# How to Load Add-in Add-ins

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/how-to-load-add-in-add-ins/7391>\
**Category:** Developer Tools\
**Created:** [October 11, 2016, 4:36am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/how-to-load-add-in-add-ins/7391 "2016-10-11T04:36:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![izzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c2a13f/32.png) [@izzy](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/izzy)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2016, 4:36am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/how-to-load-add-in-add-ins/7391/1 "2016-10-11T04:36:09Z")

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hello i can not load or debug my add in  
coul you send a picture step by step

How to Load Add-in

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Add-ins will appear under General node of Add-ins tab. Right click the addin to see load options. Click on “Load Add-in” to load it.

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**Author:** ![Niklas\_Skoglund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@Niklas\_Skoglund](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Niklas_Skoglund)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2016, 9:19am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/how-to-load-add-in-add-ins/7391/2 "2016-10-11T09:19:02Z")

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Hi Izzy,

when RobotStudio starts it scans C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\ABB Industrial IT\Robotics IT\RobotStudio\Addins for .rsaddin files.

Lets take a look at one of our Add-In Template projects that you find from New Project… in Visual Studio.

They give you a sample .rsaddin where this line is important for loading:

c:\users\senisko.nmea\documents\visual studio 2015\Projects\RobotStudioSampleAddin4\RobotStudioSampleAddin4\bin\Debug

When RobotStudio reads the .rsaddin file it will try to load the Add-In assembly from this location. This is in fact your debug output folder.

You should add a post build step that copies the .rsaddin file to the ..\RobotStudio\Addins folder mentioned above.

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**Author:** ![izzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c2a13f/32.png) [@izzy](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/izzy)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2016, 11:37pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/how-to-load-add-in-add-ins/7391/3 "2016-10-12T23:37:38Z")

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its works thanks you

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**Author:** ![izzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c2a13f/32.png) [@izzy](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/izzy)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/how-to-load-add-in-add-ins/7391/4 "2017-02-03T01:54:25Z")

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[![](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/robotics1/original/2X/4/4c01fc8dc7d295046febbb0c1b097c21e3145063.jpeg "Robot studio arduino y robot") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Q-rKkaSwo)

my addin its works