[Directx12] 1. Settings

0. Requirements

 

- Windows 10 (please keep your windows up to date.)

- Visual studio 2017 with the windows 10 creator update SDK  (previous version also maybe programmable, but 2017 is recommended.)

1. Intro

 The simplest way to learn new language is to run sample code. Therefore, let's download dx12 sample code from git. Following link allows to download many samples.

https://github.com/Microsoft/DirectX-Graphics-Samples

2. Run sample

  Now, let's run the sample code. In this posting, we are going to execute 'D3D12HelloTriangle'. Let's open it. The code sample is placed in the following URL.

  \anydirectoryyouwant\Directx12\Samples\Desktop\D3D12HelloWorld\src

Then, you can find the 'D3D12HelloWorld.sin'. Open it. There are several sample projects.  Now, please follow the instructions:

1) Click the mouse right button on the project named 'D3D12HelloTriangle' and select the 'Set as startup project'. 

2) Press the F5 button *^^*! (If it does not work, please follow further instructions)

3) If you have problems, maybe some requirements are missed or properties are set wrong. check followings

  3-1)  Does your operating system (windows 10) provides the latest windows SDK version? (The latest version on 2017.04.13 is  10.0.15063.0.) You can identify it from  Right click on Projects->property->Configuration Properties->General->Windows SDK Version. (You can change the SDK version by clicking its panel.)

  3-2)  Does your project use right platform toolset? You can identify it from  Projects->property->Configuration Properties->General->Platform Toolset.  You can use v120 for Visual studio 2015 and v141 for Visual studio 2017. 

 

*Include directory and library is already set in a right way because it is a sample code. So, you may not need to configure those things. 

 *If any problem occur, please leave reply.