Wall Maker in Maya with Python

A Python script for create brick wall. This script incluides two options to choose, one is cross arrangement, the other one is without arrangement. Users can also adjust how many bricks of row and column, the minimum/maximun is 1 and 9999. There are 3 different bricks that users can choose, solid bricks, Two-holes Hollow bricks, and Three-holes Hollow bricks. And the wall is RBD ready.

Python Module

"""Script for Maya

Version 01

Author: Anderson Yang

Date: 02/12/23

Contacts:

-Instagram: yang_vfx

-Mail: besthans0127@gmail.com

-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanyang0127/

Description: This code will generate bricks and wall, and if selecting the arrangement option, it can also generate cross structure wall.

Tested on Maya 2022.3

"""

import maya.cmds as mc

import math

# Window setting

WallMaker = mc.window(title = "Wall Maker", wh = (500, 275))

mc.rowColumnLayout(adjustableColumn = True, backgroundColor = (0.3, 0.3, 0.3))

# Close the tool

def exit():

mc.deleteUI(windows, window = True)

# Triangulate

def polyTri():

sel = mc.ls(selection = True)

for i in sel:

mc.polyTriangulate(i)

# Quadrangulate

def polyQua():

sel = mc.ls(selection = True)

for i in sel:

mc.polyQuad(i)

# A window shows the information of this script

def aboutInfo():

aboutInformation = mc.window(title = "Wall Maker for Maya by Anderson Yang", wh = (512, 200))

mc.rowColumnLayout(adjustableColumn = True, backgroundColor = (0.15, 0.15, 0.15))

mc.separator(height = 50, style = "out")

mc.text(label = "This is the first release of the Wall Maker for Maya.\n Please report any bugs or requests, and stay tuned for the full release.")

mc.separator(height = 50, style = "out")

mc.text(label = "Feel free to contact me directly about any issue at besthans0127@gmail.com \n ")

mc.showWindow(aboutInformation)

# Open google sheet for bugs report

def bugsReport():

mc.showHelp("https://forms.gle/xLMFcqLyyB1rmEaK6", absolute = True)

def applyWall():

createWall()

# Menu bar layout

firstMBL = mc.menuBarLayout()

mc.menu(label = "Edit")

mc.menuItem(label = "Triangulate", command = "polyTri()")

mc.menuItem(label = "Quadrangulate", command = "polyQua()")

mc.menu(label = "Help", helpMenu = True)

mc.menuItem(label = "Report Bugs", command = "bugsReport()")

mc.menuItem(label = "About", command = "aboutInfo()")

# Frame layout

layout = mc.columnLayout(adjustableColumn = True)

# Brick framlayout

brickFrame = mc.frameLayout(collapsable = True, label = "Brick", width = 100)

subFrameBrick = mc.radioCollection()

mc.columnLayout()

brickType = mc.radioButtonGrp(label = "Style", labelArray3 = ["Solid", "Two Holes", "Three Holes"], numberOfRadioButtons = 3, cal = [1, "center"], onc = "createWall()")

mc.setParent("..")

# Mansonry Wall framlayout

mansonryFrame = mc.frameLayout(collapsable = True, label = "Mansonry Wall")

mansonryCheck = mc.radioButtonGrp(label = "", labelArray2 = ["No Arrangement", "Cross Arrangement"], numberOfRadioButtons = 2, cal = [1, "center"])

mc.setParent("..")

# Order framlayout

wallFrame = mc.frameLayout(collapsable = True, label = "Row & Column")

row = mc.intSliderGrp(field=True, label = "Row", minValue = 0, maxValue = 10, fieldMinValue = 0, fieldMaxValue = 9999, value = 0, cal = [1, "center"] )

column = mc.intSliderGrp(field=True, label = "Column", minValue = 0, maxValue = 10, fieldMinValue = 0, fieldMaxValue = 9999, value = 0, cal = [1, "center"] )

mc.setParent("..")

