How to set up a project in

MS Visual Studio

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Vienna University of Technology

A New Project

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A New Project - Empty Project

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Adding Source- and Header Files

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Adding Source- and Header Files

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Choosing Particular Files

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Add Shader Files

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Ignore non-existing Build Rules

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Just in Case - Exclude from Build

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Just in Case - Exclude from Build

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Just in Case - Exclude from Build

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A Look at the Folders

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A Look at the Folders

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A Look at the Folders

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Prepare to Build

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Setting Output Directory for the EXE

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Setting Output Directory for the EXE

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Setting Output Directory for the EXE

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Setting Output Directory for the EXE

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Setting Output Directory for the EXE

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Adding Include Directories

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Adding Include Directories

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Adding Include Directories

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Adding Include Directories

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Adding Include Directories

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Adding Library Directories

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Adding Library Directories

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Adding Library Directories

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Setting Output Exe-File

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Setting Output Exe-File

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Adding Necessary Library Files

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Adding Necessary Library Files

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Just in Case - Ignoring Certain Libs

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Setting the Subsystem

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Setting the Subsystem

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Setting the Subsystem

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Choosing the Active Configuration

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Choosing the Active Configuration

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Building the Active Configuration

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Either

press CTRL+F5, or

click the green arrow

The Final Project – Ready to Use

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Some Hints

For debug builds use /MTd (or /MDd)

For release builds use /MT (or /MD)

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