OpenGL TPs Template

This template will help you follow the lessons from this OpenGL class.

It works on all platforms (Windows, Linux, MacOS).

• Setting up
  • Creating a repository
  • Downloading your repository
  • Compiling
• Coding
  • Folder structure
  • Switching exercise
  • Adding an exercise folder

Setting up

Creating a repository

First, create your own repository based on this one. If you are using GitHub you can use this repository as a template:

Otherwise simply create a repository on your own and copy-paste all the files in this repo to your new repo.

Downloading your repository

Run this command inside the directory where you want to put this project:

git clone your_repo_url

Compiling

If that is not already done, install a compiler.

If that is not already done, setup your IDE for C++ development.

Once that is done, open the project folder in your IDE: it will detect the CMakeLists.txt file automatically and you can just run the project:

You should see this:

Coding

Folder structure

All your files for the current exercise will go in the folder with the same name (e.g. TP1_exo1_triangle_blanc). All the files that you want to reuse in all the exercises will go in src-common. All of your assets (textures, 3D models, etc.) will go in the assets folder.

Switching exercise

To switch between the different exercises, simply change the current CMake target:

Adding an exercise folder

If you want to add a new folder to code in it, simply copy-paste one of the existing exercise folders, rename it however you want, and add it to the bottom of the CMakeLists.txt:

add_exercise(TP1_exo1_triangle_blanc)
add_exercise(TP1_exo2)
add_exercise(TP2_exo1)
add_exercise(TP2_exo2)
add_exercise(TP2_exo3)
# ...