Windows Development Environment
To start working with the Unigine engine on the Windows platform you should install the UNIGINE SDK and additional software.
Prepare the Environment for Windows#
Install UNIGINE SDK#
There are two ways to install SDK:
- If you have a UNIGINE SDK archive downloaded at the UNIGINE developer portal:
- Extract the archive into a target directory.
- Run browser.exe to launch UNIGINE SDK Browser. The downloaded UNIGINE SDK will be available on the SDKs tab.
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:
- Install the browser.
- Install or add installed UNIGINE SDK.
Additional Software#
To start your project with UNIGINE SDK you need to install the required software to prepare the development environment:
- Install Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 (Express Edition can be downloaded for free).
- Install Python 2.7 (can be downloaded for free).
- Install CMake 3.12.4 or higher (can be downloaded for free).
- Install SCons 2.5.1 or higher (can be downloaded for free).
The recommended version is SCons 3.0+; if you are going to build the engine, its components or your applications with Visual Studio 2017 toolset, the SCons 3.0+ is required.
Last update:
2019-08-16
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