Installation Instructions
After installing the DirectX SDK, you must configure your system to use the executables and include files
provided by the DirectX SDK.
Configuring without Visual Studio
1. Open a Windows SDK command shell.
2. Type "<drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK <version>\Utilities\bin\dx_setenv.cmd" (For
64-bit versions of Windows, type "<drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft DirectX
SDK <version>\Utilities\bin\dx_setenv.cmd") where<drive> is the drive to which the DirectX SDK
was installed and version is the version you downloaded. For example, "C:\Program
Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK (March 2009)\Utilities\bin\dx_setenv.cmd" You must perform this step
each type you compile the sample.
3. To compile the sample, type vcbuild /u Interactive3dTextSample.sln.
Configuring Visual Studio 2008
You must configure Visual Studio for each platform (Win32 or x64) you want to build against.
For Building Against the Win32 Platform
1. Launch Visual Studio 2008.
2. Open the Tools menu and select Options…. The Options dialog box appears.
3. In the left pane of the Options dialog box, expand the Projects and Solutions node.
4. Under Projects and Solutions, select VC++ Directories.
5. In the right pane, set the Platform drop-down list box to "Win32" and the Show directories
for drop-down list box to "Executable files".
6. At the bottom of the list of executable file directories, create a new entry for the DirectX SDK:
o For machines running 32-bit versions of Windows, add the following
path: <drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK <version>\Utilities\bin\x86 (If there
was already such an entry, move it to the bottom of the list.)
o For machines running 64-bit versions of Windows, add the following
path: <drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft DirectX SDK <version>\Utilities\bin\x86 (If
there was already such an entry, move it to the bottom of the list.)
7. Set the Show directories for drop-down list box to "Include" files.
8. At the bottom of the list of directories, create a new entry for the DirectX SDK:
o For machines running 32-bit versions of Windows, add the following
path: <drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK <version>\Include (If there was
already such an entry, move it to the bottom of the list.)
o For machines running 64-bit versions of Windows, add the following
path: <drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft DirectX SDK <version>\Include (If there was
already such an entry, move it to the bottom of the list.)
9. Set the Show directories for drop-down list box to "Library" files.
10. At the bottom of the list of directories, create a new entry for the DirectX SDK:
o For machines running 32-bit versions of Windows, add the following
path: <drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK <version>\Lib\x86 (If there was
already such an entry, move it to the bottom of the list.)
o For machines running 64-bit versions of Windows, add the following
path: <drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft DirectX SDK <version>\Lib\x86 (If there was
already such an entry, move it to the bottom of the list.)
11. Click OK.
For Building Against the x64 Platform
1. Launch Visual Studio 2008.
2. Open the Tools menu and select Options…. The Options dialog box appears.
3. In the left pane of the Options dialog box, expand the Projects and Solutions node.
4. Under Projects and Solutions, select "VC++ Directories".
5. In the right pane, set the Platform drop-down list box to "x64" and the Show directories
for drop-down list box to "Executable" files.
6. At the bottom of the list of executable file directories, create a new entry for the DirectX SDK:
o For machines running 32-bit versions of Windows, add the following
path: <drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK <version>\Utilities\bin\x86 (If there
was already such an entry, move it to the bottom of the list.)
o For machines running 64-bit versions of Windows, add the following
path: <drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft DirectX SDK <version>\Utilities\bin\x64 (If
there was already such an entry, move it to the bottom of the list.)
7. Set the Show directories for drop-down list box to "Include" files.
8. At the bottom of the list of directories, create a new entry for the DirectX SDK:
o For machines running 32-bit versions of Windows, add the following
path: <drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK <version>\Include (If there was
already such an entry, move it to the bottom of the list.)
o For machines running 64-bit versions of Windows, add the following
path: <drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft DirectX SDK <version>\Include (If there was
already such an entry, move it to the bottom of the list.)
9. Set the Show directories for drop-down list box to "Library" files.
10. At the bottom of the list of directories, create a new entry for the DirectX SDK:
o For machines running 32-bit versions of Windows, add the following
path: <drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK <version>\Lib\x64 (If there was
already such an entry, move it to the bottom of the list.)
o For machines running 64-bit versions of Windows, add the following
path: <drive>:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft DirectX SDK <version>\Lib\x64 (If there was
already such an entry, move it to the bottom of the list.)
11. Click OK.
Building the Sample
Building the Sample Using the Command Prompt
1. Open the Command Prompt window and run the dx_setenv.cmd (see the Configuring without
Visual Studio section for more information.)
2. Navigate to the sample directory.
3. Type vcbuild /u Interactive3dTextSample.sln.
Building the Sample Using Visual Studio 2008 (Preferred Method)
1. Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the sample directory.
2. Double-click the icon for the .sln (solution) file to open the file in Visual Studio.
3. In the Build menu, select Build Solution. The application will be built in the default \Debug or
\Release directory.
