Simple script to arrange selected objects into 2D grid with specified width and height

jgbpy_arrange_2d_grid

import bpy
'''
Arrange selected objects in specified grid space

'''

def arrangeIn2DGrid(width=10, height=10, spread=2):

    # Get List of Selected Objects
    myObjects = bpy.context.selected_objects

    if(myObjects):
        print('Please select some objects')

    totalGrid = width * height

    if(len(myObjects) > totalGrid):
        print('You need to specify bigger grid for your objects')

    coords = []

    for x in range(0,width):
        for z in range(0,height):
            coords.append([x,z])

    # For every object in list, place each one in order into provided coordinates
    for number, object in enumerate(myObjects):
        object.location = coords[number][0] * spread, coords[number][1] * spread , 0.0


arrangeIn2DGrid(spread = 9)