pyRevit addin does not load after installation of pyRevit 4.6.19

[gdemol]

This morning I installed pyRevit 4.6.19 here: C:\Users\gmol\AppData\Roaming\pyRevit-Master

After that I started up Revit 2019, but pyRevit does not show up. What could be wrong or how can I load the addin manually?

Thanks in advance!

[eirannejad]

Did you read the template issue contents? Did you try using the pyrevit tool in command line?

[gdemol]

Yeah, i read the issues, there are similar issues, but I couldn't resolve the problem with it.

When I run pyrevit in command line I get more errors and a window that pyRevitManager 'doesn't work anymore':

I also tested this on a different computer, same results. I also cleaned up evertything a few times (manually), but I can't get it to work.

I thought the problem could be resolved by manually pasting 'pyRevit.addin' to C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2019

But after doing this I get this:

I hope that this is enough information :)

[eirannejad]

Hm. Seems like you are missing dependencies for whatever reason. Take a look at the C:\Users\gmol\AppData\Roaming\pyRevit-Master\bin directory and send me a screenshot of that please. Both issues are attributed to the Nlog logger module. This is the first time I'm seeing this. Check to see if the Nlog.dll in the bin directory is this version

[LauraGong]

I have the same issue and even though I installed v.4.6.19 this is my NLog version:

I can't uninstall it, I've tried everything, deleting it inside regedit, repairing it, control panel, deleting it, nothing works, it's stuck inside my programs

[clooz8]

I have the same NLog version as LauraGong, but I am able to uninstall it. Reinstalling did not help. I also tried uninstalling manually.

[gdemol]

Thanks for your fast reply!

For me the same Nlog-version as LauraGong and clooz8:

And this is the content in the \bin directory:

[feait]

Hi

Also having difficult installing. In our office, it is installing with no problems on Windows 10 machines, but not on Windows 7.

On Windows 7, it installs with no errors but when you open Revit, no script runs and pyRevit doesn't appear. I've tried running pyrevit in cmd prompt but it didn't make a difference.

I've tried following the youtube guide for manual install using GitKraken, but the install files shown in the video in pyRevit>release aren't there.

It looks like nothing is installing to the ProgramData>Autodesk>Revit>Addins folderfor any revit version (have 2017 and 2019 installed). Folders (pyRevit and pyRevit master) are appearing in AppData though. Not sure if all files are copying though as the contents differ to those on Windows 10. Maybe because the script isn't running on Revit open?

Any help appreciated.

It's an amazing plugin!

[eirannejad]

@LauraGong I'm sorry for the inconvenience this has cause. Most probably this is a dependency conflict with another add-on. The registry keys are under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall. Run a search under this key for pyRevit and remove the entries.

[eirannejad]

@LauraGong and @clooz8 What Revit version and windows are you testing this on? if you can run the pyrevit env in command prompt and share the results.

[eirannejad]

@feait The gitkraken install video on youtube is quite old and talks about a much older pyRevit version. See Deployment page on pyRevit Blog

[gdemol]

@eirannejad I am sorry, but after removing the pyRevit entries under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall and cleaning up my Add-ons, the same problem returns.

Somehow the Nlog version is still the same:

[feait]

@eirannejad I thought as much!

Just can't get it to work on Windows 7 it seems. I ran the debug, hope it helps. Results below:

C:\Users\ivantomasevic>pyrevit env
==> Registered Clones (full git repos)
==> Registered Clones (deployed from archive)
master | Deploy: "basepublic" | Branch: "master" | Version: "4.6.19" | Path: "C:
\Users\ivantomasevic\AppData\Roaming\pyRevit-Master"
==> Attachments
Error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Run with "--debug" option to see debug messages

