import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs

allobjs = rs.AllObjects()
rs.DeleteObjects(allobjs)
initial = "JT"
hgt= 24
size =40

#draw a closed curve in Rhino
#rs.Command("_curve Degree=2 0,0,0 20,-1,0 20,12,0 0,10,0 Close _Enter")
#crv = rs.FirstObject(select=True)
mytext = rs.AddText(initial,(0,0,0),height=size)
crf = rs.ExplodeText(mytext,True)[0]
rs.SelectObject(crf)

#extrude the curve
rs.Command("_ExtrudeCrv Solid=No {} _Enter".format(hgt))
srf = rs.FirstObject(select=True)

# use handles to change NURBS shape
rs.Command("-_Rebuild UPointCount=10 VPointCount=4 UDegree=3 VDegree=3 DeleteInput=Yes _Enter")
rs.EnableObjectGrips(srf, True)


pointlist = rs.ObjectGripLocations(srf)
print pointlist
for i,pt in enumerate(pointlist):
    cmd = "-Dot {} {} _Enter".format(str(i),str(pt))
    rs.Command(cmd,False)

rs.SelectObjectGrip(srf,23)
rs.SelectObjectGrip(srf,35)
rs.Command("_Move 0,0,0 0,10,0 _Enter")
rs.UnselectAllObjects()

rs.SelectObjectGrip(srf,20)
rs.Command("_Move 0,0,0 -15,0,0 _Enter")
rs.UnselectAllObjects()


rs.EnableObjectGrips(srf, False)

# create contourlines in Z-direction and extrude them (floor plates)
rs.SelectObject(srf)
rs.Command("Contour 0,0,0 0,0,1 3.0 _Enter")
rs.Command("_ExtrudeCrv Solid=Yes 0.3 _Enter")

# create contourlines in X-direction and use pipe command (vertical support)
rs.SelectObjects(srf)
rs.Command("Contour 0,0,0 1,0,0 2.0 _Enter")
rs.Command("Pipe 0.2 _Enter")

rs.DeleteObject(srf)