Hi,
I’ve been following instructions as in help and readme file to install the plug-in wizard.
[I][B]1. Open the 3dsmaxPluginWizard.vsz file (in the 3dsmaxPluginWizard directory root)
in a text editor and edit the ABSOLUTE PATH parameter to reflect the new location of the
3dsmaxPluginWizard root directory. Do not add a backslash after the directory name.
Param=“ABSOLUTE_PATH = [Absolute Path Location of 3dsmaxPluginWizard Root Directory]”
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The version of Visual Studio you are using will determine what value to use for the ‘Wizard’ variable
in the file 3dsmaxPluginWizard.vsz.
For Visual Studio 2010 use: Wizard=VsWizard.VsWizardEngine.10.0
For Visual Studio 2012 use: Wizard=VsWizard.VsWizardEngine.11.0 -
Copy the following files from the 3dsmaxPluginWizard root to the ‘VC\VCProjects’
directory under your Visual Studio installation (e.g. C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\VCProjects):
3dsmaxPluginWizard.ico
3dsmaxPluginWizard.vsdir
3dsmaxPluginWizard.vsz
If you are using Visual Studio Express Edition, you need to copy the files listed above to
the ‘VC\Express\VCProjects’ folder.
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Make all files in wizard file folder to be writable and not read only. If this is not done, than visual studio may generate an
error after creating the plugin project. -
At this point the 3ds Max Plugin Wizard project should appear under File menu:New:robottongue:rojects:Visual C++ Projects
in Visual Studio.[/B][/I]
When I want to create a project there is a “3ds Max Plugin Wizard”. But when I finish creating the project VS crashes.
Creating any other project works fine. I’m working on Win7 and VS Express
Do you have a slash at the end of your path?
It should be like this:
Param="ABSOLUTE_PATH = C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2015 SDK\maxsdk\howto\3dsmaxPluginWizard"
if you have 3dsmax 2015 SDK for example.
Also – try to start visual studio as ‘administrator’ by right-clicking the shortcut and select ‘run as administrator’, see if that helps. The step where they say you need to make the files writeable does not help unless you run as administrator some times, because windows locks down the programfiles directory for other users.
I’ve installed the last 3 SDK’s and their wizards, they all work if they are set up right.
Hi,
Thanks for reply stigatle. My absolite path is:
Param=“ABSOLUTE_PATH = C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2014 SDK\maxsdk\howto\3dsmaxPluginWizard”
I have also tried running VS as an administrator, but still crashes VS
EDIT:
Ok I’ve managed to push this a little further, but I still get a crash. I’ve made sure all files within SDK files are writable. Now VS dont crash but errors:
I dont understand this error