02B - Masha - Loft

import maya.cmds as cmds
from random import *
from math import *

#numPoints = 60
numCurves = 40.0
radius = 10

def Curve(numPoints):
   
    #create an empty list to store the point
    points = []
    #loop and gather point information
    for i in range (1, numPoints, 1):
        amplitude = 1
        #function for the spiral curve
        x = sin(i)*amplitude
        y = 0
        z = i
        myPoint = (x,y,z)
        #store the point in the list
        points.append(myPoint)
   
    #create the curve
    myCurve = cmds.curve (d = 3, p=points) #degree 3
    return myCurve
   
def Curve2(numPoints):
   
    #create an empty list to store the point
    points = []
    #loop and gather point information
    for i in range (1, numPoints, 1):
        amplitude = 1
        #function for the spiral curve
        x = (cos(i)*amplitude)
        y = 0
        z = i
        myPoint = (x,y,z)
        #store the point in the list
        points.append(myPoint)
   
    #create the curve
    myCurve = cmds.curve (d = 3, p=points) #degree 3
    return myCurve   

myCrv = []   
y1 = 0
angle = 360/numCurves
x1 = radius
z1 = 10   
for i in range (0, numCurves+1, 1):
    if i%2 == 0:
        curve1 = Curve(50)
    else:
        curve1 = Curve2(50)
    #cmds.move (0,0,10, curve1)
    #cmds.rotate( 0, 0, 90, curve1, pivot=(0,0,0))
    cmds.rotate( 0, 0, angle*i,curve1, pivot=(x1,y1,z1))
   
    #cmds.move (j,j,0, curve1)
    myCrv.append (curve1)
print myCrv

cmds.loft(myCrv)