diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 89fe66c1f..b30e5d592 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -60,3 +60,15 @@ test/gtest/src/gtest-stamp/gtest-gitclone-lastrun.txt
 Assimp.opensdf
 contrib/zlib/CTestTestfile.cmake
 ipch/assimp_viewer-44bbbcd1/assimp_viewerd-ccc45335.ipch
+bin64/assimp-vc140-mt.dll
+bin64/assimp-vc140-mtd.dll
+lib64/assimp-vc140-mt.exp
+lib64/assimp-vc140-mtd.exp
+lib64/assimp-vc140-mtd.ilk
+lib64/assimp-vc140-mtd.pdb
+bin64/assimp-vc120-mt.dll
+bin64/assimp-vc120-mtd.dll
+lib64/assimp-vc120-mtd.pdb
+lib64/assimp-vc120-mtd.ilk
+lib64/assimp-vc120-mtd.exp
+lib64/assimp-vc120-mt.exp
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bc4c9cdc7..0be3b21cf 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -340,3 +340,31 @@ if(CMAKE_CPACK_COMMAND AND UNIX AND ASSIMP_OPT_BUILD_PACKAGES)
   include(CPack)
   include(DebSourcePPA)
 endif()
+
+if(WIN32)
+	if (CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)
+		set(BIN_DIR "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/bin64/")
+		set(LIB_DIR "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib64/")
+	elseif()
+		set(BIN_DIR "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/bin32/")
+		set(LIB_DIR "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib32/")
+	endif()
+	
+	if(MSVC12)
+		set(ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION "vc120")
+	elseif(MSVC14)	
+		set(ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION "vc140")
+	endif(MSVC12)
+
+	if(MSVC12 OR MSVC14)
+		add_custom_target(UpdateAssimpLibsDebugSymbolsAndDLLs COMMENT "Copying Assimp Libraries ..." VERBATIM)	
+		add_custom_command(TARGET UpdateAssimpLibsDebugSymbolsAndDLLs COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/code/Release/assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mt.dll	${BIN_DIR}assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mt.dll VERBATIM)
+		add_custom_command(TARGET UpdateAssimpLibsDebugSymbolsAndDLLs COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/code/Release/assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mt.exp	${LIB_DIR}assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mt.exp VERBATIM)
+		add_custom_command(TARGET UpdateAssimpLibsDebugSymbolsAndDLLs COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/code/Release/assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mt.lib	${LIB_DIR}assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mt.lib VERBATIM)
+		add_custom_command(TARGET UpdateAssimpLibsDebugSymbolsAndDLLs COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/code/Debug/assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mtd.dll		${BIN_DIR}assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mtd.dll  VERBATIM)
+		add_custom_command(TARGET UpdateAssimpLibsDebugSymbolsAndDLLs COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/code/Debug/assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mtd.exp		${LIB_DIR}assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mtd.exp VERBATIM)
+		add_custom_command(TARGET UpdateAssimpLibsDebugSymbolsAndDLLs COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/code/Debug/assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mtd.ilk		${LIB_DIR}assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mtd.ilk VERBATIM)
+		add_custom_command(TARGET UpdateAssimpLibsDebugSymbolsAndDLLs COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/code/Debug/assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mtd.lib		${LIB_DIR}assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mtd.lib VERBATIM)
+		add_custom_command(TARGET UpdateAssimpLibsDebugSymbolsAndDLLs COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/code/Debug/assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mtd.pdb		${LIB_DIR}assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mtd.pdb VERBATIM)
+	endif(MSVC12 OR MSVC14)
+endif (WIN32)
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diff --git a/cmake-modules/Findassimp.cmake b/cmake-modules/Findassimp.cmake
index 971b49d5e..95f3250b3 100644
--- a/cmake-modules/Findassimp.cmake
+++ b/cmake-modules/Findassimp.cmake
@@ -1,25 +1,81 @@
-FIND_PATH(
-  assimp_INCLUDE_DIRS
-  NAMES postprocess.h scene.h version.h config.h cimport.h
-  PATHS /usr/local/include/
-)
+if(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)
+	set(ASSIMP_ARCHITECTURE "64")
+elseif(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 4)
+	set(ASSIMP_ARCHITECTURE "32")
+endif(CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)
+	
+if(WIN32)
+	set(ASSIMP_ROOT_DIR CACHE PATH "ASSIMP root directory")
 
