//////////////////////////////////////////
//Select meshes to transfer weight to, then shift-select the mesh with weights, then run this script

string $userSel[] = `ls -sl`;

if(`size($userSel)` > 1)
{

  select $userSel[((`size($userSel)`) - 1)];
  string $cageMesh[] = `ls -sl`;

  select $userSel;
  select -tgl $cageMesh;
  string $pieces[] = `ls -sl`;

  //get inputs of weights in skin
  string $theJoints[] = `skinCluster -q -wi $cageMesh`;

  if(`size($theJoints)` > 0 && $cageMesh[0] != "")
  {
  
    int $counter;
    int $sizer = size($pieces);

    for ($counter = 0; $counter < $sizer; $counter++)
    {

      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      //Determine if skinCluster exists on piece
      string $skins[] ;
      clear $skins ;

	  string $hist[] = `listHistory -pdo 1 -il 2 $pieces[$counter]` ;
	  string $h ;
	  
	  for ($h in $hist)
	  {
	      if (nodeType($h) == "skinCluster")
	      {
	          $skins[size($skins)] = $h ;
	      }//end of if skinCluster type exists
	  }//end of for loop through history


      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      //If skinCluster Doesn't exist, add skinCluster
      if(`size($skins)` == 0)
      {
    	  select $pieces[$counter] $theJoints;
    	  newSkinCluster "-tsb -mi 10 -dr 10" ;
      }//end of apply skinCluster if none found


      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      //Add all influences from cageMesh
      int $counterInf;
      int $sizerInf = size($theJoints);
      string $pieceJoints[] = `skinCluster -q -wi $pieces[$counter]`;

      for ($counterInf = 0; $counterInf < $sizerInf; $counterInf++)
      {
    	  int $found = stringArrayContains($theJoints[$counterInf], $pieceJoints);
    	  if($found == 0){skinCluster -e -ai $theJoints[$counterInf] $skins[0];}
      }//end of for loop through adding all cageJoints


      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      //Remove extra joints that don't match those in cageMesh skinCluster
      string $theJoints[] = `skinCluster -q -wi $cageMesh`;
      string $pieceJoints[] = `skinCluster -q -wi $pieces[$counter]`;
      string $diffJoints[] = stringArrayRemove($theJoints, $pieceJoints);

      int $counterInf;
      int $sizerInf = size($diffJoints);

      if(`size($diffJoints)` > 0)
      {
    	  for ($counterInf = 0; $counterInf < $sizerInf; $counterInf++)
    	  {
    	      skinCluster -e -ri $diffJoints[$counterInf] $skins[0];
    	  }//end of for loop through removing extra joints
      }//end of if any joints are different


      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      //Transfer the Weights
      select $cageMesh $pieces[$counter];
      copySkinWeights  -noMirror -surfaceAssociation closestPoint -influenceAssociation closestJoint -influenceAssociation oneToOne -influenceAssociation name -normalize;


      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      //Finalize
      print ("\nSkin Applied/Weights Transfered: " + ($counter + 1) + "/" + $sizer);

    }//end of loop through pieces
    
    select $userSel;
    
  }//end of if there is a skinCluster to copy from

}//end of if user has selected enough items

//Joint Color Red
displayColor -dormant "fkJoints" 13;

//To return to Default Joint Color
displayColor -dormant "fkJoints" 8;