import MASH.api as mapi
import maya.cmds as cmds

#new file
cmds.file(force=True, new=True)

#move the camera
cmds.setAttr('persp.translateX', 25)
cmds.setAttr('persp.translateY', 20)
cmds.setAttr('persp.translateZ', 20)

#create a poly cube
pcube = cmds.polyPlane(sx=1, sy=1)
cmds.setKeyframe( pcube[0], attribute='rotateX', t=['0sec'], v=-180.0 )
cmds.setKeyframe( pcube[0], attribute='rotateX', t=['0.5sec'], v=0.0 )

#create a new MASH network
mashNetwork = mapi.Network()
mashNetwork.createNetwork(name="TimeNetwork", geometry="Repro")
cmds.setAttr(mashNetwork.distribute + '.arrangement', 6)
cmds.setAttr(mashNetwork.distribute + '.gridAmplitudeX', 30)

cmds.setAttr(mashNetwork.distribute + '.gridx', 30)
cmds.setAttr(mashNetwork.distribute + '.gridz', 6)

timeNode = mashNetwork.addNode("MASH_Time")
cmds.setAttr(timeNode.name + '.animationEnd', 1000) #one attribute way to turn off looping
cmds.setAttr(timeNode.name + '.staggerFrames', 120)
cmds.setAttr(timeNode.name + '.timeOffset', -120)

reproMesh = cmds.listConnections(mashNetwork.instancer+'.outMesh', d=True, s=False )[0]

cmds.flushIdleQueue()

cmds.select(clear=True)
cmds.select(reproMesh)
bendDeformer = cmds.nonLinear( type='bend', curvature=179.5 )[1] #handle
cmds.setAttr(bendDeformer + '.rotateX', 90)
cmds.setAttr(bendDeformer + '.rotateY', 90)

cmds.playbackOptions( animationEndTime='6sec')
cmds.playblast(format="qt", viewer=True, p=100 )