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:
- Unzip the MayaPluginWizard2.0.zip file.
- Copy the following files to the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio
9\VC\vcprojects directory:
MayaPluginWizard.vsdir
MayaPluginWizard.vsz
MayaPluginWizard.ico
- Copy the outer MayaPluginWizard directory to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio
9\VC\VCWizards.
NoteThere should be a
MayaPluginWizard directory within a MayaPluginWizard directory after
this step.
- Start Microsoft Visual Studio 9 and invoke
File -> New -> Project -> Visual C++ Projects and select
MayaPluginWizard.
- Enter a name and solution name and select
the OK button.
- 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.
- The project will be created and then
the solution can updated and built.
- Select menu item Build -> Configuration
Manager...
- In the Active Solution Platform list
box, select <New...>
- In the new platform box, select x64 and
then close the window. You can now build the plug-in as 64 bit.
NoteAt this time the
Maya install process will not copy the wizard files into the appropriate
Microsoft Visual Studio 9 directories. This process is manual. If
you are working with an non-english installation of Microsoft Visual
Studio 9, then you may have to alter the directories that the files
are copied into above.