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# Limpet torus
# p01 2010
# Maya python script
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from math import sin, cos, pi, sqrt
from maya.cmds import curve, ls, loft, delete

width  = 1
height = 1
length = 1
uRes = .3
vRes = .2
 
cvs = []
u = -pi
while u <= pi :
    pts = []
    v = -pi
    while v <= pi :
        x = cos(u) / (sqrt(width+1) + sin(v))
        y = sin(u) / (sqrt(height+1) + sin(v))
        z = (length+1) / (sqrt(length+1) + cos(v)) 
        pts.append((x, y, z))
        v += vRes
    u += uRes
    curve(p=pts)
    cv = ls(sl=1)
    cvs.append(cv[0])
loft(cvs, c=1)
delete(cvs)