import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs

allobjs = rs.AllObjects()
rs.DeleteObjects(allobjs)
initial = "A"
hgt= 25
size =30

# draw a closed curve in Rhino
mytext = rs.AddText(initial,(35,0,0),height=size, font="Arial")
crv = rs.ExplodeText(mytext,True)[0]
rs.SelectObject(crv)

# extrude the curve (###note the correction: DeleteInput=Yes !)
rs.Command("-_ExtrudeCrv Solid=No DeleteInput=Yes {} _Enter".format(hgt))
srf = rs.FirstObject(select=True)

# use handles to change NURBS shape
rs.Command("-_Rebuild UPointCount=9 VPointCount=4 UDegree=5 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.SelectObjectGrip(srf,11)
rs.Command("-_Move 0,0,0 0,20,0 _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 the pipe command (vertical support)
rs.SelectObject(srf)
rs.Command("Contour 0,0,0 1,0,0 2.0 _Enter")
rs.Command("Pipe 0.2 _Enter")

rs.DeleteObject(srf)