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Code creates Machine Material Deposit Study
–Code was written during the Lunar Outpost [a] research thesis. The machine deposit represents the extracted material during the digging protocols. The base geometry is represented by a single line which represents the trajectory of the robot. Depending on the size and density required, the scale and density of the bundles + structure will adapt.–

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RHINSCRIPT CODE

Option Explicit
'Script written by Luis Quinones
'Script copyrighted by YOUR ROBOT MOM
'Script version Sunday, January 31, 2010 10:01:33 PM

Call Main()
Sub Main()

    '///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    'select test curve
    Dim strCurve 
    Dim i
    Dim arrPoints, arrPoint
    Dim arrBaseC()
    Dim arrPTsA()
    Dim arrPTsB()
    Dim arrPTsC()
    Dim arrPTsD()
    Dim arrPTsE()
    Dim arrPTsF()
    Dim dblPosX,dblPosY,dblPosZ
    Dim count
    Dim intFactorA
    Dim dblCurveParam,arrData,arrTangent,arrNewPoint
    Dim dblRad
    '///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    intFactorA = 72
    intFactorA = 72/intFactorA
    dblRad = .25
    strCurve = Rhino.GetObject("Select Robot Poop Line",4)
    If Rhino.IsCurve(strCurve) Then

        Dim curvEnd : curvEnd = Rhino.CurveEndPoint(strCurve)
        Dim Robot : Robot = rhino.addtextdot("ROBOT WEAVE",curvEnd)
        Call Rhino.TextDotText(Robot,"ROBOT MATERIAL WEAVE")
        Dim curvStart : curvStart = Rhino.CurveStartPoint(strCurve)
        Dim Robot2 : Robot2 = rhino.addtextdot("ROBOT WEAVE_StepValue["& intFactorA & "]",curvStart)
        'Call Rhino.TextDotText(Robot2,"Weave_Error Fix Mode")
        'extract the curve points
        arrPoints = Rhino.DivideCurve(strCurve,100)
        If IsArray(arrPoints) Then    
            Dim intStep : intStep = intFactorA
            Dim intOffset : intOffset = intStep/(intStep*50)
            Dim    dblConv : dblConv = 0.0174532925
            For i = 0 To 20 Step intStep

                Dim dblRadius : dblRadius = i*3
                count = 0

                For Each arrPoint In arrPoints
                    If IsArray(arrPoint) Then
                        dblCurveParam = Rhino.CurveClosestPoint(strCurve, arrPoint)

                        If IsNumeric(dblCurveParam) Then
                            arrData = Rhino.CurveCurvature(strCurve, dblCurveParam)
                            If IsArray(arrData) Then
                                arrTangent  = arrData(1)
                                arrNewPoint = array((arrPoint(0)+arrTangent(0)),(arrPoint(1)+arrTangent(1)),(arrPoint(2)+arrTangent(2)))
                            End If
                        End If
                    End If

