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ArchiCAD API and Visual Studio 2015

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 18:48:09 GMT

Hi,

I am new to development with ArchiCAD API. I don't have VS 2010 so I tried to recompile the examples in the API DevKit 20 with VS 2015 but it failed. I think it is because it uses the updated VC++ librairies.

I read on the ArchiCAD API twitter that the API DevKit 21 works with VS2015. Where can I download it ? I can't find it on beta.graphisoft.com

Thanks for your help.

Re: ArchiCAD API and Visual Studio 2015

Ralph Wessel — Thu, 18 May 2017 09:06:00 GMT

mvallee wrote:
I read on the ArchiCAD API twitter that the API DevKit 21 works with VS2015. Where can I download it ? I can't find it on beta.graphisoft.com

The AC21 dev-kit is available on the beta website – perhaps you didn't spot the location (it's a bit subtle). In the Download area, click on the Download dev-kit link.

Re: ArchiCAD API and Visual Studio 2015

Anonymous — Thu, 18 May 2017 09:20:19 GMT

I need to apply for beta access, right ? I think this is what I missed

Re: ArchiCAD API and Visual Studio 2015

Ralph Wessel — Thu, 18 May 2017 09:22:31 GMT

mvallee wrote:
I need to apply for beta access, right ? I think this is what I missed

You need to be signed up as a beta tester or registered developer I believe. Someone from GS might be able to offer some support on that point.

Re: ArchiCAD API and Visual Studio 2015

Akos Somorjai — Thu, 18 May 2017 09:36:53 GMT

Ralph wrote:
mvallee wrote:
I need to apply for beta access, right ? I think this is what I missed
You need to be signed up as a beta tester or registered developer I believe. Someone from GS might be able to offer some support on that point.

Contact the beta site admins, and tell them you're a developer.

The devkits will be released by the end of the month at archicadapi.graphisoft.com.

Regards, Akos

Re: ArchiCAD API and Visual Studio 2015

Anonymous — Thu, 18 May 2017 10:04:15 GMT

I am a registered developer. I just applied for being a beta tester as well...

How can I contact the beta site admins ?

I am surprised to hear that the devkits will be available at the end of the month, because someone on twitter said he found a direct link to have it...

Re: ArchiCAD API and Visual Studio 2015

Akos Somorjai — Thu, 18 May 2017 11:27:25 GMT

mvallee wrote:
I am a registered developer. I just applied for being a beta tester as well...

How can I contact the beta site admins ?

I am surprised to hear that the devkits will be available at the end of the month, because someone on twitter said he found a direct link to have it...

I wrote to the admin, asking to change your status.
At the moment the RC1 devkits are downloadable only from the beta site, and a few strategic partners got a direct link from me.
All these will become obsolete when I move the devkits over to the official archicapi.graphisoft.com site.

Best, Akos

Re: ArchiCAD API and Visual Studio 2015

Anonymous — Thu, 18 May 2017 11:40:13 GMT

Thanks a lot for your help.
I'm eager to test all of this.

Re: ArchiCAD API and Visual Studio 2015

Anonymous — Thu, 18 May 2017 13:05:34 GMT

Ralph wrote:
mvallee wrote:
I read on the ArchiCAD API twitter that the API DevKit 21 works with VS2015. Where can I download it ? I can't find it on beta.graphisoft.com
The AC21 dev-kit is available on the beta website – perhaps you didn't spot the location (it's a bit subtle). In the Download area, click on the Download dev-kit link.

Now I have access to the Download area of the beta site, I can download AC 21 RC version and some goodies, but there is no "download dev-kit" link as far as I can see...

Re: ArchiCAD API and Visual Studio 2015

Akos Somorjai — Thu, 18 May 2017 13:09:01 GMT

mvallee wrote:
Now I have access to the Download area of the beta site, I can download AC 21 RC version and some goodies, but there is no "download dev-kit" link as far as I can see...

Please check again, you were approved at 14:54 today...

Akos

Re: ArchiCAD API and Visual Studio 2015

Anonymous — Thu, 18 May 2017 13:38:31 GMT

Here is what I see

Re: ArchiCAD API and Visual Studio 2015

Karl Ottenstein — Thu, 18 May 2017 15:24:27 GMT

Ralph wrote:
The AC21 dev-kit is available on the beta website – perhaps you didn't spot the location (it's a bit subtle). In the Download area, click on the Download dev-kit link.

I don't have that link on my beta Download page ... did a page search for 'dev' to make sure I wasn't just missing it, and no matches. (I don't need access - but based on what you and Akos said, I should have had access since I'm both beta and dev.)

Re: ArchiCAD API and Visual Studio 2015

Akos Somorjai — Thu, 18 May 2017 15:46:08 GMT

mvallee wrote:
Here is what I see

Our fault, please try again.

Sorry, Akos

Re: ArchiCAD API and Visual Studio 2015

Akos Somorjai — Fri, 19 May 2017 07:28:28 GMT

Karl wrote:
Ralph wrote:
The AC21 dev-kit is available on the beta website – perhaps you didn't spot the location (it's a bit subtle). In the Download area, click on the Download dev-kit link.
I don't have that link on my beta Download page ... did a page search for 'dev' to make sure I wasn't just missing it, and no matches. (I don't need access - but based on what you and Akos said, I should have had access since I'm both beta and dev.)

Hi Karl,

These are two different systems, so we have to set the developer status on the beta page manually. You are all good now.

Best, Akos

Re: ArchiCAD API and Visual Studio 2015

Anonymous — Fri, 19 May 2017 08:11:13 GMT

Thanks to all of you, I managed to download the dev-kit, and everything compiles properly with VS2015.
Just have to learn now !

Re: ArchiCAD API and Visual Studio 2015

Karl Ottenstein — Fri, 19 May 2017 15:37:07 GMT

Thanks, Akos!

Re: ArchiCAD API and Visual Studio 2015

stefan — Mon, 29 May 2017 08:51:48 GMT

This does introduce a new complexity when supporting multiple AC-versions (Win/Mac, 19, 20 & 21). But I believe that moving to a newer Visual Studio is for most people an improvement 😉

We are currently preparing an AC21 add-in for a client. It's mostly working now, although quite some things shifted so our AC20 add-in suffered a bit.

Re: ArchiCAD API and Visual Studio 2015

Akos Somorjai — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 03:27:32 GMT

stefan wrote:
This does introduce a new complexity when supporting multiple AC-versions (Win/Mac, 19, 20 & 21). But I believe that moving to a newer Visual Studio is for most people an improvement 😉

We are currently preparing an AC21 add-in for a client. It's mostly working now, although quite some things shifted so our AC20 add-in suffered a bit.

Hi Stefan,

You can set VS2015 to use the VS2010 toolset (only if you have the VS2010 tools installed); that may take some of the pain away.

Best, Akos

Re: ArchiCAD API and Visual Studio 2015

stefan — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 07:56:29 GMT

My colleague (who does the development) had quite a struggle initially with Visual Studio setup. To have the 2010 tools (for AC20 and earlier) it was more fail-safe to install VS2010 before VS2015.

I'm the Mac guy and only support some of the development for my colleagues, so I try to avoid installing too much tools.