# Wall generate Pattern

def createWall(*args):

# grab the value from options

columnValue = mc.intSliderGrp(column, query = True, value = True)

rowValue = mc.intSliderGrp(row, query = True, value = True)

pattern = mc.radioButtonGrp(brickType, query = True, select = True)

mansonryPattern = mc.radioButtonGrp(mansonryCheck, query = True, select = True)

# Solid bricks and no mansonry

if (pattern == 1 and mansonryPattern == 1):

for r in range(0, rowValue):

mc.polyCube(w = 2, h = 0.5, d = 1, name = "Brick" + str(r))

mc.move(2 * (r), 0, 0)

mc.select(all = True)

mc.group(name = "G1")

for c in range(1, columnValue):

mc.duplicate(name = "G" + "_" + str(c))

mc.move(0, (0.5 * c), 0, "G_" + str(c))

mc.select(all = True)

mc.ungroup()

mc.delete(constructionHistory = True)

# Two holes bricks and no mansonry

elif (pattern == 2 and mansonryPattern == 1):

cy = mc.polyCylinder(r = 0.5)

mc.select(cy)

mc.move(-1, 0, 0)

cy1 = mc.polyCylinder(r = 0.5)

mc.select(cy1)

mc.move(1, 0, 0)

mc.select(all = True)

mc.polyBoolOp("pCylinder1", "pCylinder2", op = 1)

mc.delete(constructionHistory = True)

mc.polyCube(w = 4, h = 1, d = 2)

mc.polyBoolOp("pCube1", "polySurface1", op = 2)

mc.select("polySurface2")

mc.delete(constructionHistory = True)

mc.rename("polySurface2", "box")

for r in range(0, rowValue):

mc.duplicate(name = "Brick" + "_" + str(r))

mc.move((4*r), 0, 0)

mc.delete("box")

mc.select(all = True)

mc.group(name = "G1")

for c in range(1, columnValue):

mc.duplicate(name = "G" + "_" + str(c))

mc.move(0, (c), 0, "G_" + str(c))

mc.select(all = True)

mc.ungroup()

# Three holes bricks and no mansonry

elif (pattern == 3 and mansonryPattern == 1):

c3 = mc.polyCylinder(r = 0.5)

mc.select(c3)

mc.move(-1.3, 0, 0)

c31 = mc.polyCylinder(r = 0.5)

c32 = mc.polyCylinder(r = 0.5)

mc.select(c32)

mc.move(1.3, 0, 0)

mc.select(all = True)

mc.polyBoolOp("pCylinder1", "pCylinder2", op = 1)

mc.polyBoolOp("pCylinder3", "polySurface1", op = 1)

mc.delete(constructionHistory = True)

mc.polyCube(w = 4, h = 1, d = 2)

mc.polyBoolOp("pCube1", "polySurface2", op = 2)

mc.select("polySurface3")

mc.delete(constructionHistory = True)

mc.rename("polySurface3", "box")

for r in range(0, rowValue):

mc.duplicate(name = "Brick" + "_" + str(r))

mc.move((4*r), 0, 0)

mc.delete("box")

mc.select(all = True)

mc.group(name = "G1")

for c in range(1, columnValue):

mc.duplicate(name = "G" + "_" + str(c))

mc.move(0, (c), 0, "G_" + str(c))

mc.select(all = True)

mc.ungroup()

# Solid bricks and mansonry

elif (pattern == 1 and mansonryPattern == 2):

for m in range(0, rowValue):

mc.polyCube(w = 2, h = 0.5, d = 1, name = "Brick" + str(m))

mc.move(2 * (m), 0, 0)

mc.select(all = True)

mc.group(name = "G1")

for s in range(1, 2):

mc.duplicate(name = "G" + "_" + str(s))

mc.move(1, (0.5 * s), 0, "G_" + str(s))

mc.select(all = True)

mc.ungroup()

mc.group(name = "G2")

if (columnValue % 2 == 0):

for n in range(1, int(abs(columnValue*(0.5)))):

mc.duplicate(name = "G" + "_" + str(n))

mc.move(-0.001, n, 0, "G_" + str(n))

mc.select(all = True)

mc.ungroup()

if (columnValue % 2 == 1):

for n in range(1, int(abs(columnValue * 0.5))+1):

mc.duplicate(name = "G" + "_" + str(n))

mc.move(-0.001, n, 0, "G_" + str(n))

mc.ungroup()

lastLayer = mc.ls(selection = True)

print(lastLayer)

for i in range(rowValue, len(lastLayer)):

mc.delete(lastLayer[i])

mc.group(name = "G_")

mc.select(all = True)

mc.ungroup()

