import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs

allobj = rs.AllObjects()
rs.DeleteObjects(allobj)

#both of my initials are the letter H
initial = "H"
hgt = 60
size = 40
#variable for the distance between the 2 letters
distance = 1500

#draw a closed curve
#rs.Command("-_Curve Degree=2 0,0,0 20,-1,0 20,12,0 0,10,0 Close _Enter")
#crv = rs.FirstObject(select=True)

def create_H(offset):
    
    #draw the letter H at the offset
    mytext = rs.AddText(initial,(offset,0,0),height=size, font="Verdana")
    crv = rs.ExplodeText(mytext,True)[0]
    rs.SelectObject(crv)
    
    #extrude the curve
    rs.Command("-_ExtrudeCrv Solid=No {} _Enter".format(hgt))
    srf = rs.FirstObject(select=True)
    
    #change the shape of the NURBS using the handles/ rebuild it
    rs.Command("-_Rebuild UPointCount=20 VPointCount=4 UDegree=3 Vdegree=3 DeleteInput=Yes _Enter")
    
    #enable grips 
    rs.EnableObjectGrips(srf, True)
    
    #commented for the photos
    """
    pointList = rs.ObjectGripLocations(srf)
    print pointList
    
    #enumerate through the points and place a dot for visual refrence
    for i, pt in enumerate(pointList):
        cmd = "-Dot {} {} _Enter".format(str(i),str(pt))
        rs.Command(cmd, False)
    """
    #move control points to change the shape(aestethics)
    rs.SelectObjectGrip(srf, 23)
    rs.Command("-_Move 0,0,0 -15,0,0 _Enter")
    rs.UnselectAllObjects()

    rs.SelectObjectGrip(srf, 27)
    rs.Command("-_Move 0,0,0 -10,0,0 _Enter")
    rs.UnselectAllObjects()
    
    #disable grips
    rs.EnableObjectGrips(srf, False)
    
    #create floor-plates: create and extrude contourlines in the Z-direction
    rs.SelectObject(srf)
    rs.Command("Contour 0,0,0 0,0,1 3.0 _Enter ")
    rs.Command("_ExtrudeCrv Solid=Yes 0.3 _Enter")
    
    #create floor-plates: create and extrude contourlines in the X-direction
    rs.SelectObject(srf)
    rs.Command("Contour 0,0,0 1,0,0 2.0 _Enter ")
    rs.Command("Pipe 0.2 _Enter")
    
    #delete the original srf
    rs.DeleteObject(srf)
    
#function to create the first H at the 0
create_H(0)

#function to create the second H at the defined distance
create_H(distance)