-FIND_LIBRARY(
-  assimp_LIBRARIES
-  NAMES assimp
-  PATHS /usr/local/lib/
-)
+	# Find path of each library
+	find_path(ASSIMP_INCLUDE_DIR
+		NAMES
+			assimp/anim.h
+		HINTS
+			${ASSIMP_ROOT_DIR}/include
+	)
 
-IF (assimp_INCLUDE_DIRS AND assimp_LIBRARIES)
-  SET(assimp_FOUND TRUE)
-ENDIF (assimp_INCLUDE_DIRS AND assimp_LIBRARIES)
+	if(MSVC12)
+		set(ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION "vc120")
+	elseif(MSVC14)	
+		set(ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION "vc140")
+	endif(MSVC12)
+	
+	if(MSVC12 OR MSVC14)
+	
+		find_path(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_DIR
+			NAMES
+				assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mt.lib
+			HINTS
+				${ASSIMP_ROOT_DIR}/lib${ASSIMP_ARCHITECTURE}
+		)
+		
+		find_library(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_RELEASE				assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mt.lib 			PATHS ${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_DIR})
+		find_library(ASSIMP_LIBRARY_DEBUG				assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mtd.lib			PATHS ${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_DIR})
+		
+		set(ASSIMP_LIBRARY 
+			optimized 	${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_RELEASE}
+			debug		${ASSIMP_LIBRARY_DEBUG}
+		)
+		
+		set(ASSIMP_LIBRARIES "ASSIMP_LIBRARY_RELEASE" "ASSIMP_LIBRARY_DEBUG")
+	
+		FUNCTION(ASSIMP_COPY_BINARIES TargetDirectory)
+			ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(AssimpCopyBinaries
+				COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${ASSIMP_ROOT_DIR}/bin${ASSIMP_ARCHITECTURE}/assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mtd.dll 	${TargetDirectory}/Debug/assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mtd.dll
+				COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${ASSIMP_ROOT_DIR}/bin${ASSIMP_ARCHITECTURE}/assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mt.dll 		${TargetDirectory}/Release/assimp-${ASSIMP_MSVC_VERSION}-mt.dll
+			COMMENT "Copying Assimp binaries to '${TargetDirectory}'"
+			VERBATIM)
+		ENDFUNCTION(ASSIMP_COPY_BINARIES)
+	
+	endif()
+	
+else(WIN32)
 
-IF (assimp_FOUND)
-  IF (NOT assimp_FIND_QUIETLY)
-    MESSAGE(STATUS "Found asset importer library: ${assimp_LIBRARIES}")
-  ENDIF (NOT assimp_FIND_QUIETLY)
-ELSE (assimp_FOUND)
-  IF (assimp_FIND_REQUIRED)
-    MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find asset importer library")
-  ENDIF (assimp_FIND_REQUIRED)
-ENDIF (assimp_FOUND)
+	find_path(
+	  assimp_INCLUDE_DIRS
+	  NAMES postprocess.h scene.h version.h config.h cimport.h
+	  PATHS /usr/local/include/
+	)
+
+	find_library(
+	  assimp_LIBRARIES
+	  NAMES assimp
+	  PATHS /usr/local/lib/
+	)
+
+	if (assimp_INCLUDE_DIRS AND assimp_LIBRARIES)
+	  SET(assimp_FOUND TRUE)
+	ENDIF (assimp_INCLUDE_DIRS AND assimp_LIBRARIES)
+
+	if (assimp_FOUND)
+	  if (NOT assimp_FIND_QUIETLY)
+		message(STATUS "Found asset importer library: ${assimp_LIBRARIES}")
+	  endif (NOT assimp_FIND_QUIETLY)
+	else (assimp_FOUND)
+	  if (assimp_FIND_REQUIRED)
+		message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find asset importer library")
+	  endif (assimp_FIND_REQUIRED)
+	endif (assimp_FOUND)
+	
+endif(WIN32)
\ No newline at end of file