create standalone .exe applications that control Inventor or to develop Add-ins (DLLs) that run directly inside the Inventor environment.

When you reference autodesk.inventor.interop.dll in a development environment like Microsoft Visual Studio, you gain full programmatic access to Inventor's object hierarchy. This enables a wide array of automation capabilities: autodesk.inventor.interop.dll

You can often use a DLL from an older version (e.g., 2018) to maintain compatibility with newer versions of Inventor.

To use the interop library in a custom project (like a Visual Studio add-in): Understanding Autodesk

To use the Inventor API in your project, follow these steps: Right-click your project in the Solution Explorer and select

Depending on your version of Inventor and Visual Studio configuration, you can typically find the DLL in these locations: To use the interop library in a custom

Right-click on (or Dependencies) in the Solution Explorer.