# Two holes bricks and mansonry

elif (pattern == 2 and mansonryPattern == 2):

cy = mc.polyCylinder(r = 0.5)

mc.select(cy)

mc.move(-1.3, 0, 0)

cy1 = mc.polyCylinder(r = 0.5)

mc.select(cy1)

mc.move(1.3, 0, 0)

mc.select(all = True)

mc.polyBoolOp("pCylinder1", "pCylinder2", op = 1)

mc.delete(constructionHistory = True)

mc.polyCube(w = 4, h = 1, d = 2)

mc.polyBoolOp("pCube1", "polySurface1", op = 2)

mc.select("polySurface2")

mc.delete(constructionHistory = True)

mc.rename("polySurface2", "box")

for r in range(0, rowValue):

mc.duplicate(name = "Brick" + "_" + str(r))

mc.move((4*r), 0, 0)

mc.delete("box")

mc.select(all = True)

mc.group(name = "G1")

for c in range(1, 2):

mc.duplicate(name = "G" + "_" + str(c))

mc.move(2, (c), 0, "G_" + str(c))

mc.select(all = True)

mc.group(name = "G2")

if (columnValue % 2 == 0):

for n in range(1, int(abs(columnValue*(0.5)))):

mc.duplicate(name = "Tw" + "_" + str(n))

mc.move(-0.001, 2*n, 0, "Tw_" + str(n))

mc.select(all = True)

mc.ungroup()

if (columnValue % 2 == 1):

for n in range(1, int(abs(columnValue * 0.5))+1):

mc.duplicate(name = "Tw" + "_" + str(n))

mc.move(-0.001, 2*n, 0, "Tw_" + str(n))

mc.ungroup()

lastLayer = mc.ls(selection = True)

print(lastLayer)

for i in range(rowValue, len(lastLayer)):

mc.delete(lastLayer[i])

mc.group(name = "Tw_")

mc.select(all = True)

mc.select("*Tw*", "*G*")

mc.ungroup()

# Three holes bricks and mansonry

elif (pattern == 3 and mansonryPattern == 2):

c3 = mc.polyCylinder(r = 0.5)

mc.select(c3)

mc.move(-1.3, 0, 0)

c31 = mc.polyCylinder(r = 0.5)

c32 = mc.polyCylinder(r = 0.5)

mc.select(c32)

mc.move(1.3, 0, 0)

mc.select(all = True)

mc.polyBoolOp("pCylinder1", "pCylinder2", op = 1)

mc.polyBoolOp("pCylinder3", "polySurface1", op = 1)

mc.delete(constructionHistory = True)

mc.polyCube(w = 4, h = 1, d = 2)

mc.polyBoolOp("pCube1", "polySurface2", op = 2)

mc.select("polySurface3")

mc.delete(constructionHistory = True)

mc.rename("polySurface3", "box")

for r in range(0, rowValue):

mc.duplicate(name = "Brick" + "_" + str(r))

mc.move((4*r), 0, 0)

mc.delete("box")

mc.select(all = True)

mc.group(name = "G1")

for c in range(1, 2):

mc.duplicate(name = "G" + "_" + str(c))

mc.move(2, (c), 0, "G_" + str(c))

mc.select(all = True)

mc.group(name = "G2")

if (columnValue % 2 == 0):

for n in range(1, int(abs(columnValue*(0.5)))):

mc.duplicate(name = "Tw" + "_" + str(n))

mc.move(-0.001, 2*n, 0, "Tw_" + str(n))

mc.select(all = True)

mc.ungroup()

if (columnValue % 2 == 1):

for n in range(1, int(abs(columnValue * 0.5))+1):

mc.duplicate(name = "Tw" + "_" + str(n))

mc.move(-0.001, 2*n, 0, "Tw_" + str(n))

mc.ungroup()

lastLayer = mc.ls(selection = True)

print(lastLayer)

for i in range(rowValue, len(lastLayer)):

mc.delete(lastLayer[i])

mc.group(name = "Tw_")

mc.select(all = True)

mc.select("*Tw*", "*G*")

mc.ungroup()

# Buttons for appling the options and cancel, close the window

mc.separator(height = 30, style = "none")

mc.button(label = "Apply", command = "applyWall()", backgroundColor = [0.4, 0.4, 0.4])

mc.separator(height = 10, style = "none")

mc.button(label = "Cancel", command = "exit()", backgroundColor = [0.4, 0.4, 0.4])

mc.showWindow(WallMaker)

Anderson Yang

Wall Maker in Maya with Python

Recent Posts

Commentaires