Development Environment Setup

1. We need to create a new test project and import the mxcad package using the npm package manager, so we need to first install Node.js, which comes with the npm package manager and the npx tool included in the npm package manager. You can download Node.js from the following link：https://nodejs.org/zh-cn

   Installing Node.js

   1. Download the installation package for Node.js from the official website

      

   2. Double-click on the downloaded installation package to begin the installation process

      

   3. In the first step, click on Next

      

   4. In the second step, check the agreement box, then click Next again

      

   5. In the third step, choose the installation location (usually the default), then click Next

      

   6. Click on Next in the fourth step

      

   7. In the fifth step, do not check the checkbox (it is usually not checked by default), and directly click on Next

      

   8. Click on Install in the sixth step to start the installation process

      

   9. After the installation is complete, open a command prompt window, then type node -v to get the version information of Node.js, npm -v to get the version information of npm, and npx -v to get the version information of npx. If version information appears, it indicates a successful installation

   

2. Install VS Code. VS Code is a handy integrated development tool. You can download it from the following link：https://code.visualstudio.com/Download

   Installing VS Code

   1. Download the VS Code installation package from the official website

      

   2. Double-click to launch the VS Code installation program

      

   3. In the first step, select Agree, then click Next

      

   4. In the second step, check all options, then click Next

      

   5. Click on Install in the third step

      

   6. Wait for the installation to complete in the fourth step

      

   7. Check the box to launch VS Code, then click Finish in the fifth step

      

   8. Finally, after VS Code starts, it should look like the image below