vsdotnet_settings.md

How to setup environment in Visual Studio for Maya .NET(C#) API

Limits

• Maya .NET SDK is available in 64-bit only
• The version must upper than Maya 2013 Extension 2
• .NET 4.5 Framework or .NET 4.0 Framework

Recommended

• Visual Studio 2012 with .NET 4.5 Framework

Extension

• Maya .NET API extension is .nll.dll

Variables

• $(MayaInstallationPath) : Your Maya installation directory
• $(MayaPluginPath) : Your Maya plug-ins directory

Project Settings

• Start from C# Class Library
  Other Languages -> Visual C# -> Class Library

  

• Solution Properties (Alt + Enter) -> Reference Paths -> add $(MayaInstallationPath)/bin

  

• Solution Explorer -> References -> Add Reference
  Extensions -> Check openmayacs

  

• Solution Properties (Alt + Enter) -> Build Events -> Post-build event command line
  -> copy /Y "$(TargetPath)" "$(MayaPluginPath)$(TargetName).nll.dll"

using OpenMaya at head

using Autodesk.Maya.OpenMaya;