distanceFinder

from pymel.core import *
import time
start = time.clock()
sl = selected()
tStart = playbackOptions(q=1,ast=1)
tEnd = playbackOptions(q=1,aet=1)
objects = sl[:-1]
lctr = sl[-1]

"""
for s in sl:
    #setAttr(s.visibility, 0)
    #setAttr(s.uvPivot,.5, 2.5, type="double2")
    #polyEditUV(s, v=.5)
    polyMoveUV(s,tv=.5)
select(cl=1)
select(sl)
"""

dnList = []
for o in objects: # create distance nodes, return distance node and object
    dnCheck = ls(o+"_dist")
    if dnCheck:
        delete(dnCheck)
    dn = createNode("distanceDimShape",n = o+"_dist")
    lctr.translate >> dn.startPoint
    o.translate >> dn.endPoint
    dnAdd = o,dn
    dnList.append(dnAdd)
def uvFlipper():
    print "nothin"

i = 0
for f in range(int(tStart),int(tEnd)+1):
    i += 1
    currentTime(i, u=1)
    print "Frame ",i
    x = 0
    disList = []
    disObjs = []
    for d in dnList:
        dnDist = getAttr(dnList[x][1].distance)
        print "adding ", dnDist
        #dnAdd = d[0],dnDist
        disList.append(dnDist)
        disObjs.append(d[0])
        x += 1
    print disList
    closest = min(float(d) for d in disList)
    cIndex = disList.index(closest)
    print "closest ", dnList[cIndex]
"""
l = [-1.2, 0.0, 1]

x = 100.0
for i in l:
    if i < x:
        x = i
print (x)
"""
elapsedChunk = (time.clock() - start)
print "done, took:", elapsedChunk