better fractals.py

fractals.py

# STILL NOT QUITE THERE YET

import maya.cmds as cmds

#cube = cmds.polyCube(h=5, w=5, d=5)

#cubeName = cube[0]
#cmds.setAttr(cubeName + '.translateX', 5)
#cmds.setAttr(cubeName + '.translateY', 5)
#cmds.setAttr(cubeName + '.translateZ', 5)

selected = cmds.ls(selection=True)
print(selected)



def translations(name):
     
    origin = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
    distX = cmds.getAttr(name + '.translateX') - origin[0]
    distY = cmds.getAttr(name + '.translateY') - origin[1]
    distZ = cmds.getAttr(name + '.translateZ') - origin[2]    
    
    newShape = cmds.duplicate(name)
    newName = newShape[0]
    rx = cmds.getAttr(newName + '.rx')
    ry = cmds.getAttr(newName + '.ry')
    rz = cmds.getAttr(newName + '.rz')
    scaleX = cmds.getAttr(newName+'.scaleX')
    scaleY = cmds.getAttr(newName+'.scaleY')
    scaleZ = cmds.getAttr(newName+'.scaleZ')
    
    rx += 10
    ry += 10
    rz += 10
    scaleX*=0.9
    scaleY*=0.9
    scaleZ*=0.9
    distX*=0.9
    distY*=0.9
    distZ*=0.9
    
    cmds.setAttr(newName + '.rx',rx)
    cmds.setAttr(newName + '.ry',ry)
    cmds.setAttr(newName + '.rz',rz)
    cmds.setAttr(newName + '.scaleX', scaleX)
    cmds.setAttr(newName + '.scaleY', scaleY)
    cmds.setAttr(newName + '.scaleZ', scaleZ)
    cmds.select(newName)
    cmds.move(distX,distY,distZ)
    #cmds.setAttr(newName + '.translateX', distX)
    #cmds.setAttr(newName + '.translateY', distY)
    #cmds.setAttr(newName + '.translateZ', distZ)
    

    return newName


def fractalize (iterations):
    returnedObj = selected[0]
    for i in range(0, iterations):
        returnedObj = translations(returnedObj)
        
        
        
fractalize(50)