Cuber_v1.2

# Cuber_v1.2

# cwisbg
from pymel.core import *
import maya.cmds as mc
import random as r
import time
start = time.clock()
# Prompt Box
promptBox1 = promptDialog(t= 'Cuber_v.1',bgc=[.5,.7,.8],
     button = 'create',
     m= "How manny Cubes would you like?")
if promptBox1 == 'create':
     promptReturn = promptDialog(query=True, text=True)

# Scene Clean
cuberCheck = mc.ls("cuber_grp")
papNm = "PapaCube"
if cuberCheck:
    cuberChildren = listRelatives(cuberCheck, c=1)
    ittor = len(cuberChildren)
    papNm = "{0}{1}".format(papNm, ittor)
    papaCube = [polyCube( n= papNm, w = 1, h = 1, d = 1)[0]]
    parent(papaCube, cuberGrp)
else:
    cuberGrp = group(n = "cuber_grp", em=1)
    papaCube = [polyCube( n= "{0}0".format(papNm),w = 1, h = 1, d = 1)[0]]
    parent(papaCube, cuberGrp)

rotAmnt = 90
rot_direction = [[rotAmnt,0,0],[0,rotAmnt,0],[0,0,rotAmnt]]
rotLen = len(rot_direction) -1
moveAmnt = 1
move_direction = [[moveAmnt,0,0],[0,moveAmnt,0],[0,0,moveAmnt],
[-moveAmnt,0,0],[0,-moveAmnt,0],[0,0,-moveAmnt]]
moveDir_len = len(move_direction)-1

lastPlaceCheck = ls("last_saved_lct")
lpTracker = 0
lP = []
if lastPlaceCheck:
    lP = lastPlaceCheck[0].getTranslation()
    delete("last_saved_lct")
# Cuber - Cube creation
z = int(promptReturn) # number of cubes
x = 0 # count down to
i = 1 # itterator
while x <= z:
        if x == 0:
            last = papaCube[0]
        else:
            last = cube
        rando = r.randint(0,moveDir_len)
        randoR = r.randint(0, rotLen)

        moveDir = move_direction[rando]

        lastPlace = last.getTranslation("world")
        lastPlus = [sum(l) for l in zip(moveDir, lastPlace)]

        cube = duplicate(papaCube, n = '{0}_cube_{1}'.format(papNm,x))[0]

        if lpTracker == 0 and x == 0:
            print "here"
            move(cube, lP ,os=1, wd = 1)
        else:
            move(cube, lastPlus, os=1, wd = 1 )
        cuberCheck = mc.ls("cuber_grp")
        cuberChildren = listRelatives(cuberCheck, c=1)

        for cb in cuberChildren:
            samePlace = 0
            while samePlace:
                cubeCurrent = cube.getTranslation()
                cbTrans = cb.getTranslation()
                if cbTrans == cubeCurrent:
                    move(cube, lastPlus, os=1, wd = 1 )
                    print "same place"
                else:
                    samePlace += 1
        #rotate(cube, rot_direction[randoR], r=1)
        #a = parent(cube,papaCube[x])
        #papaCube.append(cube)
        #parent(cube, "cuber_grp")
        refresh(cw=1)
        i += 1
        x += 1
        lpTracker = 1


"""
# selecting
mc.select(cl=True) #clear selection
b = z # so z is not overwritten
while b >= 1:
   mc.refresh(cw=1)
   sl = mc.select(papaCube[b], add =1 )
   b -= 1 # Temp Proggress bar
"""

cubeCombine = listRelatives("cuber_grp")
lastPlace = cubeCombine[-1].getTranslation()
lastSave = spaceLocator(n = "last_saved_lct")
move(lastSave, lastPlace, os=1, wd = 1 )
parent(lastSave, "cuber_grp")


combinedCubes = polyUnite( cubeCombine, n = "test", mergeUVSets = 1, ch=0)
polyMergeVertex(combinedCubes, d= .01, am=1, ch=0)
polyNormal(combinedCubes, normalMode = 2, userNormalMode = 0, ch=1)
polySoftEdge(combinedCubes, a=180, ch=0)


elapsed = (time.clock() - start)
elapsed = elapsed/60
print "done, took:", elapsed