Visual Build integrates with Microsoft Visual Studio via add-ins:

 

Visual Studio 2015 - 2019 Extension

An extension for launching Visual Build can be added to the Visual Studio .NET 2015 thru 2019 IDE during installation.  To enable the extension within Visual Studio, choose Tools | Extensions and Updates on the menu, find Visual Build and click Enable, then restart Visual Studio.  Visual Build can be launched by choosing Tools | Visual Build from the Visual Studio menu bar.  A new Make VS.NET action will be created and pre-populated with the filename for the current workspace.  If the Reload last project option is checked, the new step will be inserted into the last-opened .bld file.  If this option is unchecked or the Shift key is held down when clicking on Visual Build in Visual Studio, the new step will be inserted into a new project. Note: If the .bld file is saved in the same path as the .sln file with the same base name (i.e., c:\full\path\xyz.bld and c:\full\path\xyz.sln), the add-in will open that .bld file instead of opening the previous .bld file (or creating a new project) and inserting a new step.

 

Visual Studio 2002 - 2013 Add-In

An add-in for launching Visual Build is added to the Visual Studio .NET 2002 thru 2013 IDE during installation.  To enable the add-in within Visual Studio, choose Tools | Add-In Manager on the menu and check Visual Build VS <ver> Add-in (also check the Startup checkbox to make the add-in available each time the IDE is started).  Then, Visual Build can be launched by choosing Tools | Visual Build from the Visual Studio menu bar.  A new Make VS.NET action will be created and pre-populated with the filename for the current workspace.  If the Reload last project option is checked, the new step will be inserted into the last-opened .bld file.  If this option is unchecked or the Shift key is held down when clicking on Visual Build in Visual Studio, the new step will be inserted into a new project. Note: For Visual Studio 2008+, if the .bld file is saved in the same path as the .sln file with the same base name (i.e., c:\full\path\xyz.bld and c:\full\path\xyz.sln), the add-in will open that .bld file instead of opening the previous .bld file (or creating a new project) and inserting a new step.

 

Visual Basic 6.0 Add-In

After Visual Build is installed, a toolbar button for Visual Build is added to the Visual Basic 6.0 IDE.  Visual Build can be started by clicking the button or by choosing Add-Ins | Visual Build from the menu bar.  A new Make VB6 action will be created and pre-populated with the filename for the current project or group.

 

Visual C++ 6.0 Add-In

A toolbar button for Visual Build is added to the Visual C++ 6.0 IDE during installation.  Visual Build can be started by clicking the button (a keystroke can also be associated with the wizard by selecting Tools | Customize | Keyboard from the menu, choosing a Category of Add-ins, selecting VisBuildProCommand from the list, entering a keystroke in the Press new shortcut key field, and clicking Assign).  A new Make VC6 action will be created and pre-populated with the filename for the current workspace.