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I figured out the problem. I didn't set CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX correctly, so building the INSTALL target didn't update the plugin in the right directory. After I set CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX to the right value, my code started working properly. It's important to remember that the INSTALL target will only ...

After using "Run as Administrator", I built the INSTALL project in Visual Studio. This installed my DLL in the plugins directory.

But CloudCompare still won't recognize my plugin because of the addPoint issue.

Thanks,
Matt

Yes, I stopped using dynamic allocation. Currently, I'm using the following code: ccPointCloud cloud; cloud.reserve(1); CCVector3d vec(0.0, 0.0, 0.0); const CCVector3 pt = CCVector3::fromArray(vec.u); // cloud.addPoint(pt); When I uncomment the last line, CloudCompare stops recognizing the plugin. I...

Here's an interesting point. I've looked through other plugins, and many of them create point clouds with:
But when I use that to create a point cloud, CloudCompare doesn't accept my plugin.

No, I generated a VS2017 project with CMake. After building the project, VS executes a post-build step that copies the DLL to CloudCompare's plugins directory.

Should I use the INSTALL feature? How does it work?

Many thanks,
Matt

When I run the following code in my plugin, CC displays the action in the Plugins menu: pluginAction = new QAction("My Plugin", this); pluginAction ->setIcon(getIcon()); // Connect signal for dialog action connect(pluginAction , &QAction::triggered, this, [this]() { ccPointCloud cloud;...