Widest object in objRef

Hi,

I want the user to select a couple of objects and after only the widest is selected.
If I know the widest I can get the mid point of it and move all selected items to the right position to get milled.

I’ve started with this:

 Dim rhObject As Rhino.DocObjects.ObjRef() = Nothing
Dim rc2 = Rhino.Input.RhinoGet.GetMultipleObjects("objects left", False, Rhino.DocObjects.ObjectType.AnyObject, rhObject)
If rc2 <> Rhino.Commands.Result.Success Then
Return rc2
End If

Dim brep = rhObject(0).Brep

But I fill in the 0 to pick the first object but thats not the widest.

Any ideas?

I expect you want to get the bounding box of each object and measure the X length, then pick the largest… I don’t know if it’s curve or surface objects you’re dealing with, but you might look at:

Rhino.Geometry.Brep.GetBoundingBox()
Rhino.Geometry.Curve.GetBoundingBox()

Which return a bounding box object that has properties including Min and Max, from which can be calculated the X length.

HTH,
–Mitch

Dim bbox = surface.GetBoundingBox(False)
                If Not bbox.IsValid Then
                    Return Rhino.Commands.Result.Failure
 End If

I see what you mean. I got a surface :wink:
I have to create a for each srf as rhinoobject in rhobject. Calculate and add the number to an array. Then pick the largest. Just have to figure out how to link the largest number with the right object :slight_smile:

or i can get the largest one and link a location with it. So if I get the widest object I also get the location.

Thnx Mitch :slight_smile:

Well if you do it in order, the index of the largest number in the bounding box width array should be the same as the index of the corresponding object in the object array…

–Mitch

True but I can also check for each object. Calculate the width. If width > previous width then variable will change. else nothing :slight_smile:

P.S. thats because I dont really know how to do it with the array :frowning:

Result:

Dim x = 0
Dim y = 0

        Dim xloc = 0
        Dim yloc = 0

        For Each ref As Rhino.DocObjects.ObjRef In rhObject

            Dim minx = ref.Brep.GetBoundingBox(False).Min.X.ToString
            Dim maxx = ref.Brep.GetBoundingBox(False).Max.X.ToString

            Dim sumx = maxx - minx

            Dim miny = ref.Brep.GetBoundingBox(False).Min.Y.ToString
            Dim maxy = ref.Brep.GetBoundingBox(False).Max.Y.ToString

            Dim sumy = maxy - miny

            If x < sumx Then
                x = sumx
                xloc = (sumx / 2) + minx
                yloc = (sumy / 2) + miny
            End If

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