Setting Up An Application With QtCreator

Introduction

This set of instructions will walk you through setting up a QtCreator C++ project from scratch.

When you have finished this tutorial you will be able to compile a working Ogre Application and you will be ready to start the Basic Tutorials.

Prerequisites

Get QtCreator from qt-project.org.
Get the stable version that fits your setup.

New Project

Click New Project in the start screen, and choose Other Project - Empty project.

Give it a name and a place:

Add files: (Tip: Move your cpp and h-files to inside the Qt project folder before you do this!)

Files added:

Options:

Qt4 Settings: (Tip: In Qt 5 this is called "Build & Run". If you have installed Visual Studio before you installed the Visual Studio Qt 5-version, all this should already be correct set up., so you do not have to do anything here.)

Edit project file:

TEMPLATE = app
TARGET = OgreQtProject

DEFINES -= UNICODE

CONFIG -= qt

unix {
    # You may need to change this include directory
    INCLUDEPATH += /usr/include/OGRE
    CONFIG += link_pkgconfig
    PKGCONFIG += OGRE
}
win32 {
    LIBS *= user32.lib
    LIBS += -L$(OGRE_HOME)\\boost\\lib
    release:LIBS += -L$(OGRE_HOME)\\lib\\release
    debug:LIBS += -L$(OGRE_HOME)\\lib\\debug
    INCLUDEPATH += $(OGRE_HOME)\\include
    INCLUDEPATH += $(OGRE_HOME)\\include\\OIS
    INCLUDEPATH += $(OGRE_HOME)\\include\\OGRE
    INCLUDEPATH += $(OGRE_HOME)\\boost
}
debug {
    TARGET = $$join(TARGET,,,d)
    LIBS *= -lOgreMain_d -lOIS_d
}
release:LIBS *= -lOgreMain -lOIS

HEADERS += \
    TutorialApplication.h \
    BaseApplication.h

SOURCES += \
    TutorialApplication.cpp \
    BaseApplication.cpp

Build All:

Build Configuration:

Custom Process Step settings:

Run Settings:

New Run Configuration:

Tutorial Framework

Tutorial Framework:

Download the Ogre Wiki Tutorial Framework here:
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Project Configuration

See Also

QtCreator Tips and Tricks