Autodesk Inventor Add-in Development
Custom Inventor add-ins with their own ribbon tabs, commands and dockable panels, so your company's engineering tools feel like a built-in part of Inventor and load automatically for every user.
Your engineering tools, built into Inventor
An add-in is a .NET component that Inventor loads at start-up. It can add ribbon buttons to part, assembly and drawing environments, open dockable windows, listen to events such as save or document open, and run code with full access to the Inventor API. Because it runs inside Inventor, it is fast and responsive.
ENGIMANDI designs add-ins around how your engineers actually work. We keep the user interface simple, follow Inventor's look, handle undo transactions correctly and make sure the add-in never slows down Inventor start-up. Add-ins are registered with a registry-free .addin manifest, so deployment is a simple file copy or an installer your IT team can push to every workstation.
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What you get
- Custom ribbon tabs & buttons
- Dockable windows & dialogs
- Event-driven checks on save
- Context menu commands
- Undo-friendly transactions
- .addin manifest & installer
- Multi-version builds
- Source code & user guide
Inventor add-ins we build
Tools that live where your engineers work.
Ribbon & Commands
Company tabs with commands for standard parts, templates, numbering and exports.
Dockable Panels
Browser-style panels for libraries, project data, checklists and configurator inputs.
Design Checks
Checks on save for missing iProperties, wrong materials, naming rules and unresolved references.
Numbering Tools
Automatic part numbers from a database or Vault numbering scheme, applied as files are created.
Export Tools
One-click STEP, DXF, PDF and BOM exports with correct names and folders.
Integration Add-ins
Panels that show ERP, PLM or pricing data next to the model.
Add-in stack
Native Inventor add-in architecture.
Typical projects
- Company ribbon with 20 standard design commands
- Save-time checker for iProperties and materials
- Standard component library panel with preview
- Part number assignment from an ERP sequence
- Export manager for customer deliverables
- Configurator panel driving iLogic master models
How we build Inventor add-ins
Workshop
Pain points and ideas with your engineers.
UI design
Ribbon layout and panels agreed with mock-ups.
Develop
C# add-in built in short, demo-driven cycles.
Test
Real projects, versions and performance checks.
Deploy
Installer, training and version updates.
Inventor add-in questions
What is the difference between an add-in and an iLogic rule?
iLogic rules run inside documents or as external rules. Add-ins are compiled applications that load with Inventor, add UI and handle events across all documents.
How is an add-in installed?
Using a .addin manifest file and the compiled DLL in a standard folder, usually through an installer. No registry registration is required.
Will the add-in slow down Inventor?
No. We load UI quickly and only run heavy code when a command is used.
Can the add-in work in Inventor LT?
Inventor LT has limited API support. Full add-ins are designed for Inventor and Inventor Professional.
Do you update add-ins for new Inventor releases?
Yes. We offer maintenance to rebuild and test add-ins for each new Inventor version.