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Generating Project Files
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With the release of 3DF 30.40, project files are no longer included in the customer packages. The package includes CMake files which can be used to generate the project files you need. CMake is an open-source, cross-platform tool. You will need to download and install CMake v3.31 or greater.

After downloading the 3DF package, you can generate project files using a CMake command. For example:

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    cmake -S . -B ./build -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

This command generates Visual Studio 2019 project files for x64 systems in a directory called *build*.

For more details, including usage as well as for generating project files for other platforms and compilers, please review the *README.md* file included at the root level of the 3DF package.

