How to use T4 code generation templates with VS C++ projects?

Question

T4 template files are automatically recognizable by the IDE under C# projects, but I have no clue on how they can be integrated into C++ projects (other than using make file

Answer 1

For Visual Studio 2017 (and maybe 2015?)

The commands listed in the other answers are partly incorrect, as the file TextTransform.exe has been moved to a new directory: the devenv root folder, e.g.:

C:\Progra~1\Visual Studio 2017\Enterprise\Common7\IDE

The command should now be updated to the following:

"$(DevEnvDir)TextTransform.exe" -out "$(ProjectDir)xxx.cpp" "$(ProjectDir)xxx.tt"

where xxx is the file name of yout .tt template file