Create a Turntable Animation in Maya with Python Script

import maya.cmds as cmds
import math

def create_turntable_animation(radius, frames, angle_offset, invert_animation):
    # Get the selected object in the scene
    selected_obj = cmds.ls(selection=True)
    if not selected_obj:
        cmds.error("No object selected for turntable animation.")

    # Get the position of the selected object
    obj_position = cmds.xform(selected_obj[0], q=True, ws=True, t=True)

    # Create the camera
    camera = cmds.camera()[0]

    # Position the camera at the calculated radius from the object
    cmds.xform(camera, ws=True, t=(obj_position[0] + radius, obj_position[1], obj_position[2]))

    # Set the camera's aim to look at the selected object
    cmds.aimConstraint(selected_obj[0], camera, aimVector=(0, 0, -1), upVector=(0, 1, 0), worldUpType="vector", worldUpVector=(0, 1, 0))

    # Create the animation by setting keyframes for the camera's rotation around the object
    for frame in range(0, frames + 1):
        # Calculate the new position of the camera with the added angle offset
        angle = math.radians(((frame / frames) * 360 + angle_offset) % 360)  # Apply offset and convert to radians
        
        if invert_animation:
            # Reverse the direction of the camera's movement
            angle = -angle

        x = obj_position[0] + radius * math.cos(angle)
        z = obj_position[2] + radius * math.sin(angle)

        # Set the camera's position at the current frame
        cmds.xform(camera, ws=True, t=(x, obj_position[1], z))

        # Set keyframe at the current frame for the camera's position
        cmds.setKeyframe(camera, attribute="translateX", t=frame)
        cmds.setKeyframe(camera, attribute="translateZ", t=frame)

    # Set the end frame of the animation
    cmds.playbackOptions(min=0, max=frames)

    # Feedback to the user
    print(f"Turntable animation created around '{selected_obj[0]}' with {frames} frames, {angle_offset}° offset, and inversion set to {invert_animation}.")

def show_ui():
    # Create the window
    if cmds.window("turntableUI", exists=True):
        cmds.deleteUI("turntableUI", window=True)
    
    window = cmds.window("turntableUI", title="Turntable Animation", widthHeight=(300, 220))
    
    # Layout for the window
    cmds.columnLayout(adjustableColumn=True)
    
    # Create UI elements (Radius, Frames, Offset inputs)
    cmds.text(label="Turntable Animation Settings")
    
    radius_field = cmds.floatFieldGrp(label="Radius:", value1=10.0)
    frames_field = cmds.intFieldGrp(label="Frames:", value1=240)
    offset_field = cmds.floatFieldGrp(label="Angle Offset (°):", value1=0.0)  # New offset field
    
    # Create checkbox for inverting the animation
    invert_checkbox = cmds.checkBox(label="Invert Animation", value=False)
    
    # Create a button to create the animation
    cmds.button(label="Create Turntable Animation", 
                command=lambda x: create_turntable_animation(
                    cmds.floatFieldGrp(radius_field, q=True, value1=True),
                    cmds.intFieldGrp(frames_field, q=True, value1=True),
                    cmds.floatFieldGrp(offset_field, q=True, value1=True),  # Pass the angle offset
                    cmds.checkBox(invert_checkbox, q=True, value=True)  # Pass the invert animation option
                ))

    # Show the window
    cmds.showWindow(window)

# Show the UI
show_ui()