Developing SAMSON Extensions in C++

Use the SAMSON C++ SDK when you want to build native extensions such as apps, editors, force fields, visualizations, or parsers.

This page is a short entry point: it helps you get to the right installation, generation, build, and distribution guide quickly.

See the SAMSON Developer Guide for the full reference.

Get started

• Install SAMSON SDK

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  Download and install SAMSON SDK.

• Generate SAMSON Extensions

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  Learn how to generate SAMSON Extensions using the Extension Generator provided with SAMSON.

• Build SAMSON Extensions

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  Learn how to build SAMSON Extensions on various OS.

• Distribute SAMSON Extensions

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  Learn how to distribute SAMSON Extensions on SAMSON Connect.

Tutorials and examples

• Developer Tutorials

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  Learn how to create SAMSON Extensions from developer tutorials.

• Samples

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  Get code for developer tutorials on GitHub.

References

• Developer Guide

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  Learn how to develop SAMSON Extensions and use SAMSON SDK.

• Intro to OOP in C++

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  Learn about object-oriented programming in C++.