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  1. Eddie Knight revised this gist Mar 25, 2019. 1 changed file with 33 additions and 22 deletions.
    55 changes: 33 additions & 22 deletions CloneGameObject.cs
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    @@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ public class CloneGameObject : ScriptableWizard
    public bool randomizeYRotation;

    private List<GameObject> allClones;
    private Vector3 clonePosition;
    private GameObject objectToClone;
    private GameObject rotationObject;

    System.Random random = new System.Random();

    @@ -30,8 +27,6 @@ static void CloneGameObjectWizard()

    void OnWizardCreate()
    {
    if(secondObjectToClone == null)
    secondObjectToClone = firstObjectToClone;
    cloneAll();
    }

    @@ -57,35 +52,49 @@ void cloneColumns(int rowCounter, int layerCounter)
    {
    for (int columnCounter = 0; columnCounter < xCount; columnCounter++)
    {
    setObjectToClone();
    setTransform(columnCounter, rowCounter, layerCounter);
    checkRandomRotation(columnCounter, rowCounter, layerCounter);
    Instantiate(objectToClone, clonePosition, setRotation(), rotationObject.transform);
    // Prepare all values for cloning
    GameObject objectToClone = setObjectToClone();
    Vector3 clonePosition = setTransform(columnCounter, rowCounter, layerCounter);
    Transform cloneParent = setParent(columnCounter, rowCounter, layerCounter);
    Quaternion cloneRotation = setRotation(objectToClone);

    // Clone
    GameObject newObject = Instantiate(objectToClone,
    clonePosition,
    cloneRotation,
    cloneParent);
    newObject.name = objectToClone.name + "-" + columnCounter + "-" + rowCounter + "-" + layerCounter;

    // Move to parent container if object uses randomYRotation parent
    if (randomizeYRotation)
    cloneParent.transform.parent = parentObjectForClones.transform;
    }
    }

    void setObjectToClone()
    GameObject setObjectToClone()
    {
    int test = random.Next(2);
    if (test == 1)
    objectToClone = firstObjectToClone;
    else
    objectToClone = secondObjectToClone;
    int coinToss = random.Next(2);
    // if no second object, only use first
    // if second object provided, check coinToss to select
    if (secondObjectToClone == null || coinToss == 1)
    return firstObjectToClone;
    return secondObjectToClone;
    }

    void checkRandomRotation(int columnCounter, int rowCounter, int layerCounter)
    Transform setParent(int columnCounter, int rowCounter, int layerCounter)
    {
    if (randomizeYRotation)
    {
    rotationObject = new GameObject("clone-" + columnCounter + "-" + rowCounter + "-" + layerCounter);
    rotationObject.transform.parent = parentObjectForClones.transform;
    // Create a new parent to enable rotation on the center of cloned object
    GameObject rotationObject = new GameObject("clone-" + columnCounter + "-" + rowCounter + "-" + layerCounter);
    return rotationObject.transform;
    }
    else
    rotationObject = parentObjectForClones;
    return parentObjectForClones.transform;
    }

    Quaternion setRotation()
    Quaternion setRotation(GameObject objectToClone)
    {
    // Rotation value should match original object's rotation
    Quaternion rotation = new Quaternion();
    rotation.Set(objectToClone.transform.rotation.x,
    objectToClone.transform.rotation.y,
    @@ -97,10 +106,12 @@ Quaternion setRotation()
    return rotation;
    }

    void setTransform(int columnCounter, int rowCounter, int layerCounter)
    Vector3 setTransform(int columnCounter, int rowCounter, int layerCounter)
    {
    Vector3 clonePosition;
    clonePosition.x = parentObjectForClones.transform.position.x + (XAxisSpacing * columnCounter);
    clonePosition.y = parentObjectForClones.transform.position.y + (YAxisSpacing * rowCounter);
    clonePosition.z = parentObjectForClones.transform.position.z + (ZAxisSpacing * layerCounter);
    return clonePosition;
    }
    }
  2. Eddie Knight revised this gist Mar 25, 2019. 1 changed file with 32 additions and 3 deletions.
    35 changes: 32 additions & 3 deletions CloneGameObject.cs
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    @@ -4,7 +4,8 @@

