Windows Development Environment

There are two ways to install SDK:

• If you have a UNIGINE SDK archive downloaded at the UNIGINE developer portal:
  1. Extract the archive into a target directory.
  2. Run browser.exe to launch UNIGINE SDK Browser. The downloaded UNIGINE SDK will be available on the SDKs tab.
     Notice

     UNIGINE SDK Browser is required when using UnigineEditor or debug builds of the engine.
• If you have UNIGINE SDK Browser downloaded at the UNIGINE developer portal:
  1. Install the browser.
  2. Install or add installed UNIGINE SDK.

To start your project with UNIGINE SDK you need to install the required software to prepare the development environment:

1. IDE — we recommend using Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 (C#/C++), Visual Studio Code (C#/C++), Rider (C#), Qt Creator (mostly used for Qt framework development, but also suitable for regular C++ projects).
2. CMake 3.21+ or higher (can be downloaded for free). CMake is a tool that simplifies project building for different platforms.
3. .NET SDK (can be downloaded for free). It is required to develop projects using C# Component System. See here how to install .NET SDK and check its version.
4. Python 3.10 (can be downloaded for free) — required to use the build script.