                    ReDim Preserve arrBaseC(count)
                    ReDim Preserve arrPTsA(count)
                    ReDim Preserve arrPTsB(count)
                    ReDim Preserve arrPTsC(count)
                    ReDim Preserve arrPTsD(count)
                    ReDim Preserve arrPTsE(count)
                    ReDim Preserve arrPTsF(count)
                    'reference (x.y.z) values
                    dblPosX = arrNewPoint(0)
                    dblPosY = arrNewPoint(1)
                    dblPosZ = arrNewPoint(2)
                    'returns the remainder of a division operation. For example, 5%2 equals 1 because dividing 5 by 2 gives 2 and the remainder is 1, which is the value returned from this expression. 
                    If count Mod 2 = 0 Then
                        '///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                        arrBaseC(count) = PointCoordinates(Rhino.AddPoint(array(dblPosX,dblPosY,dblPosZ)))
                        arrPTsC(count) = PointCoordinates(Rhino.AddPoint(array(cos((i+intOffset)*count*dblConv)*dblRadius+dblPosX, dblPosY, (sin((i+intOffset)*count*dblConv)*dblRadius)*-1+dblPosZ)))
                        arrPTsD(count) = PointCoordinates(Rhino.AddPoint(array(sin((i-intOffset)*count*dblConv)*dblRadius+dblPosX, dblPosY, (cos((i-intOffset)*count*dblConv)*dblRadius)*-1+dblPosZ)))
                        Call Rhino.AddLine(    arrPTsC(count),    arrBaseC(count))
                    Else
                        arrBaseC(count) = PointCoordinates(Rhino.AddPoint(array(dblPosX,dblPosY,dblPosZ)))
                        arrPTsC(count) = PointCoordinates(Rhino.AddPoint(array(cos((i+intOffset)*count*dblConv)*dblRadius+dblPosX, dblPosY, (sin((i+intOffset)*count*dblConv)*dblRadius)*-1+dblPosZ)))
                        arrPTsD(count) = PointCoordinates(Rhino.AddPoint(array(sin((i-intOffset)*count*dblConv)*dblRadius+dblPosX, dblPosY, (cos((i-intOffset)*count*dblConv)*dblRadius)*-1+dblPosZ)))
                        Call Rhino.AddLine(    arrPTsD(count),    arrBaseC(count))
                        '///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
                    End If
                    count = count + 1        
                Next        
                'Call Rhino.AddInterpCurve(arrPTsA)
                'Dim strCurveA : strCurveA = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(arrPTsA)
                'Call  Rhino.ObjectColor (strCurveA,RGB (255,255,255))
                'Call  Rhino.AddLayer("ISH_A",RGB(255,120,100))
                'Call  Rhino.ObjectLayer(strCurveA,"ISH_A")
                'Call Rhino.AddInterpCurve(arrPTsB)
                'Dim strCurveB : strCurveB = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(arrPTsB)
                Dim strCurveC : strCurveC = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(arrPTsC)
                Call  Rhino.ObjectColor (strCurveC,RGB (255,255,255))
                Call  Rhino.AddLayer("ISH_C",RGB(255,120,100))
                Call  Rhino.ObjectLayer(strCurveC,"ISH_C")
                'Call Rhino.AddInterpCurve(arrPTsD)
                Dim strCurveD : strCurveD = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(arrPTsD)
                Call  Rhino.ObjectColor (strCurveD,RGB (255,120,90))
                Call  Rhino.AddLayer("ISH_D",RGB(255,255,255))
                Call  Rhino.ObjectLayer(strCurveD,"ISH_D")
                'Dim strCurveE : strCurveE = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(arrPTsE)
                'Call  Rhino.ObjectColor (strCurveE,RGB (255,120,90))
                'Call  Rhino.AddLayer("ISH_3",RGB(120,100,255))
                'Call  Rhino.ObjectLayer(strCurveE,"ISH_E")
                'Dim strCurveF : strCurveF = Rhino.AddInterpCurve(arrPTsF)
                'Call  Rhino.ObjectColor (strCurveF,RGB (255,120,90))
                'Call  Rhino.AddLayer("ISH_F",RGB(120,100,255))
                'Call  Rhino.ObjectLayer(strCurve4,"ISH_F")
                Call AddPipe(arrPTsC,dblRad,i) : Call AddPipe(arrPTsD,dblRad,i)
                'select the 2nd to last curve from strCurveC to use
                If i = 19 Then

                    Call Rhino.AddLayer("LastCurve",RGB(100,100,100))
                    Call Rhino.ObjectLayer(strCurveC,"LastCurve")
                End If
                'select the last to last curve from strCurveC to use
                If i = 20 Then
                    'Call Rhino.AddLayer("LastCurve2",RGB(100,100,100))
                    Call Rhino.ObjectLayer(strCurveD,"LastCurve")
                End If
                Dim strPoopCurves : strPoopCurves = Rhino.ObjectsByLayer("LastCurve",True)
            Next
            Call PoopBracket(strPoopCurves)
        End If    
    End If
End Sub

