3dsmax 2013 unicode

[Karba]

3dsmax 2013 uses unicode

Why don't vray use unicode?

MeshFile::init(const char *fname)

[Karba]

Another question
Is it possible to compile VRay plugins for previous 3ds max versions with VS2010?
I have got several errors like

meshes_s.lib(mesh_file.obj) : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: __cdecl std::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >::basic_string<char,struct std::char_traits<char>,class std::allocator<char> >(char const *)" (__imp_??0?$basic_string@DU?$char_traits@D@std@@V? $allocator@D@2@@std@@QEAA@PEBD@Z)

[instinct]

This is a limitation of the MAX SDK as well. You can use daffodil to target older VS versions from 2010. This does not support VS2008 tho, so that only works for Max 2009 and older.

http://daffodil.codeplex.com/

Kind Regards,
Thorsten

[vlado]

Why don't vray use unicode?

We do use Unicode; only we opted to keep the V-Ray core UTF-8 (char's) instead of UTF-16 (wchar's). The vrender_unicode.h header file includes macros for converting between the two.

MeshFile::init(const char *fname)

The fname string is a UTF-8 encoded Unicode string.

Best regards,
Vlado

[vlado]

Is it possible to compile VRay plugins for previous 3ds max versions with VS2010?

Yes (we do this all the time here), however you need to include/link against the run-time libraries of the Visual Studio version with which the respective 3ds Max release was compiled.

Best regards,
Vlado

[instinct]

Interessting! Do you guys use installed versions of VS in order to do that, or is the respective PSDK sufficient?

[vlado]

Interessting! Do you guys use installed versions of VS in order to do that, or is the respective PSDK sufficient?

Yes, you need to have the older VS versions (at the very least, the include/lib files). The Platform SDK is not enough - it only contains the Windows headers and libraries, but not the standard C and C++ ones.

Best regards,
Vlado

[instinct]

Dang. Was affraid that would be the case. VS 2005 is pretty incredibly expensive if you can get it at all these days. But still needed for some stuff (Max 2008 / Nuke plugins).

Regards,
Thorsten

[dans]

I believe the free VS 2005 Express version + Platform SDK could be used to compile 3ds Max 9/2008 plugins.
I compile all psd-manager versions from within VS 2010 using Daffodil (so also 3ds Max 9 + 2008 )

Daniel

[vlado]

Does the Express edition include the 64-bit compiler and libraries now? (It didn't last time I checked but that was a while ago.)

Best regards,
Vlado

[dans]

Does the Express edition include the 64-bit compiler and libraries now? (It didn't last time I checked but that was a while ago.)

Best regards,
Vlado

I think atleast back then the 64-bit compiler was in the Platform SDK. I'm not using the Express version myself.

Daniel

[duke2]

One day, we'll be using c# to do this stuff and it won't be nearly as godawful.