Rs Curve Length
Last changed: dale@mcneel.com-204.177.179.144

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DeveloperRhinoScript
SummaryDemonstrates how to calculate the lengths of curve objects using RhinoScript.

Question

Is there a command to output a list of lengths for a selected series of curves? The Length command gives a composite length and the list command does not give the curve lengths as far as I understand.

Answer

The following RhinoScript code demonstrates how to do the above.

  Option Explicit


  Sub CurveLength ()
    Dim arrCurves, dblTotal, dblLength, i
    dblTotal = 0.0
    arrCurves = Rhino.GetObjects("Select curves for length calculation", 4, True, True)
    If IsArray(arrCurves) Then
      For i = 0 To UBound(arrCurves)
        dblLength = Rhino.CurveLength(arrCurves(i))
        Rhino.Print("Curve" & CStr(i) & " = " & CStr(dblLength))
        dblTotal = dblTotal + dblLength
      Next
      Rhino.Print "Total length: " & " = " & CStr(dblTotal)
    End If
  End Sub

Here is the toolbar button macro version. Just create a new toolbar button and paste the following code into either the left or right mouse button command window.

  _-NoEcho
  _-RunScript (
  arrCurves = Rhino.GetObjects("Select curves for length calculation", 4, True, True)
  If IsArray(arrCurves) Then
  dblTotal = 0.0
  For i = 0 To UBound(arrCurves)
  dblLength = Rhino.CurveLength(arrCurves(i))
  Rhino.Print("Curve" & CStr(i) & " = " & CStr(dblLength))
  dblTotal = dblTotal + dblLength
  Next
  Rhino.Print "Total length: " & " = " & CStr(dblTotal)
  End If
  )