Using Visual Studio 2022 on Windows

Last updated: 2023-12-23

1. Download Visual Studio 2022 from here if you haven't already
2. Install the C++ workload.
3. When the installer has finished, launch Visual Studio
4. Clone the repository (https://www.github.com/bb1950328/BrickSim.git)
5. In "Solution Explorer", select the "Folder View":
6. Install vcpkg like described here. If your vcpkg root is not next to the BrickSim root, you will have to edit the toolchain path in BrickSim/CMakeSettings.json.
7. Add the vcpkg root folder to your Path environment variable and create a new one called VCPKG_DEFAULT_TRIPLET with the value x64-windows
8. Restart your computer
9. Open a PowerShell, navigate to the BrickSim root folder and execute .\setup_workspace.ps1 to install some dependencies and unzip glad.zip
10. Right-click on CMakeLists.txt in the "Solution Explorer" and choose "Configure Cache"
11. Click on the small arrow next to "Select Startup Item" and choose "BrickSim.exe". Then click on the green play button.