Microsoft Visual Studio 2019: Support for WASM requires Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 with the Clang tools installed.You can find out more information on the 3DS Max Tools page. During installation, existing installations of 3D Studio Max will be detected and the appropriate plug-in for the installed version will be added. 3D Studio Max: The glTF exporter plug-in that comes with the SDK depends on Autodesk 3D Studio Max.When installing the SDK it will detect the presence of any external tools that are supported by the SDK or required for the SDK to be used.
You can find a full and up-to-date list of these requirements from the following link: The system requirements for using the Dev Tools and the SDK are the same as those for running the Microsoft Flight Simulator game. The Microsoft Flight Simulator SDK comes in the form of an *.msi (Microsoft Installer file), as do some of the extra samples available for download.įor a full rundown of the different tools available, please see the section on Using Developer Mode.
You can access this document as well as extra samples and tutorials, and also download the latest version of the SDK from the Help menu: Note that the majority of these tools cannot be used unless you are within a mission in the game. Once activated, you will have access to the Developer Tools from a toolbar across the top of the screen. You can activate developer mode from the General options in the game:
To create add-on packages correctly you will need to use this SDK in conjunction with Developer Mode from within the Microsoft Flight Simulator game. NOTE: After reading this overview, please read the page on Using The SDK, as it includes important information on how the contents of the SDK should be used. A package is essentially a collection of files that make up the add-on content being shared, and this can be anything from a custom aircraft to a new airport, or even a combination of multiple different game assets! Microsoft Flight Simulator supports the development of add-ons that can distributed to other users in the form of packages.