CASE.Navis2BCF.CASERibbon.LaunchNavis2Bcf C# (CSharp) Method

        public void LaunchNavis2Bcf()
        {
            // Don't Support Automation
              if (Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Application.IsAutomated)
              {
            throw new InvalidOperationException("Invalid when running using Automation");
              }

              //Find the plugin
              PluginRecord m_pr = Autodesk.Navisworks.Api.Application.Plugins.FindPlugin("Navis2BCF.Plugin.CASE");
              if (m_pr != null && m_pr is DockPanePluginRecord && m_pr.IsEnabled)
              {
              //need to load the assebly from here otherwise navis will crash!
              string m_dllfolder = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location), "Ionic.Zip.dll");
              if (!File.Exists(m_dllfolder))
              {
              MessageBox.Show("Required Ionic Library Not Found");
              return;
              }
              Assembly.LoadFrom(m_dllfolder);

            // check if it needs loading
            if (m_pr.LoadedPlugin == null)
            {
              string exeConfigPath = this.GetType().Assembly.Location;
              m_pr.LoadPlugin();
            }

            DockPanePlugin m_dpp = m_pr.LoadedPlugin as DockPanePlugin;
            if (m_dpp != null)
            {

              // switch the Visible flag
              m_dpp.Visible = !m_dpp.Visible;

            }
              }
        }