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    OpenGL Setup Windows 7

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    This document provides instructions for setting up OpenGL on Windows 7 using Visual Studio 2008 Professional. It details how to install Visual Studio 2008 Professional, download and install GLUT, add GLUT to the system path, create a new Visual Studio project, add source code files to the project, and configure the project's properties to include the necessary GLUT include directories, library directories, and dependencies.

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    This document provides instructions for setting up OpenGL on Windows 7 using Visual Studio 2008 Professional. It details how to install Visual Studio 2008 Professional, download and install GLUT, add GLUT to the system path, create a new Visual Studio project, add source code files to the project, and configure the project's properties to include the necessary GLUT include directories, library directories, and dependencies.

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    OpenGL setup for Windows using Windows 7 and Visual Studio 2008 Professional

    Install Visual Studio Professional on your PC (free for Duke students)


    The below instructions for using GLUT were done with Visual Studio 2008 Professional. I would
    encourage you to get 2008 Professional or 2012 Professional. Do NOT get 2013, as it is not a stable build.
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/dd831853.aspx
    Once you have Visual Studio installed you need to get GLUT.
    Getting GLUT:
    Go to http://user.xmission.com/~nate/glut.html
    Download:
    glut-3.7.6-bin.zip
    make sure you remember where it has been saved on your computer.
    unzip the glut-3.7.6-bin.zip file
    you will need to know the full path to these files for the following steps, e.g. C:\code\glut\glut-3.7.6-bin

    * Note that by default Extract All inserts an extra glut-3.7.6-bin subfolder, e.g. path_to_zip_file\glut3.7.6-bin\glut-3.7.6-bin. Just make sure you use the full path to the folder of the above files in the
    subsequent steps.

    Add GLUT to your path:


    Right-click on Computer, choose Properties
    Click on Advanced system settings on the left
    Click on Environment Variables at the bottom
    Scroll through the System variables at the bottom to find Path
    Click Edit

    Type the location of the folder where you unzipped glut-3.7.6-bin.zip, followed by a semi-colon, at the
    beginning of the Variable value: e.g. C:\code\glut\glut-3.7.6-bin;

    Click OK until you have exited System Properties


    In Visual Studio
    Go to File->New Project
    Make sure Project Type is Visual C++->Win32, and Template is Win32 Console Application
    Type the name of your project in Name. A folder with this name will be created in Location, so change
    this to wherever you want to save your projects, e.g. C:\code\compsci344. Uncheck Create directory for
    solution (this would create an extra top-level directory above your project, which we dont need).
    Click OK
    In the Win32 Application Wizard dialog, click Application Settings
    Make sure Console application is selected
    Select Empty project
    Deselect Precompiled header
    Click Finish
    To add an existing file to your project
    Copy the file (for example, main.cpp) to your project folder in Windows

    In Visual Studio, right-click on Source Files in the Solution Explorer in Visual Studio
    Select Add->Existing Item, and choose your file (example, main.cpp)
    If your file is an OpenGL file (you will complete the following steps for all OpenGL Projects)
    Right-click on your project (GlutTest in the above image), and select Properties
    Select C/C++, and add your glut directory to Additional Include Directories (See following image)

    Select Linker->General and add your glut directory to Additional Library Directories

    Select Linker->Input, and add glut32.lib to Additional Dependencies

    Under Configuration at the top-left (currently Active (Debug)), select Release, and repeat the steps of
    adding the include directory, library directory, and additional dependency for glut.
    Click OK

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