Python Scripting - Main Structure

When I first started out, maya scripting was quite tough to understand. For this assignment, I have chosen to do the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The first thing I did was to do the basic main structure for the tower which is made up of cylinders.

Main Structure Script

Making cylinders were kind of tough at first but it was fun during the process. As you can see from the picture above, I have broken down the script into 3 functions. The first function makes the middle and the top cylinders, the second scripts the base platform at the bottom and the last makes the columns. The base platform was rather hard to get it work at first but I managed to do it. I have added "index += 1", gap and height so that the steps inclines upwards in the Y-axis individually. To make the shape of the base platform stand out, I have added "index*10" in both the X and Z axis(scale) so the steps decrease in size.

Making columns and creating a master function

In order to make the whole script run, I needed to add another function called "myCreation". Under myCreation, I have added the above functions. However, I had a problem with the columns and needed to change the equation. I wanted to make an equation to allow the number of columns I want to rotate around the the main structure of the tower. So the equation simply didn't work out.