bin is where your finished runnable app will end up, as well as your data folder which is for assets like images, sound files, etc.src is typically where your app's source files will go.

This follows the basic structure of an openFrameworks app. Inside, you should see 2 folders and a few files. Open the examples folder, then the 3d folder and finally the 3DPrimitivesExample folder. Let's test your setup with the 3DPrimitivesExample. projectGenerator_osx contains the project generator, which is useful for creating new openFrameworks apps.addons is where you can store openFrameworks addons (community contributed extensions to the openFrameworks core).examples contains a set of pre-made apps that demonstrate specific concepts like dealing with video, 3d graphics, sound, fonts and so on.

apps will be where your own apps will go as you work on them.

Here's some of the key subfolders inside the openFrameworks root folder: This folder will be referred to as your openFrameworks root folder (also known as OF_ROOT). If that's the case, you're already done!Īt this point, you should have all you need to build and run OF apps! Let's test it by opening one of the examples that comes with openFrameworks.įirst, extract the folder you downloaded from this website and put it somewhere convenient. Select 'Install' to begin the process.ĭon't worry if you get an error about the tools being unavailable from the update server! It seems this happens if you already have the tools installed. This should prompt you to install the command line tools. To install the command line tools, first finish installing Xcode then open up a terminal (you can find it at Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app), type the following and hit enter: xcode-select -install

Install Xcode 11 or newer from the OSX App Store or Apple Developer Portal.

Install xcode command line