locToCone.py

import maya.cmds as mc

def createCone(locName,tx,ty,tz):
    cone =  mc.polyCone(name='cone_'+locName, r=1, h=2, sx=4, sy=1, sz=0, ax=[0,0,0], rcp=0, cuv=3, ch=True)[0]
    mc.move(1, y=True)
    mc.rotate(180, x=True)
    mc.rotate(45, y=True)
    mc.move(0, 0, 0, cone+".scalePivot", cone+".rotatePivot", absolute=True)
    mc.makeIdentity(apply=True, translate=True, rotate=True)
    mc.xform(cone, a=True, ws=True, translation=(tx,ty,tz))

def main():
    locList = []
    locList = mc.ls(selection=True)

    for loc in locList:
        locTrans = mc.xform(loc, q=True, ws=True, t=True)
        createCone(loc, locTrans[0], locTrans[1], locTrans[2])

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()