    public class CloneGameObject : ScriptableWizard
    {
    public GameObject objectToClone;
    public GameObject firstObjectToClone;
    public GameObject secondObjectToClone;
    public GameObject parentObjectForClones;
    public int xCount = 1;
    public int yCount = 1;
    @@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ public class CloneGameObject : ScriptableWizard

    private List<GameObject> allClones;
    private Vector3 clonePosition;
    private GameObject objectToClone;
    private GameObject rotationObject;

    System.Random random = new System.Random();

    [MenuItem("Tools/Clone Game Object")]
    static void CloneGameObjectWizard()
    @@ -25,6 +30,8 @@ static void CloneGameObjectWizard()

    void OnWizardCreate()
    {
    if(secondObjectToClone == null)
    secondObjectToClone = firstObjectToClone;
    cloneAll();
    }

    @@ -50,11 +57,33 @@ void cloneColumns(int rowCounter, int layerCounter)
    {
    for (int columnCounter = 0; columnCounter < xCount; columnCounter++)
    {
    setObjectToClone();
    setTransform(columnCounter, rowCounter, layerCounter);
    Instantiate(objectToClone, clonePosition, setRotation(), parentObjectForClones.transform);
    checkRandomRotation(columnCounter, rowCounter, layerCounter);
    Instantiate(objectToClone, clonePosition, setRotation(), rotationObject.transform);
    }
    }


    void setObjectToClone()
    {
    int test = random.Next(2);
    if (test == 1)
    objectToClone = firstObjectToClone;
    else
    objectToClone = secondObjectToClone;
    }

    void checkRandomRotation(int columnCounter, int rowCounter, int layerCounter)
    {
    if (randomizeYRotation)
    {
    rotationObject = new GameObject("clone-" + columnCounter + "-" + rowCounter + "-" + layerCounter);
    rotationObject.transform.parent = parentObjectForClones.transform;
    }
    else
    rotationObject = parentObjectForClones;
    }

    Quaternion setRotation()
    {
    Quaternion rotation = new Quaternion();
  3. Eddie Knight revised this gist Mar 24, 2019. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 2 deletions.
    3 changes: 1 addition & 2 deletions CloneGameObject.cs
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    @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ void cloneColumns(int rowCounter, int layerCounter)
    Instantiate(objectToClone, clonePosition, setRotation(), parentObjectForClones.transform);
    }
    }

    Quaternion setRotation()
    {
    Quaternion rotation = new Quaternion();
    @@ -64,8 +65,6 @@ Quaternion setRotation()

    if (randomizeYRotation)
    rotation.y = Random.rotation.y;
    Debug.Log(rotation.y);
    Debug.Log(rotation);
    return rotation;
    }

  4. Eddie Knight revised this gist Mar 24, 2019. 1 changed file with 21 additions and 10 deletions.
    31 changes: 21 additions & 10 deletions CloneGameObject.cs
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    @@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using UnityEditor;

    // Clones object a specified number of times
    // into a specified number of rows
    // and a specified number of row layers,
    // a specified distance apart
    public class CloneGameObject : ScriptableWizard
    {
    public GameObject objectToClone;
    @@ -16,9 +12,10 @@ public class CloneGameObject : ScriptableWizard
    public float XAxisSpacing = 1;
    public float YAxisSpacing = 1;
    public float ZAxisSpacing = 1;
    public bool randomizeYRotation;

    private List<GameObject> allClones;
    private Vector3 cloneTransform;
    private Vector3 clonePosition;

