Multisweep

The multiSweep script allows for the selection of multiple rails and a profile from which the profile’s relative planar orientation is determined and automatically aligned perpendicular to each rail. The interface and options for this version are very basic and later versions will become much more robust.  This version of the sweep tool allows for multiple selections of rails and multiple selections of profiles. Initial rotation of profiles will loop until the desired rotation angle is specified.

Rhino Script

Option Explicit
'Script written by <David Mans>
'Script copyrighted by <NeoArchaic Design>
'Script version Thursday, March 13, 2008 4:36:59 PM
 
Call Main()
Sub Main()
    Dim rails,profile,i
    rails = Rhino.GetObjects("Select Rail Curves", 4)
    If isNull(rails) Then Exit Sub
    profile = Rhino.GetObjects("Select Profile Curves in Order of Placement", 4)
    If isNull(profile) Then Exit Sub
     
    Call Rhino.EnableRedraw(False)
    For i = 0 To uBound(rails) Step 1
        Call reparameterize(rails(i))
    Next
    Call Rhino.EnableRedraw(True)
     
    Call curveSweepMultiProf(rails, profile)
End Sub
Function curveSweepMultiProf(rail, profile)
    curveSweepMultiProf = Null
     
    Dim i,j,k,angle,pCount,Count
    Count = uBound(rail)
    pCount = uBound(profile)
    'profile variables
    Dim bBox(), oriPts(), dist(2), edgeLine(1), originPts(2),originPln, midline
    ReDim bBox(pCount), oriPts(pCount)
         
    'create an origin plane for the profile
    Call Rhino.EnableRedraw(False)
    For j = 0 To pCount Step 1
        bBox(j) = Rhino.BoundingBox(profile(j))
        dist(0) = Rhino.Distance(bBox(j)(0), bBox(j)(2))
        dist(1) = Rhino.Distance(bBox(j)(0), bBox(j)(5))
        dist(2) = Rhino.Distance(bBox(j)(0), bBox(j)(7))
     
        If dist(0) > dist(1) And dist(0) > dist(2) Then
            k = array(0, 1, 2)
        ElseIf dist(1) > dist(0) And dist(1) > dist(2) Then
            k = array(0, 1, 5)
        ElseIf dist(2) > dist(1) And dist(2) > dist(0) Then
            k = array(0, 3, 7)
        End If
        edgeLine(0) = Rhino.AddLine(bBox(j)(k(0)), bBox(j)(k(1)))
        edgeLine(1) = Rhino.AddLine(bBox(j)(k(1)), bBox(j)(k(2)))
        midline = Rhino.AddLine(bBox(j)(k(0)), bBox(j)(k(2)))
        originPts(2) = Rhino.CurveMidPoint(midline)
     
        originPts(0) = Rhino.CurveMidPoint(edgeLine(0))
        originPts(1) = Rhino.CurveMidPoint(edgeLine(1))
        originPln = Rhino.PlaneFromPoints(originPts(2), originPts(0), originPts(1))
        Call Rhino.DeleteObjects(edgeLine)
        Call Rhino.DeleteObject(midline)
        oriPts(j) = originPts
    Next
     
    'create alignment planes on the curve
    'rail variables
    Dim crvDom,crvStep, crvPlane(),crvProf(),crvPt(2)
    ReDim crvPlane(Pcount),crvPlaneSet(count),crvProfSet(count),crvProf(Pcount)
    For i = 0 To count Step 1
        crvDom = Rhino.CurveDomain(rail(i))
        If Pcount = 0 Then
            crvStep = 0
        Else
            crvStep = crvDom(1) / Pcount
        End If
        For j = 0 To Pcount Step 1
            crvPlane(j) = Rhino.CurvePerpFrame(rail(i), j * crvStep)
            crvPt(0) = crvPlane(j)(0)
            crvPt(1) = Rhino.pointadd(crvPlane(j)(0), crvPlane(j)(1))
            crvPt(2) = Rhino.pointadd(crvPlane(j)(0), crvPlane(j)(2))
            crvProf(j) = Rhino.OrientObject(profile(j), array(oriPts(j)(2), oriPts(j)(1), oriPts(j)(0)), array(crvPt(0), crvPt(1), crvPt(2)), 1)
        Next
        crvPlaneSet(i) = crvPlane
        crvProfSet(i) = crvProf
    Next
    'allow for rotation correction
    Call Rhino.EnableRedraw(True)
    angle = 90
    Do Until angle = 0
        angle = Rhino.GetReal("Object Rotation", 0, 0, 360)
        If isNull(angle) Then Exit Do
        Call Rhino.EnableRedraw(False)
        For i = 0 To count Step 1
            For j = 0 To Pcount Step 1
                Call Rhino.RotateObject(crvProfSet(i)(j), crvPlaneSet(i)(j)(0), angle, crvPlaneSet(i)(j)(3))
            Next
        Next
        Call Rhino.EnableRedraw(True)
    Loop
     
    Call Rhino.EnableRedraw(False)
     
    'sweep variables
    Dim swProfSet(),strProfSet
    ReDim swProfSet(Pcount)
     
    'call out sweep command
    For i = 0 To count Step 1
        For j = 0 To Pcount Step 1
            swProfSet(j) = ("_SelID " &amp; crvProfSet(i)(j) &amp; " ")
        Next
        strProfSet = Join(swProfSet)
        'swPprofSet 
        Call Rhino.Command("-_Sweep1 " &amp; "_SelID " &amp; rail(i) &amp; " " &amp; strProfSet &amp; " _Enter _Enter _Simplify=None Enter", False)
    Next
    Call Rhino.EnableRedraw(True)
 
    curveSweepMultiProf = array()
End Function
Function reparameterize(strObjectID)
    If Rhino.IsCurve(strObjectID) = True Then
        Call rhino.SelectObject(strObjectID)
        Call rhino.Command("reparameterize 0 1", False)
        Call rhino.UnselectAllObjects()
    End If
    If Rhino.IsSurface(strObjectID) = True Then
        Call rhino.SelectObject(strObjectID)
        Call rhino.Command("reparameterize 0 1 0 1", false)
        Call rhino.UnselectAllObjects()
    End If     
End Function