How to Compile Flexsim model ?

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Aditya Prakash asked Aug 4, '16 Joerg Vogel commented Sep 24, '16

How to Compile Flexsim model ?

Hi, which "Additional Include Directories" & "Additional Dependencies" should be added to a flexsim project to compile the project? (Flexsim 16.1.1)

It would be great if someone can write down a guide for compiling a flexsim project .

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FlexSim 16.1.1

compile compiler global preferences

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-08T16:38:59Z

Matt Long answered Aug 8, '16

If you open up the Compiler Console (Debug menu), and then try and compile you'll probably get an error like this:

fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'windows.h': No such file or directory

This error is because Visual Studio 2015 doesn't install everything you need if you're not running on Windows 10. You'll need to install the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK)

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Answer 2 · 2016-08-04T16:06:15Z

Matt Long answered Aug 4, '16 Aditya Prakash commented Aug 8, '16

The only setup you need to do in order to compile FlexSim is to set your Compiler settings in Global Preferences.

Open Global Preferences from the Start Page or the File Menu. Click on the Compiler tab. You'll need to set the compiler settings based upon your system and which version of Visual Studio you have. This will allow FlexSim to use Visual Studio to compile your model.

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Aditya Prakash commented · Aug 05, 2016 at 06:29 AM

@Matt Long I did that, but because it prompts "The compiler detected syntax errors." I open up the project in Visual Studio Community 2015, to identify the syntax errors. But It seems I need to add to dependencies as well. I'm unsure of which files need to be linked.

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Matt Long Aditya Prakash commented · Aug 05, 2016 at 02:56 PM

Can you post the errors the compiler is giving you? I don't get any issues when compiling.

What happens when you do Compile Entire Session?

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Aditya Prakash Matt Long commented · Aug 08, 2016 at 07:45 AM

@Matt Long, I'm attaching a few gifs. compile-issue.gif visual-studio-build.gif.

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mark.gormley commented · Aug 08, 2016 at 08:27 AM

If the model compiles in Visual Studio and not inside FlexSim then then try and do a compile entire session instead (Build > Compile Entire Session). I believe this is needed whenever the compiler settings are changed. After this you should be ok with just a normal compile

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Aditya Prakash mark.gormley commented · Aug 08, 2016 at 08:35 AM

@mark.gormley Already tried that, to no avail.

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Answer 3 · 2016-09-23T22:41:08Z

Craig DIckson answered Sep 23, '16 Joerg Vogel commented Sep 24, '16

Can I second the request for step by step instructions, or at least something a bit more detailed than what seems to exist now?

Also, would I be right in assuming that I need to have purchased and installed Visual Studio separately before I can compile a model (i.e. the compiler does not come with FlexSim)?

Thanks, Craig

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Joerg Vogel commented · Sep 24, 2016 at 06:06 AM

yes, in a commercial environment. In the history of Flexsim was this absolutely normal. In the past Flexsim hasn't got precompiled objects. Each model run had to be compiled.

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