Exercise 1: Creating pluglet projects

In this exercise, you set up the environment and then create a new pluglet project by starting the Eclipse pluglet project creation wizard.

Activating the pluglet projects and pluglets capability

  1. Click Window > Customize Perspective.
  2. In the Customize Perspective window, click the Shortcuts tab and be sure New is specified in the Submenus list.
  3. In the Shortcut Categories list, select Pluglets to enable the pluglet projects and pluglets capabilities.
  4. In the right pane, select Pluglet and Pluglets Project check boxes.
  5. Click the Commands tab. In the Available command groups list, select Pluglets and Modeling.
  6. Click OK.
To check if your perspective is customized, click File > New , and check if the Pluglets Project was added to the pull down menu.

Using the New Pluglets Project wizard

  1. Click File > New > Pluglets Project. The New Pluglets Project wizard appears.
  2. On the first page of the New Pluglets Project wizard, enter the project name.
  3. Either accept the default directory or specify an output directory for the new pluglets project.
  4. Click Finish.

The pluglet project is created. Now you are ready to begin Exercise 2: Creating pluglets.

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