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+project "Assimp"
+    kind "StaticLib"
+    language "C++"
+    cppdialect "C++11"
+    staticruntime "off"
+    warnings "off"
+
+    files 
+    {
+        "code/AssetLib/**.h",
+        "code/AssetLib/**.cpp",
+
+        "code/Common/*.h",
+        "code/Common/*.cpp",
+
+        "code/Geometry/*.h",
+        "code/Geometry/*.cpp",
+        
+        "code/Material/*.h",
+        "code/Material/*.cpp",
+
+        "code/Pbrt/*.h",
+        "code/Pbrt/*.cpp",
+
+        "code/PostProcessing/*.h",
+        "code/PostProcessing/*.cpp",
+    }
+
+    filter "system:linux"
+        pic "On"
+		systemversion "latest"
+
+    filter "system:macosx"
+		pic "On"
+
+    filter "system:windows"
+		systemversion "latest"