Most nooby but probably easy to answer question...

keffertjuh · Post by **keffertjuh** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:03 pm

Now...this may sound really stupid...eh well....I'm very sure it does...
But where in the 1.5 version map, is the run program icon...normally its an exe, so I used search on both the word exe (no hits), and irrlicht (checked most outcomes, no result...)

So where the hell is that little icon I can put with my other icons on the desktop to start the program??!! >.<

Sylence · Post by **Sylence** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:14 pm

Irrlicht is no program. It's a graphic engine you can use to code programs that need 3d visualisation.

You have to know at least some basics of C++ to use Irrlicht.

keffertjuh · Post by **keffertjuh** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:25 pm

Doesn't matter what to call it >.<
I can't find the directory to open it up (you know, the place to input the code and all ;P)

geckoman · Post by **geckoman** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:29 pm

Did you READ what he wrote???

Irrlicht is no program.

keffertjuh · Post by **keffertjuh** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:32 pm

Lolz then how do you use it?
I download it and leave it there while I use a different C++-application? >.<

What should I call it...open up my work environment? That good enough for ye? I'm confused...

what I want to see should be kind of like this:
http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/images/ ... rEdit4.jpg

But I can't even find how to get to that point (stupid...I know), so I got this (not my computer, just a pic I looked up really fast):
http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/images/ ... 387f52.jpg[/img]

Sylence · Post by **Sylence** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:35 pm

Do you have any experience with programming ?
If no: Irrlicht is not usable for you.
If yes: Grab some tutorials about C++ since this is the language you need to develop applications using irrlicht. Or you can use one of the wrappers which aren't always up to date and not supported in this forum. Then if you have some basic knowledge about C++ download the Irrlicht SDK again and read the tutorials (aka examples)

keffertjuh · Post by **keffertjuh** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:37 pm

(read my last post)...so there might be a misunderstanding (on my side, on your side, desnt matter) ; there I posted the issue

Sylence · Post by **Sylence** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:43 pm

Ok so you are using code::blocks and don't know how to integrate Irrlicht into it?

Well on the irrlicht website under tutorials there's a tutorial for using irrlicht with code::blocks but it's a bit outdated.

However the basics steps are:
- Extract the SDK
- Tell the compiler about the include directory
- Tell the linker about the lib directory ( win32-visualstudio or win32-gcc )

Then you can go through the tutorials in SDK to get used to irrlicht.

keffertjuh · Post by **keffertjuh** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:48 pm

I'll give it a go, but now I already feel too stupid to figure it out >.<
Eh well...here goes nothing...

first issue: you need to buy Microsoft Visual Studio...Looking for alternatives...
Think I've solved...seems like I've found a free version...ok on with it...

Sylence · Post by **Sylence** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:58 pm

Visual Studio is available as an Express version that just requires a registration at microsoft (which is for free)

keffertjuh · Post by **keffertjuh** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:59 pm

Lolz I got it without registration

BTW just noticed it was 2005 version....does that matter?

Sylence · Post by **Sylence** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:04 pm

It will complain that it isn't activated. And afaik it will stop working in 30 days if you don't activate it.

2005 is fine. Will work with irrlicht too

keffertjuh · Post by **keffertjuh** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:08 pm

Jup just got told I should registrate

And it's time for another stupid question which micht have the same answer!
How to get a menu up for visual studio? it says I need to put in a code under extra but I have to have something up for that...

OK I got something up and now I haven't got the menu option extra...awesome T_T*

Yay I figured it out >.< registered...I feel so stupid right now...

New issue:
If your IDE is Visual Studio .NET, select Tools -> Options. Select the projects entry and then select VC++ directories. Select 'show directories for include files' in the combo box, and add the include directory of the irrlicht engine folder to the list of directories. Now the compiler will find the Irrlicht.h header file. We also need the irrlicht.lib to be found, so stay in that dialog, select 'show directories for Library files' and add the lib/VisualStudio directory.
Getting to that point is no problem, but I do not understand which one to get to have the irrlicht.h one...

Ok I think I got the irrlicht.h one (C/C++ Header File named Irrlicht) , but it doesnt show, so I'm stuck...HELP please...!!!
update: I couldn't figure this out, so I decided to see if I could get Ogre and have it work out...now I got this SDK file add-on to the visual studio, although I do not know if it is useful for irrlicht...(hope it is, was a hell of a lot of mb...i read it was 1,3mb but that was probbly just the downloader >.<))

I still don't get that explanation thing..what to do??? HELP!!!