Function AddPipe(arrMovPta,dblRad,k)

    Dim strLine, strPipe
    strLine = Rhino.AddInterpCurve (arrMovPta)
    Call Rhino.SelectObject (strLine)
    Call Rhino.Command ("Pipe "&dblRad&" "&dblRad&" enter")
    strPipe = Rhino.LastObject
    Call Rhino.ObjectColor (strPipe, rgb(0,k,0))
    Call Rhino.Command ("Selnone ")
    Call Rhino.DeleteObject (strLine)
End Function

Function PoopBracket(strPoopCurves)
    Dim strPoopCurve
    Dim count3
    count3 = 0
    For Each strPoopCurve In  strPoopCurves
        Dim strPoopCurve2 : strPoopCurve2 = Rhino.ObjectsByLayer("LastCurve",True)
        If IsNull(strPoopCurve2) Then Exit Function
        Dim crvObject2 : crvObject2 = strPoopCurve2(count3)
        Dim intSteps : intSteps = 60
        If IsNull(intSteps) Then Exit Function
        Dim dblRad2 : dblRad2 = 1
        If IsNull(dblRad2) Then Exit Function
        Dim crvDomain : crvDomain = Rhino.CurveDomain(crvObject2)
        Dim t, count

        If count3 = 0 Then

            Dim arrCrossSections(), CrossSectionPlane
            Dim crvCurvature, crvPoint, crvTangent, crvPerp, crvNormal

            count = 0

            For t = crvDomain(0) To crvDomain(1) + 1e-9 Step (crvDomain(1)-crvDomain(0))/intSteps

                crvCurvature = Rhino.CurveCurvature(crvObject2, t)
                'If IsNull(crvCurvature) Then
                'crvPoint = Rhino.EvaluateCurve(crvObject, t)
                'crvTangent = Rhino.CurveTangent(crvObject, t)
                'crvPerp = Array(0,0,1)
                'crvNormal = Rhino.VectorCrossProduct(crvTangent, crvPerp)
                '    Else
                crvPoint = crvCurvature(0)
                crvTangent = crvCurvature(1)
                crvPerp = Rhino.VectorUnitize(crvCurvature(4))
                crvNormal = Rhino.VectorCrossProduct(crvTangent, crvPerp)
                'Dim strPoint : strPoint =  Rhino.AddPoint(crvNormal)
                'Call Rhino.ObjectColor(strPoint,RGB(255,255,255))
                CrossSectionPlane = Rhino.PlaneFromFrame(crvPoint, crvPerp, crvNormal)
                ReDim Preserve arrCrossSections(count)
                Dim dblRad3 : dblRad3 = dblRad2*cos(count*10)
                If dblRad3 <  .25 Then
                    dblRad3 = dblRad2 * 5    
                Else
                    dblRad3 = dblRad2*cos(count*10)
                End If
                arrCrossSections(count) = Rhino.AddCircle(CrossSectionPlane, dblRad3)
                count = count + 1
            Next

        Else
        
            Dim arrCrossSections1()
            count = 0
            For t = crvDomain(0) To crvDomain(1) + 1e-9 Step (crvDomain(1)-crvDomain(0))/intSteps

