What is Visual Studio Wizard?

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DeleD plugin Visual Studio Wizard 2.0 is a wizard for Microsoft Visual C++ 2005/2008 (both standard and express edition) realized to ease production of DeleD 1.6+ plugins.
With this wizard is possible to create a whole plugin structure in C++ in just few steps. Moreover the created plugin includes a set of classes that reproduce DeleD scene structure.

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Installation instructions

Obtain DeleD plugin Visual Studio Wizard and extract somewhere in your computer.
Depending on the installed version(s) of Visual Studio, execute (by just opening it) the correct installation script:
  • VC8_Setup.js (for Visual C++ 2005)
  • VC8_Express_Setup.js (for Visual C++ Express 2005)
  • VC9_Setup.js (for Visual C++ 2008)
  • VC9_Express_Setup.js (for Visual C++ Express 2008)
Once installed you can start to create your DeleD plugins in a very easy way just by selecting DeleD Wizard icon project from Visual C++ projects.


Step by step plugin creation

Once opened Visual C++ you can create a new project by clicking File>New>Project...

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By selecting DeleDPlugin2 and after choosing a name for your new plugin you can continue to setup your new project with the wizard.
First wizard screen summarize your choices (or the default ones) that can be changed by choosing Next button or clicking on DeleD Plugin Settings.

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User can choose to create an import/export plugin with or without classes or sample code in the settings page.

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After finishing the wizard page, plugin structure (in relaction to your desiderated settings) is automatically created by VC++.
ENJOY, AND REMEMBER IT'S FREE
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