diff --git a/maya/draco_maya_plugin.py b/maya/draco_maya_plugin.py
index e400710..bd2c235 100644
--- a/maya/draco_maya_plugin.py
+++ b/maya/draco_maya_plugin.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class DracoTranslator(OpenMayaMPx.MPxFileTranslator):
         pass
 
     def haveWriteMethod(self):
-        return False
+        return True
 
     def haveReadMethod(self):
         return True
@@ -27,6 +27,118 @@ class DracoTranslator(OpenMayaMPx.MPxFileTranslator):
     def defaultExtension(self):
         return "drc"
 
+    def writer(self, fileObject, optionString, accessMode):
+        # Get the selection and create a selection list of all the nodes meshes
+        selection = OpenMaya.MSelectionList()
+        OpenMaya.MGlobal.getActiveSelectionList(selection)
+
+        # Create an MItSelectionList class to iterate over the selection
+        # Use the MFn class to as a filter to filter node types
+        iter = OpenMaya.MItSelectionList(selection, OpenMaya.MFn.kGeometric)
+
+        # This uses built in functions of the MItSelectionList class to loop through the list of objects
+        # NB: isn't a basic array, you must use the built in functions
+        while not iter.isDone():  # iterate selection
+
+            vertexList = []
+            normalList = []
+            edgeList = []
+            polytriVertsList = []
+            polyList = []
+            connectedPolyList = []
+
+            # get dag path of current iterated selection
+            dagPath = OpenMaya.MDagPath()
+            iter.getDagPath(dagPath)
+
+            # get the selection as an MObject
+            mObj = OpenMaya.MObject()
+            iter.getDependNode(mObj)
+
+            # create iterator of current mesh polygons
+            polygonsIterator = OpenMaya.MItMeshPolygon(mObj)
+
+            # Iterate through polygons on current mesh
+            while not polygonsIterator.isDone():
+
+                # Get current polygons index
+                polyList.append(polygonsIterator.index())
+
+
+
+                # Get current polygons vertices
+                verts = OpenMaya.MIntArray()
+                polygonsIterator.getVertices(verts)
+
+                normalIndices = []
+                # Append the current polygons vertex indices
+                for i in range(verts.length()):
+                    vertexList.append(verts[i])
+                    normalIndices.append(polygonsIterator.normalIndex())  #return the index in the normals buffer
+
+                # Get current polygons normals
+                norms = OpenMaya.MVectorArray()
+                # polygonsIterator.getNormals(norms)
+
+                #Append current polygons normal indices
+                for index in normalIndices:
+                    normalList.append(norms[index].x)
+                    normalList.append(norms[index].y)
+                    normalList.append(norms[index].z)
+
+                # Get current polygons edges
+                edges = OpenMaya.MIntArray()
+                polygonsIterator.getEdges(edges)
+
+                # Append the current polygons edge indices
+                for i in range(edges.length()):
+                    edgeList.append(edges[i])
+
+                # Get current polygons connected faces
+                indexConnectedFaces = OpenMaya.MIntArray()
+                polygonsIterator.getConnectedFaces(indexConnectedFaces)
+
+                # Append the connected polygons indices
+                for i in range(indexConnectedFaces.length()):
+                    connectedPolyList.append(indexConnectedFaces[i])
+
+                # Get current polygons triangles
+                pointArray = OpenMaya.MPointArray()
+                intArray = OpenMaya.MIntArray()
+                space = OpenMaya.MSpace.kObject
+
+                # Get the vertices and vertex positions of all the triangles in the current face's triangulation.
+                polygonsIterator.getTriangles(pointArray, intArray, space)
+
+                # Append vertices that are part of the triangles
+                for i in range(intArray.length()):
+                    polytriVertsList.append(intArray[i])
+
+                # next poligon
+                polygonsIterator.next()
+
+            #TODO: CREATE DRACOMESH
+            drcMesh = DrcMesh()
+            drcMesh.faces_num = len(polytriVertsList) / 3
+            drcMesh.faces_len = len(polytriVertsList)
+            drcMesh.faces = polytriVertsList
+
+            drcMesh.vertices_num = len(vertexList) / 3
+            drcMesh.vertices_len = len(vertexList)
+            drcMesh.vertices = vertexList
+
+            # print data for current selection being iterated on,
+            print ("Object name: {}".format(dagPath.fullPathName()))
+            print ("Vertex list: {} size: {}".format(vertexList, len(vertexList)))
+            print ("Edge list: {} size: {}".format(edgeList, len(edgeList)))
+            print ("Poly Triangle Vertices: ***INDEX BUFFER*** {} size: {}".format(polytriVertsList,
+                                                                                   len(polytriVertsList)))
+            print ("Polygon index list: {} size: {}".format(polyList, len(polyList)))
+            print ("Connected Polygons list: {} size: {}".format(connectedPolyList, len(connectedPolyList)))
+
+            # next selected
+            iter.next()
+
     def reader(self, fileObject, optionString, accessMode):
         drc = Draco()
         mesh = drc.decode(fileObject.fullName())