Here is a bit of old code, that i now can share... using python pymel here,
think you can look through it and see if it helps you
On Monday, January 2, 2017 at 12:55:10 AM UTC+5:30, [email protected]
wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> ive got a script which duplicates a mesh 10 times. I just want to offset
> the mesh each time it is duplicated so it lines the meshes up side by side.
> But in order to do that for any mesh i wanted to use the bounding box info
> to find the x width of the mesh.
>
> It has min and max bounding box values and neither seem to represent the
> correct width of my mesh. How can you even have a min or a max bounding
> box? surely the bounding box is the exact size of the mesh right?
>
> anyway, just wanted to ask if this is the correct way to find the width of
> a mesh
>
> thanks,
> Sam
>
>
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import pymel.core as pm
import pymel.core.datatypes as dt
class SelectionError(Exception):
''' Selection based errors '''
pass
def getSelection(num=1, flat=True):
''' Gets selection based on number specified '''
sel = pm.ls(sl=1, fl=flat)
if sel != []:
if num == -1:
return sel
elif num == 1:
return sel[0]
else:
return sel[:num]
elif sel == []:
raise SelectionError("Nothing Selected!")
def duplicateArray(objA=None, noCopies=9, direction="+x", adj=0):
''' Duplicate Array of Objects '''
if objA == None:
objA = getSelection()
else:
objA = pm.PyNode(objA)
if isinstance(objA, pm.nodetypes.Transform):
result = [objA]
width = getWidth(objA)
dup = pm.duplicate(objA)[0]
result.append(dup)
if "+x" in direction or "+X" in direction:
pos = dup.t.get()
pm.move(pos.x + width[0] + adj, pos.y, pos.z)
elif "-x" in direction or "-X" in direction:
pos = dup.t.get()
pm.move(pos.x - width[0] + adj, pos.y, pos.z)
if "+y" in direction or "+Y" in direction:
pos = dup.t.get()
pm.move(pos.x, pos.y + width[1] + adj, pos.z)
elif "-y" in direction or "-Y" in direction:
pos = dup.t.get()
pm.move(pos.x, pos.y - width[1] + adj, pos.z)
if "+z" in direction or "+Z" in direction:
pos = dup.t.get()
pm.move(pos.x, pos.y, pos.z + width[2] + adj)
elif "-z" in direction or "-Z" in direction:
pos = dup.t.get()
pm.move(pos.x, pos.y, pos.z - width[2] + adj)
for i in xrange(noCopies-1):
dup = pm.duplicate(st=True)[0]
result.append(dup)
return result
