diff --git a/tools/MayaExporter/MayaExporter/MayaExporter.vcxproj b/tools/MayaExporter/MayaExporter/MayaExporter.vcxproj
index 50577919..b04d032f 100644
--- a/tools/MayaExporter/MayaExporter/MayaExporter.vcxproj
+++ b/tools/MayaExporter/MayaExporter/MayaExporter.vcxproj
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="Main.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Mesh.cpp" />
     <ClCompile Include="Skeleton.cpp" />
+    <ClCompile Include="Var.cpp" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <CustomBuild Include="MayaExporter.ui">
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <ClInclude Include="Mesh.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="Skeleton.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="Var.h" />
     <CustomBuild Include="Menu.h">
       <Message Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">Moc%27ing Menu.h...</Message>
       <Outputs Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">.\GeneratedFiles\$(ConfigurationName)\moc_%(Filename).cpp</Outputs>
diff --git a/tools/MayaExporter/MayaExporter/MayaExporter.vcxproj.filters b/tools/MayaExporter/MayaExporter/MayaExporter.vcxproj.filters
index cf4a5a35..6f836155 100644
--- a/tools/MayaExporter/MayaExporter/MayaExporter.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/tools/MayaExporter/MayaExporter/MayaExporter.vcxproj.filters
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="Skeleton.cpp">
       <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="Var.cpp">
+      <Filter>Source Files</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <CustomBuild Include="leeeeel.qrc">
@@ -87,5 +90,8 @@
     <ClInclude Include="Skeleton.h">
       <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="Var.h">
+      <Filter>Header Files</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
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diff --git a/tools/MayaExporter/MayaExporter/Menu.h b/tools/MayaExporter/MayaExporter/Menu.h
index 6f766025..bf77e59f 100644
--- a/tools/MayaExporter/MayaExporter/Menu.h
+++ b/tools/MayaExporter/MayaExporter/Menu.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "MayaIncludes.h"
 #include "Material.h"
 #include "Mesh.h"
+#include "Var.h"
 
 class Menu : public QWidget
 {
diff --git a/tools/MayaExporter/MayaExporter/Var.cpp b/tools/MayaExporter/MayaExporter/Var.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..adfcb212
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/MayaExporter/MayaExporter/Var.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#include "Var.h"
+#include "MayaIncludes.h"
+#include <assert.h>
+
+Var::Var(Var::Type type, unsigned int numElements)
+{
+	m_Type = type;
+	m_NumElements = numElements;
+
+	switch (m_Type)
+	{
+	case Var::Type::Int:
+		m_Data = new int[m_NumElements];
+		break;
+	case Var::Type::Float:
+		m_Data = new float[m_NumElements];
+		break;
+	case Var::Type::String:
+		m_Data = new std::string[m_NumElements];
+		break;
+	default:
+		MGlobal::displayError("Var is an invalid type");
+		assert(0);
+		break;
+	}
+}
+
+Var& Var::operator=(const int& other)
+{
+	assert(m_Type == Type::Int);
+	*(int*)m_Data = other;
+	return *this;
+}
+
+Var& Var::operator=(const float& other)
+{
+	assert(m_Type == Type::Float);
+	*(float*)m_Data = other;
+	return *this;
+}
+
+Var& Var::operator=(const std::string& other)
+{
+	assert(m_Type == Type::String);
+	std::string tmp(other);
+	(*(std::string*)m_Data).swap(tmp);
+	return *this;
+}
+
+//Var& Var::operator=(const Var& other)
+//{
+//	m_Data = other.m_Data;
+//	m_Type = other.m_Type;
+//	return *this;
+//}
+
+Var::Type Var::isType() const
+{
+	return m_Type;
+}
+
+unsigned int Var::NumElements() const
+{
+	return m_NumElements;
+}
+
+void* Var::Data()
+{
+	return m_Data;
+}
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diff --git a/tools/MayaExporter/MayaExporter/Var.h b/tools/MayaExporter/MayaExporter/Var.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0ec66dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/MayaExporter/MayaExporter/Var.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#ifndef Var_Var_h__
+#define Var_Var_h__
+
+#include <string>
+
+class Var
+{
+public:
+	enum class Type
+	{
+		Int,
+		Float,
+		String
+	};
+
+	Var(Var::Type type, unsigned int numElements = 1);
+	~Var() { delete[] m_Data; };
+
+	Var& operator=(const int& other);
+	Var& operator=(const float& other);
+	Var& operator=(const std::string& other);
+	//Var& operator=(const Var& other);
+	Type isType() const;
+	unsigned int NumElements() const;
+	void* Data();
+private:
+	Type m_Type;
+	unsigned int m_NumElements;
+	void* m_Data;
+};
+
+#endif
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