ScatterToCopy_v0.1

# ScatterToCopy_v0.1
# Select mesh, then scatter object
from pymel.core import *
import maya.cmds as cmds

import random as r
def getSG(s):
    s = s[0]#ls(s)[0]
    objSG = s.getShape().listConnections(s, t = "shadingEngine")
    #objSG = listConnections(s)
    objMat = objSG[0].surfaceShader.listConnections()
    if not objMat:
        objMat = objSG[0].miMaterialShader.listConnections()
    return objSG, objMat


sl = selected()
scatterObjs = sl[:-1]
scatterBase = sl[-1]
select(cl=1)
scatCheck = listConnections(scatterBase.outMesh)
i=0
if scatCheck:
    i = len(scatCheck)

mesh2arraysCheck = ls(scatterBase+"_mesh2arrays_"+str(i))
if not mesh2arraysCheck:
    scat = soup().create('mesh2arrays')
    rename(scat, scatterBase+"_mesh2arrays_"+str(i))
    scat = ls(scatterBase+"_mesh2arrays_"+str(i))
    print scat
    scatterBase.getShape().outMesh >> scat[0].inputMesh

copyCheck = ls(scatterBase+"_copy_"+str(i))
if not mesh2arraysCheck:
    cop = soup().create('copier')
    rename(cop, scatterBase+"_copy_"+str(i))
    cop = ls(scatterBase+"_copy_"+str(i))
    scat[0].positionArray >> cop[0].posArray
    scat[0].normalArray >> cop[0].aimArray
#newMesh = duplicate(scatterObjs[0], n = scatterObjs[0]+"_stc")[0]
newMesh = createNode("mesh")
cop[0].outputMesh >> newMesh.inMesh
scatterObjs[0].worldMesh[0] >> cop[0].inputMesh[0]
objSG, objMat = getSG(scatterObjs)
print objSG, objMat
sets(objSG[0],e=1,forceElement = newMesh)
polySoftEdge(newMesh,a=0)