The Microsoft Visual Studio 9 version of the Maya plug-in wizard for this release is contained in the MayaPluginWizard2.0.zip file. This wizard is HTML based and contains several files and directories that must be copied into the Microsoft Visual Studio 9 install.

To install and run the Maya plug-in wizard do the following:

1. Unzip the MayaPluginWizard2.0.zip file.
2. Copy the following files to the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9\VC\vcprojects directory:

   MayaPluginWizard.vsdir

   MayaPluginWizard.vsz

   MayaPluginWizard.ico

3. Copy the outerMayaPluginWizard directory to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9\VC\VCWizards.
   Note

   There should be a MayaPluginWizard directory within a MayaPluginWizard directory after this step.

4. Start Microsoft Visual Studio 9 and invoke File -> New -> Project -> Visual C++ Projects and select MayaPluginWizard.
5. Enter a name and solution name and select the OK button.
6. Fill in the information for the Plug-in setup screen and then select the Plug-in type and Included libraries links to also enter the required information.
7. The project will be created and then the solution can updated and built.
8. Select menu item Build -> Configuration Manager...
9. In the Active Solution Platform list box, select <New...>
10. In the new platform box, select x64 and then close the window. You can now build the plug-in as 64 bit.