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# animCubeNode.py

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    # import maya.cmds as cmds
    # cmds.createNode("transform", name="animCube1")
    # cmds.createNode("mesh", name="animCubeShape1", parent="animCube1")
    # cmds.sets("animCubeShape1", add="initialShadingGroup")
    # cmds.createNode("spAnimCube", name="animCubeNode1")
    # cmds.connectAttr("time1.outTime", "animCubeNode1.time")
    # cmds.connectAttr("animCubeNode1.outputMesh", "animCubeShape1.inMesh")

    import sys
    import maya.OpenMaya as OpenMaya
    import maya.OpenMayaMPx as OpenMayaMPx

    kPluginNodeName = "spAnimCube"
    kPluginNodeId = OpenMaya.MTypeId(0x8700B)

    class animCube(OpenMayaMPx.MPxNode):
        time = OpenMaya.MObject()
        outputMesh = OpenMaya.MObject()

        def __init__(self):
            OpenMayaMPx.MPxNode.__init__(self)

        def createMesh(self, tempTime, outData):
            frame = int(tempTime.asUnits(OpenMaya.MTime.kFilm))
            if frame is 0:
                frame = 1

            cubeSize = 0.5 * float(frame % 10)

            numFaces = 6
            numVertices = 8
            numFaceConnects = 24

            vtx_1 = OpenMaya.MFloatPoint(-cubeSize, -cubeSize, -cubeSize)
            vtx_2 = OpenMaya.MFloatPoint( cubeSize, -cubeSize, -cubeSize)
            vtx_3 = OpenMaya.MFloatPoint( cubeSize, -cubeSize,  cubeSize)
            vtx_4 = OpenMaya.MFloatPoint(-cubeSize, -cubeSize,  cubeSize)
            vtx_5 = OpenMaya.MFloatPoint(-cubeSize,  cubeSize, -cubeSize)
            vtx_6 = OpenMaya.MFloatPoint(-cubeSize,  cubeSize,  cubeSize)
            vtx_7 = OpenMaya.MFloatPoint( cubeSize,  cubeSize,  cubeSize)
            vtx_8 = OpenMaya.MFloatPoint( cubeSize,  cubeSize, -cubeSize)

            points = OpenMaya.MFloatPointArray()
            points.setLength(8)
            points.set(vtx_1, 0)
            points.set(vtx_2, 1)
            points.set(vtx_3, 2)
            points.set(vtx_4, 3)
            points.set(vtx_5, 4)
            points.set(vtx_6, 5)
            points.set(vtx_7, 6)
            points.set(vtx_8, 7)

            faceConnects = OpenMaya.MIntArray()
            faceConnects.setLength(numFaceConnects)
            faceConnects.set(0, 0)
            faceConnects.set(1, 1)
            faceConnects.set(2, 2)
            faceConnects.set(3, 3)
            faceConnects.set(4, 4)
            faceConnects.set(5, 5)
            faceConnects.set(6, 6)
            faceConnects.set(7, 7)
            faceConnects.set(3, 8)
            faceConnects.set(2, 9)
            faceConnects.set(6, 10)
            faceConnects.set(5, 11)
            faceConnects.set(0, 12)
            faceConnects.set(3, 13)
            faceConnects.set(5, 14)
            faceConnects.set(4, 15)
            faceConnects.set(0, 16)
            faceConnects.set(4, 17)
            faceConnects.set(7, 18)
            faceConnects.set(1, 19)
            faceConnects.set(1, 20)
            faceConnects.set(7, 21)
            faceConnects.set(6, 22)
            faceConnects.set(2, 23)

            faceCounts = OpenMaya.MIntArray()
            faceCounts.setLength(6)
            faceCounts.set(4, 0)
            faceCounts.set(4, 1)
            faceCounts.set(4, 2)
            faceCounts.set(4, 3)
            faceCounts.set(4, 4)
            faceCounts.set(4, 5)

            meshFS = OpenMaya.MFnMesh()
            newMesh = meshFS.create(numVertices, numFaces, points, faceCounts, faceConnects, outData)

            return newMesh

        def compute(self, plug, data):
            if plug == animCube.outputMesh:
                timeData = data.inputValue(animCube.time)
                tempTime = timeData.asTime()

                outputHandle = data.outputValue(animCube.outputMesh)

                dataCreator = OpenMaya.MFnMeshData()
                newOutputData = dataCreator.create()

                self.createMesh(tempTime, newOutputData)

                outputHandle.setMObject(newOutputData)
                data.setClean(plug)
            else:
                return OpenMaya.kUnknownParameter

    def nodeCreator():
        return OpenMayaMPx.asMPxPtr( animCube() )

    def nodeInitializer():
        unitAttr = OpenMaya.MFnUnitAttribute()
        typedAttr = OpenMaya.MFnTypedAttribute()

        animCube.time = unitAttr.create("time", "tm", OpenMaya.MFnUnitAttribute.kTime, 0.0)
        animCube.outputMesh = typedAttr.create("outputMesh", "out", OpenMaya.MFnData.kMesh)

        animCube.addAttribute(animCube.time)
        animCube.addAttribute(animCube.outputMesh)

        animCube.attributeAffects(animCube.time, animCube.outputMesh)

    # initialize the script plug-in
    def initializePlugin(mobject):
        mplugin = OpenMayaMPx.MFnPlugin(mobject)
        try:
            mplugin.registerNode( kPluginNodeName, kPluginNodeId, nodeCreator, nodeInitializer)
        except:
            sys.stderr.write( "Failed to register node: %s" % kPluginNodeName )
            raise

    # uninitialize the script plug-in
    def uninitializePlugin(mobject):
        mplugin = OpenMayaMPx.MFnPlugin(mobject)
        try:
            mplugin.deregisterNode( kPluginNodeId )
        except:
            sys.stderr.write( "Failed to deregister node: %s" % kPluginNodeName )
            raise