    [MenuItem("Tools/Clone Game Object")]
    static void CloneGameObjectWizard()
    @@ -27,7 +24,7 @@ static void CloneGameObjectWizard()
    }

    void OnWizardCreate()
    {
    {
    cloneAll();
    }

    @@ -54,14 +51,28 @@ void cloneColumns(int rowCounter, int layerCounter)
    for (int columnCounter = 0; columnCounter < xCount; columnCounter++)
    {
    setTransform(columnCounter, rowCounter, layerCounter);
    Instantiate(objectToClone, cloneTransform, objectToClone.transform.rotation, parentObjectForClones.transform);
    Instantiate(objectToClone, clonePosition, setRotation(), parentObjectForClones.transform);
    }
    }
    Quaternion setRotation()
    {
    Quaternion rotation = new Quaternion();
    rotation.Set(objectToClone.transform.rotation.x,
    objectToClone.transform.rotation.y,
    objectToClone.transform.rotation.z,
    objectToClone.transform.rotation.w);

    if (randomizeYRotation)
    rotation.y = Random.rotation.y;
    Debug.Log(rotation.y);
    Debug.Log(rotation);
    return rotation;
    }

    void setTransform(int columnCounter, int rowCounter, int layerCounter)
    {
    cloneTransform.x = parentObjectForClones.transform.position.x + (XAxisSpacing * columnCounter);
    cloneTransform.y = parentObjectForClones.transform.position.y + (YAxisSpacing * rowCounter);
    cloneTransform.z = parentObjectForClones.transform.position.z + (ZAxisSpacing * layerCounter);
    clonePosition.x = parentObjectForClones.transform.position.x + (XAxisSpacing * columnCounter);
    clonePosition.y = parentObjectForClones.transform.position.y + (YAxisSpacing * rowCounter);
    clonePosition.z = parentObjectForClones.transform.position.z + (ZAxisSpacing * layerCounter);
    }
    }
  5. Eddie Knight created this gist Mar 23, 2019.
    67 changes: 67 additions & 0 deletions CloneGameObject.cs
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    @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
    using UnityEngine;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using UnityEditor;

    // Clones object a specified number of times
    // into a specified number of rows
    // and a specified number of row layers,
    // a specified distance apart
    public class CloneGameObject : ScriptableWizard
    {
    public GameObject objectToClone;
    public GameObject parentObjectForClones;
    public int xCount = 1;
    public int yCount = 1;
    public int zCount = 1;
    public float XAxisSpacing = 1;
    public float YAxisSpacing = 1;
    public float ZAxisSpacing = 1;

    private List<GameObject> allClones;
    private Vector3 cloneTransform;

    [MenuItem("Tools/Clone Game Object")]
    static void CloneGameObjectWizard()
    {
    ScriptableWizard.DisplayWizard<CloneGameObject>("Clone Game Object", "Clone Now");
    }

    void OnWizardCreate()
    {
    cloneAll();
    }


    // Helper Functions
    void cloneAll()
    {
    for(int layerCounter = 0; layerCounter < zCount; layerCounter++)
    {
    cloneRowsOfColumns(layerCounter);
    }
    }

    void cloneRowsOfColumns(int layerCounter)
    {
    for (int rowCounter = 0; rowCounter < yCount; rowCounter++)
    {
    cloneColumns(rowCounter, layerCounter);
    }
    }

    void cloneColumns(int rowCounter, int layerCounter)
    {
    for (int columnCounter = 0; columnCounter < xCount; columnCounter++)
    {
    setTransform(columnCounter, rowCounter, layerCounter);
    Instantiate(objectToClone, cloneTransform, objectToClone.transform.rotation, parentObjectForClones.transform);
    }
    }

    void setTransform(int columnCounter, int rowCounter, int layerCounter)
    {
    cloneTransform.x = parentObjectForClones.transform.position.x + (XAxisSpacing * columnCounter);
    cloneTransform.y = parentObjectForClones.transform.position.y + (YAxisSpacing * rowCounter);
    cloneTransform.z = parentObjectForClones.transform.position.z + (ZAxisSpacing * layerCounter);
    }
    }