select -all;
delete;
defaultDirectionalLight(1, 1,1,1, "0", 0,0,0);

string 	$sph[] = `sphere -sections 8 -spans 4`;
float 	$P[], $N[];
float	$U, $V;

// Choose a number of random locations
for($n = 0; $n < 500; $n++)
	{
	$U = rand(0,1) * 4;		// notice this matches the -spans
	$V = rand(0,1) * 8;		// ditto the -sections
	$P = `pointOnSurface -u $U -v $V $sph[0]`;
	$N = `pointOnSurface -u $U -v $V -nn $sph[0]`;
	makeCurve($P, $N);
	
	// A couple of test objects
	//sphere -p ($P[0]) ($P[1]) ($P[2]) -r 0.01;
	//cylinder -axis ($N[0]) ($N[1]) ($N[2])   -p ($P[0]) ($P[1]) ($P[2]) -r 0.001 -hr 1000;
	//move ($P[0]/2) ($P[1]/2) ($P[2]/2);
	}
select -all;

			/*
			curve -d 1  -p $p[0] $p[1] $p[2] 
						-p $p[0] ($p[1] + 0.1) $p[2]
						-p $p[0] ($p[1] + 0.2) $p[2]
						-p $p[0] ($p[1] + 0.3) $p[2];
			*/