planes.py

#creates planes at each joint under the variable "core" and constrains them to the joint
import maya.cmds as cmd

size = 30
length = 100
offset = 10;
core = "AnimData_Hips"
names="cloth"
cmd.polyPlane(n=names)
xhips = cmd.getAttr(core+".translateX", asString=False)
yhips = cmd.getAttr(core+".translateY", asString=False) + offset
zhips = cmd.getAttr(core".translateZ", asString=False)
cmd.move(xhips, yhips, zhips)
cmd.scale(size, length, length)
cmds.parentConstraint(core,  names)
jointsAll = cmd.listRelatives(core, allDescendents=True)
jointsAll.reverse()
for place in jointsAll:
    print(place+"\n")
    coords  = cmd.xform(place,q=True,ws=True,rp=True)
    cmd.polyPlane(n=names+"_"+place)
    cmd.scale(size, length, length)
    xhips = coords[0]
    yhips = coords[1]
    zhips = coords[2]
    cmd.move(xhips, yhips, zhips)
    cmd.parentConstraint(place,  names+"_"+place)