C:\Users\ivantomasevic>pyrevit env --debug
env = True
Debug: Active Keyword: env
==> Registered Clones (full git repos)
Debug: Try getting config as dict "environment:clones"
Debug: Try getting config "environment:clones" ?? {}
Debug: Checking pyRevit copy validity "C:\Users\ivantomasevic\AppData\Roaming\py
Revit-Master"
Debug: Valid pyRevit clone "C:\Users\ivantomasevic\AppData\Roaming\pyRevit-Maste
r"
Debug: Verified clone "master=C:\Users\ivantomasevic\AppData\Roaming\pyRevit-Mas
ter"
Debug: Updating config "environment:clones = {"master":"C:\\Users\\ivantomasevic
\\AppData\\Roaming\\pyRevit-Master"}"
Debug: Saving config file "C:\Users\ivantomasevic\AppData\Roaming\pyRevit\pyRevi
t_config.ini"
==> Registered Clones (deployed from archive)
Debug: Reading nogit clone parmeters from "C:\Users\ivantomasevic\AppData\Roamin
g\pyRevit-Master\.pyrevitargs"
Debug: Archive Path: ""
Debug: Branch: "master"
Debug: Deployment: "basepublic"
Debug: "core" : "["bin", "pyrevitlib", "site-packages", "pyRevitfile"]"
Debug: "corex" : "["bin", "extensions/pyRevitCore.extension", "pyrevitlib", "sit
e-packages", "pyRevitfile"]"
Debug: "base" : "["bin", "extensions/pyRevitCore.extension", "extensions/pyRevit
Tags.extension", "extensions/pyRevitTools.extension", "pyrevitlib", "site-packag
es", "pyRevitfile"]"
Debug: "basepublic" : "["bin", "extensions/pyRevitCore.extension", "extensions/p
yRevitTags.extension", "extensions/pyRevitTools.extension", "extensions/pyRevitT
utor.extension", "pyrevitlib", "site-packages", "pyRevitfile"]"
Debug: "basex" : "["bin", "extensions", "pyrevitlib", "site-packages", "pyRevitf
ile"]"
Debug: Reading nogit clone parmeters from "C:\Users\ivantomasevic\AppData\Roamin
g\pyRevit-Master\.pyrevitargs"
Debug: Archive Path: ""
Debug: Branch: "master"
Debug: Deployment: "basepublic"
Debug: Checking pyRevit copy validity "C:\Users\ivantomasevic\AppData\Roaming\py
Revit-Master"
Debug: Valid pyRevit clone "C:\Users\ivantomasevic\AppData\Roaming\pyRevit-Maste
r"
master | Deploy: "basepublic" | Branch: "master" | Version: "4.6.19" | Path: "C:
\Users\ivantomasevic\AppData\Roaming\pyRevit-Master"
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chitecture 2014"
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Error: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. (System.NullReferen
ceException)
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top\gits\pyRevit\dev\pyRevitLabs\pyRevitManager\CLI.cs:line 1807
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numerable`1 activeKeys) in C:\Users\LeoW10\Desktop\gits\pyRevit\dev\pyRevitLabs\
pyRevitManager\CLI.cs:line 322
   at pyRevitManager.Views.pyRevitCLI.ProcessArguments(String[] args) in C:\User
s\LeoW10\Desktop\gits\pyRevit\dev\pyRevitLabs\pyRevitManager\CLI.cs:line 205

[eirannejad]

@feait I need more info on the process for Windows 7. What happens after you run the installer? Does it fail or it installs but pyRevit doesn't load? Have you tried running pyrevit attach manually and that didn't work either?

[feait]

The installer ran with no errors, pyRevit just didn't load when you opened Revit after.

I noticed the debug seemed to be identifying Revit 2014 on the machine, generating an error as it is not actually installed on the machine (uninstalled years ago), and then stopping before detecting the other Revit versions installed. I've now deleted all registry entries relating to Revit 2014 and it seemed to have made a difference. It started to identify the 3 versions I do have installed (2016/2017/2019).

I tried uninstalling pyRevit and then reinstalling. The add-in script then ran correctly when i opened Revit! Happy days!

Thanks for the help and all the time I will save using pyRevit!

[eirannejad]

@feait Is there any chance you can get me the build code of your 2014 Revit? Version is listed in the debug log but not the build code. This way I can add it to the code so it recognizes that version from now on.

[feait]

@eirannejad I'm afraid I may have deleted any reference to that when I did the registry purge. Sorry.

Only further information I can offer is that it was likely last updated with the patch from 10 July 2014 as we have that archived. The patch had file version 19.0.53.0.

[eirannejad]

@gdemol @LauraGong @clooz8 Any updates? Did this get resolved for as well?

[gdemol]

@eirannejad I am sorry, but actually not. As posted before I tried to remove the registry keys, but I still get the 'old' Nlog

[eirannejad]

Hey all. Does 4.6.22 solve this issue?

[gdemol]

Hi! I tried to install 4.6.22 (succesfully), but no solution so far.

But hey, the Nlog is updated:

[eirannejad]

Okay seems like I need to recompile NLog too 🤦🏻‍♂️ Thanks for the feedback. I’ll push a solution on .23 release

[gdemol]

Great! Thanks for al the effort :)

[eirannejad]

@gdemol Would you mind loading your Revit without pyRevit but with RevitPythonShell and run the script below in RPS? I'm trying to gather loaded assembly data to see which addon loads a different version of NLog

from System import AppDomain, Version

for loadedAssembly in AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies():
    loc = ''
    try:
        loc = loadedAssembly.Location
    except Exception:
        pass
    print('{0}{1}{2}'.format(
        loadedAssembly.GetName().Name.ljust(50),
        str(loadedAssembly.GetName().Version).ljust(20),
        loc)
    )

[gdemol]

Oh, I am sorry, i didn't see your reply. Of course, you'll find the results attached: results.xlsx

[eirannejad]

@gdemol Okay would you mind running the same code in RPS this time With pyRevit loaded (it is okay if it breaks on load. Just continue and run the code in RPS)? The last report doesn't have any NLog modules loaded so I'm thinking the assembly resolver might be loading an incorrect version when pyRevit is loading and asks for NLog.

Paste the results in a text file. It's easier to work than Excel.

Thanks

[gdemol]

Yeah, no problem. Here you'll find the results with pyRevit loaded (it did break on load): results_v2.txt

[eirannejad]

@gdemol Okay so the issue is that you have a different NLog version installed on your machine's GAC. When loading, dotnet assembly resolver grabs that NLog and pyRevit fails on load.

GAC is at C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL

Temp solution is to remove the NLog from GAC so Revit loads the NLog provided by pyRevit.

[eirannejad]

Renamed NLog namespace to pyRevitLabs.NLog and recompiled. This effectively removes the conflict. Will push with v4.6.24

[gdemol]

Nice! This works :) Great job!