Cant seem to install

[saapman]

Hello,
I use Revit 2017, I ran the installer for 2017, but i'm not seeing any Python shell buttons in the add ins tab. Any idea what the problem might be? p.s. Its on my work computer and all software is installed by IT support staff using administrator accounts. (I noticed there is no %APPDATA%\RevitPythonShellxxxx folder in my user folder , however i do have this folder: 'C:\Program Files (x86)\RevitPythonShell2017 ') . Thanks.

-saap

[daren-thomas]

Hello @saapman,

yes. I think I might know what the problem is - the addin file needs to be in your Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2017 folder. When your IT support staff installed the tool, it was created in the corresponding folder for the Administrator account. You could ask them to copy it for you.

[saapman]

Hi Daren,

Thanks for the response. I got it fixed. The add in needed to be copied to 'Users/****/APPDATA' root folder.

[saapman]

Hi Daren,

Sorry, My mistake. its not working after all. I put the 'RevitPythonShell2017' folder in AppData as well as in Addins/2017, and also copied the 3 files (init, RevitPythonShell and startup) to the Addins root folder.
I was simultaneously installing PyRevit, and this is what started working when I copied it to my 'User/Appdata' folder.
Any thoughts?

Best,
Sandeep

[daren-thomas]

@saapman did you find a solution to this?

[saapman]

Hi Daren, Thanks for following up. No I haven't been able to use the add in yet. I put the files in my user Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2017 folder but its not working. Best, Sandeep

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[daren-thomas]

What are the symptoms? Do you get an error message?

[maltezc]

Has Anyone gotten this to work yet?

I am in a similar position as i am on my work computer and trying to install RPS. I have pyRevit installed however I cant seem to get RPS installed. There is no error showing. Everytime i've moved the file locations, i've closed Revit and reopened but there is no luck unfortunately. I've tried the addins folder as you had stated in your second comment but no luck yet.

Right now im going through the potential addins file location as stated here:

https://gist.github.com/teocomi/5986db4eba261ec4baeb7325329aa226

if there is success, I will post...as well as pop a bottle of champagne since this has eluded me for over a year now :(

[PMoureu]

Hi @saapman @maltezc ,

I tried an install in the same context, with admin & user accounts, i could make it work by moving 2 things.

After a setup made by an admin account, i moved the files as following :

• .addin file :
  from C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2017
  to C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2017

• RPS folder:
  from C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\RevitPythonShell2017
  to C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\RevitPythonShell2017

  (containing CommandLoaderAssembly.dll, init.py, RevitPythonShell.xml, startup.py)

The main folder C:\Program Files (x86)\RevitPythonShell2017 remains unchanged.

Hope it can help you... (otherwise could you specify the folders structure ?)

[daren-thomas]

It seems the functionality to install for everyone is really important! I'll try and look into this soon! I'm terribly sorry for any inconveniences...