# No templates in VisualStudio (Creating new Robostudio AddIn)

**URL:** <https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/no-templates-in-visualstudio-creating-new-robostudio-addin/8570>\
**Category:** Developer Tools\
**Created:** [November 23, 2018, 11:27am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/no-templates-in-visualstudio-creating-new-robostudio-addin/8570 "2018-11-23T11:27:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![steph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@steph](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/steph)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2018, 11:27am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/no-templates-in-visualstudio-creating-new-robostudio-addin/8570/1 "2018-11-23T11:27:01Z")

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Hello und Grüezi,

like a lot of other beginners I try to implement my own RobotStudio Add-In. Point of start: “Creating a RobotStudio Add-In”

I downloaded and installed the file “RobotStudio SDK.6.08.8148.0134.exe” (with admin-priviledges).  
After installation of the RobotStudio SDK I expected to have “new templates” in my Visual Studio 2017:

“Open visual Studio and select New Project… From the list of available templates, select either RobotStudio 6.03 Empty Add-in and choose a name for the project.”

**But unfortunately there are no new templates.**  
Does anybody face the same problem?

Atm I am able to create _normal_ VisualStudio-Projects and use all important ABB references (I mean all \*.dll-files like “using ABB.Robotics.RobotStudio.Environment;”)  
Therefore I can execute many examples of ABB like getting controller list and so on **but I don’t know how to create a own Add-In** (in RobotStudio) without having these templates available.

Recap:  
Just wanna have a new Ribbon called “myRibbon” with a Button called: “Hello-World”. After pressing the button there should appear a MessageBox with HelloWorld.

Setup:  
RobotStudio 6.07.01 (64-Bit)  
Microsoft VisualStudio 2017

Does anybody see my fault?  
Thanks in advance

steph

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**Author:** ![scottMHA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@scottMHA](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/scottMHA)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 12:09pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/no-templates-in-visualstudio-creating-new-robostudio-addin/8570/2 "2019-02-13T12:09:07Z")

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@steph

I’m pretty sure its the [PC SDK](http://developercenter.robotstudio.com/downloads_pc) that contains the templates the RobotStudio SDK is just the API. So you need to download and install that.

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**Author:** ![svoldgaard](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/svoldgaard/32/3334_2.png) [@svoldgaard](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/svoldgaard)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/no-templates-in-visualstudio-creating-new-robostudio-addin/8570/3 "2019-08-16T12:23:46Z")

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I got VS 2019 and had the same problem.

Then I found out, thet I could copy the templates from:  
C:\Program Files (x86)\ABB Industrial IT\Robotics IT\SDK\RobotStudio SDK 6.08\ProjectTemplates  
to  
\Documents\Visual Studio 2019\Templates\ProjectTemplates\Visual C#

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**Author:** ![Maxim](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/tech-community.robotics.abb.com/maxim/32/4429_2.png) [@Maxim](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Maxim)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/no-templates-in-visualstudio-creating-new-robostudio-addin/8570/4 "2020-09-08T12:59:33Z")

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The location of the template files for 2020 RS SDK: C:\Program Files (x86)\ABB\SDK\RobotStudio 2020 SDK\ProjectTemplates