ApplicationControl.Initialize Method

Initialise the API. Safe to call multiple times, each call must have matching call to Terminate.

Namespace: Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Controls
Assembly: Autodesk.Navisworks.Controls (in Autodesk.Navisworks.Controls.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Shared Sub Initialize
C#
public static void Initialize()
Visual C++
public:
static void Initialize()

Examples

CopyUsing Initialize and Terminate
try
{
   //Set to multiple document mode
   Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Controls.ApplicationControl.ApplicationType = ApplicationType.MultipleDocument;

   //Initialise the api
   Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Controls.ApplicationControl.Initialize();

   Application.EnableVisualStyles();
   Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
   Application.Run(new MDIViewer());

   //Finish use of the API.
   Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Controls.ApplicationControl.Terminate();
}
catch (Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.RuntimeLoaderException)
{
   MessageBox.Show(
      "The program is trying to use a Navisworks control but the control" +
      "can't find a Navisworks runtime to use. For example if no Navisworks product is installed.");

}

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
Autodesk.Navisworks.Api..::..RuntimeLoaderException The program is trying to use a Navisworks control but the control can't find a Navisworks runtime to use. For example if no Navisworks product is installed.

See Also

M:Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Controls.ApplicationControl.Initialize