
If you’re in Windows 8.1 then you’ll want to open Windows SDK 7.1 Command Prompt. To build QT start by opening a Visual Studio 圆4 Command Prompt. Open the file qt-adsk-4.8.2.tgz and extract the contents of “ qt-adsk-4.8.2” into your “ 4.8.2-64” folder. Open the file openssl_1_0_1c.zip and extract the contents of “ 1.0.1c” into your “ openssl-1.0.1c” folder. For my examples I’ll be using C:\.Ĭreate a folder called “ openssl-1.0.1c” in your QT folder. The Maya 2014 zip is called “QT 4.8.2 for Maya and MotionBuilder 2014.” ( download link)Įxtract the zip file contents as follows:Ĭreate a folder called “qt” where ever you want the source files to live.


Build Preparationĭownload the correct QT source files from Autodesk. If you want to write Maya plug-ins which also make use of Qt you will have to build Qt from the modified source files provided in this directory and link your plug-ins against those libraries. Maya uses a customized version of Nokia’s Qt libraries. I’m going to let Autodesk explain why we need to build QT. Download and install Visual Studio 2010 SP1 ( download link).Download and install Visual Studio 2010 Express ( download link).Download and install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 redistributable packages.Download and apply the Windows SDK 7.1 SP1 ( download link).During the installation in “Installation Options” uncheck “Microsoft Visual C++ 2010” component. Download Windows SDK 7.1 ( download link).Otherwise we’ll end up with the 圆4 compilers and library files being removed from Visual Studio. We start by installing Windows SDK 7.1, but due to this issue with Visual Studio SP1 we need to follow specific steps. Once you’ve purged your system go ahead and reboot. Uninstall any Visual Studios, redistributions, compilers, service packs, etc.NET 4.5 you might not need to follow these steps to the letter. I have never experienced this problem when setting up Visual Studio 2010 (non-express version) in Windows 7. A healthy bit of experimentation and internet searching (thanks to everyone in this thread on Mathworks) resulted in a successful installation. NET 4.5 which prevents the install of Windows SDK 7.1. The primary issue is that 8.1 comes with. Setting up this build environment in Windows 8.1 takes a bit more work than Windows 7. Visual Studio 2010 Express Note about Windows 8.1 Detailed below are the steps taken to make this happen.

Turns out this is simple, right up until you involve QT. My goal, which I thought rather simple, was to setup Visual Studio 2010 Express to compile plug-ins for Maya. The following is the culmination of a lot of detective work and trial and error on my part.
