I'm trying to recompile my C4D plugin for R20 (Windows), and I'm having some issues.

Previously, I would first compile a static library for cinema.framework, and then add it
to my plugin project solution. But now, I can't even compile cinema.framework.

I understand things have changed, and I've read this:
https://developers.maxon.net/docs/cpp/2023_2/page_maxonapi_getting_started_introduction.html

And downloaded the Project Tool:
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I ran it on this directory:
\frameworks\cinema.framework\project

I was assuming the project tool would create a solution file (.sln) for me, which I could
loade into VS 2015, and then compile a static library, but it only creates a .vcxproj file.

Trying to load this .vcxproj into VS 2015 only gives me errors, and nothing gets loaded. So, I'm a bit confused and don't know where to go from here. Thanks.

Using:
Windows 7, 64-bit
Visual Studio 2015 Community
C++

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