To Control Add-in Behavior

As an Administrator, you can manage the add-ins are that are loaded by modifying and then deploying AddInLoadRules.xml. By default, the file installs to: %appdata%\Autodesk\Inventor 2016\Addins\AddInLoadRules.xml.

1. First, modify AddInLoadRules.xml. There are 2 ways you can modify the file:
   Option 1

   • Launch Inventor.
   • On the ribbon: Tools tab Options panel Add-ins Add-in Manager dialog box.
   • Select to Allow or Block the add-in from loading by clicking the appropriate button.
   • Close the dialog box.
   Option 2

   • Download AddInLoadRules.xml and manually edit the file in a text editor. To manually edit:
     • Open the manifest file for the 3rd party add-in that you want to add to the Inventor Add-In Manager.
       Note: The manifest file for an add-in is an XML file containing a description of the add-in. The file has a .addin suffix. The Add-In Manager reads this file to know what add-ins to display and load. On Windows7, the .addin files are installed to ProgramData\Autodesk\Inventor 2016\Addins.
     • In the AddInLoadRules.xml file, copy or replace the GUID you are changing, (the string between { and } ), with the ClientId GUID from the manifest (.addin) file for the add-in.
     • Example:

     

   • Edit the comment field (between <!—and --> to reflect the name of the add-in.
2. Deploy the file to your users: There are 2 ways you can deploy the file:
   Option 1

   • Copy the file from the User Override location to the Administrator overrides location on each target workstation.
   Option 2

   • Add the file to a deployment using Additional Files.