CuriousDonkeyV2

# curiousDonkey.py
# Script that creates multiple 3D models and all the currently existing models will draw their attention to the newly created model

import maya.cmds as cmds
import functools
import random

donkeyAmount = 10

#UI Section#
def createUI ( pWindowName, pCreateCallback) :

    windowID = 'windowID'

    if cmds.window ( windowID, exists=True):

        cmds.deleteUI ( windowID )

    cmds.window ( windowID, title=pWindowName, sizeable = False, resizeToFitChildren=True)

    cmds.rowColumnLayout( numberOfColumns = 2, columnWidth = [(1,150), (2,100)], columnOffset=[ (1, 'right', 5) ])

    cmds.text(label='Amount of Donkeys:')

    dunkeyTotal = cmds.intField (value = donkeyAmount)

    cmds.separator (h=10, style = 'none')
    cmds.separator (h=10, style = 'none')

    cmds.button ( label='Create', command=functools.partial(pCreateCallback, dunkeyTotal))

    def cancelCallback(*pArgs):
        if cmds.window (windowID, exists= True):
            cmds.deleteUI(windowID)

    cmds.button(label ='Cancel', command=cancelCallback)

    cmds.showWindow()

def createCallback ( pAmountOfDonkeys, *pArgs ):

    print 'Apply button pressed.'

    donkeyAmount = cmds.intField( pAmountOfDonkeys, query=True, value=True)

    print 'Donkey Amount: %s' % (donkeyAmount)
    main(donkeyAmount)

createUI( 'Curious Donkeys', createCallback)

#Functions#

def lookAtTheNewGuy ( pDonkeyList ) :

    #print '%s' % (pDonkeyList)

    if (pDonkeyList > 1 ) :

        for i in range (0, (len(pDonkeyList) - 1)) :

            #print '%s should look at %s' % (pDonkeyList[i], pDonkeyList[i+1])
            cmds.aimConstraint( pDonkeyList[i+1], pDonkeyList[i], aimVector=[1, 0, 0], name=pDonkeyList[i] + '_aimConstraint_#')

    else :

        print "Not enough objects to look at"

def createNewDuplicate (pTransformName, pSelectedObject) :

    currentDuplicateCopy = cmds.duplicate( pTransformName, name=pTransformName + '_#' )

    #print 'Creating new Dunkey: %s' % (currentDuplicateCopy)

    x = random.uniform (-10, 10)
    y = 0
    z = random.uniform (-10, 10)

    cmds.move( x,y,z, currentDuplicateCopy )

    xRot = 0
    yRot = random.uniform(0,360)
    zRot = 0

    cmds.rotate( xRot, yRot, zRot, currentDuplicateCopy)

    return currentDuplicateCopy

#Main#

def main(pDonkeyAmount) :
    random.seed( 1234 )

    selectedObject = cmds.ls(selection = True)
    transformName = selectedObject[0]

    if len(selectedObject) == 1:

        for i in range (0, pDonkeyAmount):

            selectedObject = createNewDuplicate(transformName, selectedObject)

            cmds.select(selectedObject, add = True)
            allDonkeys = cmds.ls(orderedSelection = True, type = 'transform')

        lookAtTheNewGuy(allDonkeys)
        cmds.hide (transformName)
    else :

        print 'ERROR: Please select only 1 start object'