Cannot generate example projects for AC27

[YourQS]

I am trying to set up the CMake environment for AC27 example projects

I have followed the web example of how to set up the CMake environment, but without success:

Clone the repo with

git clone (message won't allow me to insert html) --recurse-submodules

Run the build script

python Tools/BuildAddOn.py --configFile config.json --acVersion 26 27

I get the following output:

Downloading API.Development.Kit.WIN.26.7000.zip

Extracting API.Development.Kit.WIN.26.7000.zip

Downloading API.Development.Kit.WIN.27.3001.zip

Extracting API.Development.Kit.WIN.27.3001.zip

[WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified

This indicates that I have downloaded the repo fine, because it finds the tools folder and the Python script. The problem is I have no idea what "the file specified" is, because there is no log file. Running the script in verbose mode gives me this:

import 'tarfile' # <_frozen_importlib_external.SourceFileLoader object at 0x000001BB2FD06D50>
[WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified

Can anyone help with getting the example projects set up?

[Archein]

Have you ever add your python to the path in enviroment variables.

[YourQS]

Hi, yes I have.

[LChen]

Hi, Could you login from Archicad API site and download Devkit from web?

[YourQS · Accepted solution]

Hi, Chris has helped me with this issue and it is now resolved.   The problem was I didn't have a path to CMake.exe