Edge Appender 0.0.2

# this requires a polygonal object to already exist with some
# fairly specific edge numberings and positioning
# the top comments are notes on how maya constructs edges what are the appropriate
# commands to add new faces to the existing ones.
#stringconstruct = 'a=[' + str(10) + ',(-0,0,' + str(3)+ ')]'
#eval('plg.polyAppend(' + stringconstruct + ')')

#stringconstruct = 'a=[' + str(7) + ',(-4,0,' + str(3)+ ')]'
#eval('plg.polyAppend(' + stringconstruct + ')')

#stringconstruct = 'a=[' + str(6) + ',(-0,0,' + str(2)+ ')]'
#eval('plg.polyAppend(' + stringconstruct + ')')

#stringconstruct = 'a=[' + str(3) + ',(-4,0,' + str(2)+ ')]'
#eval('plg.polyAppend(' + stringconstruct + ')')

#stringconstruct = 'a=[' + str(2) + ',(-0,0,' + str(1)+ ')]'
#eval('plg.polyAppend(' + stringconstruct + ')')
import math
import maya.cmds as plg

edgeNum = 2
xValEven = 1
xValOdd = -4
yVal = 0
zVal = 1
for i in range(1,100):
        stringconstruct = 'a=[' + str(edgeNum) + ',(' + str(xValEven) + ',0,' + str(zVal)+ ')]'
        eval('plg.polyAppend(' + stringconstruct + ')')
        edgeNum = edgeNum + 1
        zVal = zVal + 1
        stringconstruct = 'a=[' + str(edgeNum) + ',(' + str(xValOdd) + ',0,' + str(zVal)+ ')]'
        eval('plg.polyAppend(' + stringconstruct + ')')
        edgeNum = edgeNum + 3
        xValEven = math.cos((i*math.pi)/5)
        xValOdd = math.cos((i*math.pi)/5)-4