                crvCurvature = Rhino.CurveCurvature(crvObject2, t)
                'If IsNull(crvCurvature) Then
                'crvPoint = Rhino.EvaluateCurve(crvObject, t)
                'crvTangent = Rhino.CurveTangent(crvObject, t)
                'crvPerp = Array(0,0,1)
                'crvNormal = Rhino.VectorCrossProduct(crvTangent, crvPerp)
                '    Else
                crvPoint = crvCurvature(0)
                crvTangent = crvCurvature(1)
                crvPerp = Rhino.VectorUnitize(crvCurvature(4))
                'Call Rhino.AddPoint(crvPerp)
                crvNormal = Rhino.VectorCrossProduct(crvTangent, crvPerp)
                'Dim strPoint : strPoint =  Rhino.AddPoint(crvNormal)
                'Call Rhino.ObjectColor(strPoint,RGB(255,255,255))
                'End If
                'origin, x axis, y axis
                CrossSectionPlane = Rhino.PlaneFromFrame(crvPoint, crvPerp, crvNormal)
                ReDim Preserve arrCrossSections1(count)
                dblRad3 = dblRad2*cos(count*10)
                If dblRad3 <  .25 Then
                    dblRad3 = dblRad2 * 5    
                Else
                    dblRad3 = dblRad2*cos(count*10)
                End If
                arrCrossSections1(count) = Rhino.AddCircle(CrossSectionPlane, dblRad3)
                count = count + 1
            Next
        End If
        If count < 1 Then Exit Function
        If count3 = 0 Then
            Dim strRobotPoopSrf : strRobotPoopSrf =  Rhino.AddLoftSrf(arrCrossSections)
            Call Rhino.AddLayer("Robot_Mini_PooP")
            Call Rhino.ObjectLayer(strRobotPoopSrf,"Robot_Mini_PooP")
            Call Rhino.AddLayer("Robot_Mini_PooP_curves",RGB(255,255,255))
            Call Rhino.CurrentLayer("Robot_Mini_PooP_curves")
            Call Rhino.ObjectsByLayer("Robot_Mini_PooP",True)    
            Call Rhino.Command("extractwireframe")
            Call Rhino.LayerVisible ("Robot_Mini_PooP",False)
            Dim dblRad : dblRad = .5
            Dim arrPoopCrvs : arrPoopCrvs = Rhino.ObjectsByLayer("Robot_Mini_PooP_curves")
            '///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            Dim arrPoopCrv,count1
            count1 = 0
            For Each arrPoopCrv In arrPoopCrvs
                Dim strCurrentCurve : strCurrentCurve = Rhino.SelectObject(arrPoopCrvs(count1))
                Call Rhino.Command ("Pipe "&dblRad&" "&dblRad&" enter")
                strCurrentCurve = Rhino.LastObject
                Call Rhino.ObjectColor (strCurrentCurve, rgb(255,255,255))
                Call Rhino.Command ("Selnone ")
                Call Rhino.DeleteObject (strCurrentCurve)
                count1 = count1 + 1
            Next 
            count3 = count3 + 1
        Else 
            Dim strRobotPoopSrf2 : strRobotPoopSrf2 =  Rhino.AddLoftSrf(arrCrossSections1)
            Call Rhino.AddLayer("Robot_Mini_PooP2")
            Call Rhino.ObjectLayer(strRobotPoopSrf2,"Robot_Mini_PooP2")
            Call Rhino.AddLayer("Robot_Mini_PooP_curves2",RGB(255,255,255))
            Call Rhino.CurrentLayer("Robot_Mini_PooP_curves2")
            Call Rhino.ObjectsByLayer("Robot_Mini_PooP2",True)    
            Call Rhino.Command("extractwireframe")
            Call Rhino.LayerVisible ("Robot_Mini_PooP2",False)
            dblRad = .5
            arrPoopCrvs = Rhino.ObjectsByLayer("Robot_Mini_PooP_curves2")
            '///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            count1 = 0
            For Each arrPoopCrv In arrPoopCrvs

                strCurrentCurve = Rhino.SelectObject(arrPoopCrvs(count1))
                Call Rhino.Command ("Pipe "&dblRad&" "&dblRad&" enter")
                strCurrentCurve = Rhino.LastObject
                Call Rhino.ObjectColor (strCurrentCurve, rgb(255,255,255))
                Call Rhino.Command ("Selnone ")
                Call Rhino.DeleteObject (strCurrentCurve)
                count1 = count1 + 1
            Next 
            count3 = count3 + 1
            '///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        End If
    Next
End Function
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