topic Re: CMake Template for Archicad Add-Ons in Archicad C++ API

CMake Template for Archicad Add-Ons

Viktor Kovacs — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:41:48 GMT

We are happy to announce our latest development to make Archicad Add-On developers' life easier — a CMake template for C++ Add-On development.

With this solution you can easily generate IDE projects for Archicad Add-Ons, so you can work in your favorite environment. CMake supports Visual Studio and XCode projects, or you may use Visual Studio Code for development.

You can find detailed instructions on the link below. Please let us know if you have any questions or recommendations.

You can access the CMake template on GitHub:
https://github.com/GRAPHISOFT/archicad-addon-cmake-template

Re: CMake Template for Archicad Add-Ons

Jay Chung — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 12:17:15 GMT

Hi,

I'm new to coding and add on development in general

I tried following these steps but when I run the commands in visual studio 17 I get an error message saying my visual studio is missing cmakelists.txt?

How do I fix this issue?

Thanks

Re: CMake Template for Archicad Add-Ons

Viktor Kovacs — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 12:57:47 GMT

You have to run the commands from the root directory of the Add-On.

Re: CMake Template for Archicad Add-Ons

dushyant — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 23:58:11 GMT

I am trying to include a sub-folder under Sources/AddOn which has some header files that I need to include in some CPP files.

Path to additional header files: Sources/AddOn/SubDir/Include

I tried the following in the CMakeLists.txt:

On line 112, changed GLOB to GLOB_RECURSE
Added another include dir in: files (GLOB AddOnHeaderFiles ... like so:

file (GLOB AddOnHeaderFiles ${AddOnSourcesFolder}/*.h ${AddOnSourcesFolder}/*.hpp ${AddOnSourcesFolder}/SubDir/Include/*.h )

Added include_directories():

include_directories("Sources/AddOn/SubDir/Include")

But none of these help cmake include the additional header files in the sub-dir.

For the additional .lib that I need to include, I edited line 171, like so:

file (GLOB LibFilesInFolder ${AC_API_DEVKIT_DIR}/Support/Modules/*/*/*.lib ${AddOnSourcesFolder}/SubDir/Lib/*.lib)

Please tell what's the right way to include source files in sub-directories under Sources/AddOn.

Thanks!

Re: CMake Template for Archicad Add-Ons

dushyant — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 07:39:55 GMT

Anyone? Need help with this..

@Viktor Kovacs , @Tibor Lorantfy ?

Re: CMake Template for Archicad Add-Ons

LeeJaeYoung — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:22:44 GMT

I downloaded the template file and installed it.
But I don't know which file this is.
Is there any way to know?

Re: CMake Template for Archicad Add-Ons

dushyant — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:29:50 GMT

Try to open the "archicad-addon-cmake-master" folder as a project in Visual Studio.

Re: CMake Template for Archicad Add-Ons

LeeJaeYoung — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 09:21:38 GMT

Could you please explain a little longer for the translator?

1. Can I just click the Create a new project button?

2. There are choices like the picture above, but I'm asking because I don't know which one it is.
Are you saying to unzip it differently than before and proceed to Open a project or solution?

Re: CMake Template for Archicad Add-Ons

dushyant — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 10:15:16 GMT

Decompress/Unzip the archicad-addon-cmake-master.zip folder if you downloaded it. Select "Open a local folder" option in VS to open the unzipped folder. Then probably try: Project > CMake Settings.

Re: CMake Template for Archicad Add-Ons

LeeJaeYoung — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:59:04 GMT

is this right?

1. Strange point Can I go to the support folder at this point?
Doesn't it seem to me that it should be installed on the example?

2. Is there anything else I need to set up next?
Can I just proceed as before?

Re: CMake Template for Archicad Add-Ons

LeeJaeYoung — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 12:03:35 GMT

I ask because it seems to be very different from when I opened element_test.