Build instructions

Windows

For VS IDE proceed as follows:

Library IfcPlusPlus.dll:

• Open IfcPlusPlus.sln with VS.
• Set path to boost as environment variable BOOST_DIR, or edit project settings.
• Hit F7 to compile, F5 to run the debugger

SimpleViewerExampleQt:

• Install Qt (Desktop OpenGL version)
• Download OpenSceneGraph, run CMake to build it and set the paths to Qt
• Set environment variables for boost, Qt, OSG and your development environment with a script like this: set_devenv64-VS2013.cmd
• Create a shortcut with target type 'Windows Command Script' and target 'Drive:\path\to\workspace\set_devenv-VS2013.cmd' to be able to start the script with a click
• Install Qt VS addin, configure it to use the same Qt files like the environment variable QTDIR
• Type "devenv" to start VS
• Hit F7 to compile, F5 to run the debugger

Tested with

• Qt 5.9
• OpenSceneGraph 3.10.1
• Visual Studio 2015/2017
• For other IDE's, use CMake like the Linux version below.

Linux

For building on Linux and other information, check out https://github.com/berndhahnebach/ifcplusplus/blob/master/README.md