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--- public:t-gede-15-1:lab2 [2015/01/19 18:25] – [When You Are Finished] marino
+++ public:t-gede-15-1:lab2 [2024/04/29 13:33] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ===== Preperation =====
-You need to create a new project, and configure it like we did in the first lab. As I could not find any easy way to move one projects configurations to the next, you have three options:
+You need to create a new project, and configure it like we did in the first lab.You have three options:
-  - Follow the instructions in Lab 1.
+  * Create a new project and follow the instructions in Lab 1. (Again)
-  - Find an easy way to copy VS project configurations to another project and share your prospects with the rest.
+  * Create a VS project template.  Instuctions below
-  - Follow the hack below.
+  * or Create a new project the crude way. Instuctions below.
-**Copying VS configurations the farmers way ->**
+<box green 100% |**Creating a project template ->**>
+  - Open up your solution explorer. **Important! You should already have lab 1 Working and running correctly inside your current solution directory!**
+  - File->Export Template
+  - Pick lab 1 from the dropdown list of which project to base the template on. (next)
+  - Name the template and give it a description. Just something that you will be able to recognize
+  - Make sure automatically import is checked and click Finish.
+  - Now you can right click your solution folder-> Add -> New project -> Visual C++ -> "Your Template"
+  - Give it a name and the project should inherit all the configurations from the previous project you had configured
+  - If you wish to move the source files to the new project **You must copy them from the file explorer outside of Visual studio, visual studio only creates symbolic links to the source files otherwise.**
+</box>
+<box red 100% |**Copying VS configurations the crude way ->**>
   - Create a new empty //"win32 console application"// project for this Lab.
   - Make sure to add the project to the solution where the previous project is located.
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   - Then finally rename the project file to match the new project name and overwrite the vcxproj file of the new project.
-  - Now the project should build correctly and you can go on your way to start the next lab assignment. "//such hack, so amaze//"
+  - Now the project should build correctly and you can go on your way to start the next lab assignment. "So amaze"
-  - Know an easier solution? Then please share with the rest on the discussion forum :)
+</box>
 ===== Lab Project =====
-Work through the enumerated actions in the {{:public:t-gede-14-1:ogrestartup_ogre3d_1.7_beginners_guide_chapter_9_by_felix_kerger.pdf| Beginners Guide }}
+Work through the enumerated actions in the {{:public:t-gede-14-1:ogrestartup_ogre3d_1.7_beginners_guide_chapter_9_by_felix_kerger.pdf| Beginners Guide }} ( This will be the last lab that we use this guide).
   - "Creating a class"