Recently I had a hand in finally trying out compiling a plugin for Maya. Here's a bit of information regarding the setup. I am using Maya 2014, Windows 7 and Visual Studio Express 2013. 

So Visual Express 2013 is a free version of Studio Express and for a lone developer, it is free from Microsoft. Kudos to Microsoft because I have to say that they are changing for the better and the userbase is starting to benefit. 

You can get Studio Express here:
Studio Express 2013

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This webpage of Maya tutorials is set to in a blog format. At the moment, I am teaching myself Maya API in Python, to become more a proficient as a Character/Creature Technical Director. The Maya API will provide many tools more so than what MEL commands can provide. This will allow a more efficient toolset to a specific task. Feel free to leave some comments.

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