Loading a DLL in Dynamo

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Good afternoon, everyone,

I need some guidance on loading a DLL in Dynamo/Revit. I’m programming in Visual Studio, compiling my code into a DLL, and loading it into Dynamo, as shown in the image below. This process is working perfectly.

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However, every time I need to update the code, I have to close Dynamo and Revit, recompile the DLL, reopen Revit, start Dynamo, and only then test the new version of the code. This repeated cycle of opening and closing the software is consuming a lot of time.

My question: Is there a way to compile and test a DLL in Dynamo without having to restart Revit and Dynamo every time?

I appreciate your time and any help you can provide!

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Not really.

You can set up visual studio to launch Dynamo (or Revit/Civil 3D) when you debug, and set up a build event to copy your dll and the rest of the package requirements (pkg.json) to your instance’s package directory so it automatically loads though.

This tutorial is mostly functional despite how old it’s getting: Dynamo Unchained 1: Learn how to develop Zero Touch Nodes in C#

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