Autodesk / Autodesk/revit-ifc

ENH: provide installer without admin privilages

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enhancement
Dominant language
C#
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Description

### Enhancement Description

Is it necessary for this plugin installer to require admin privilages? I imagine that it could just copy the necessary files to user's local appdata. Alternatively could we provide instructions for users to manually copy necessary files to their appdata directory?

### Revit Version

2024.0.x

### IFC for Revit Addon Version

24.x.x

### Windows Version

11 22H2

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by locating the plugin installer and the files it places for the Revit 2024 add-on. Check whether installation can target the user's local AppData without administrator privileges, and document any manual-copy path if it cannot. Done means a non-admin installation works or the required manual instructions are provided and verified on Windows 11.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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