DefamationMangler deformation mangler (totally untested for 4 years)

DefamationMangler.cs

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;

public class DefamationMangler : MonoBehaviour
{
    [MenuItem("Tools/DefamationMangler %#d")]
    static void AlignMeshVertices()
    {

        Undo.RecordObjects(Selection.transforms, "Mangle To Surface");

        VerticesInit();
    }

    [MenuItem("Tools/Reset A Plane %#r")]
    static void ResetMeshVertices()
    {

        Undo.RecordObjects(Selection.transforms, "deMangle To Surface");
        foreach (GameObject go in Selection.gameObjects)
        {
            MeshFilter filter = go.GetComponent(typeof(MeshFilter)) as MeshFilter;

            if (filter != null)
            {
                Mesh mesh = filter.sharedMesh;

                go.transform.localScale = Vector3.one;

                for (int m = 0; m < mesh.subMeshCount; m++)
                {
                    Vector3[] verts = mesh.vertices;

                    for (int i = 0; i < verts.Length; i++)
                    {

                        if (go.transform.rotation.eulerAngles.x == 0)
                        {
                            verts[i].y = 0;
                        }

                        else if (go.transform.rotation.eulerAngles.x == 270)
                        {
                            verts[i].z =0;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            print("UNKNOWN OBJECT ROTATION ARGH! FIX IT in the rotation!");
                        }

                    }

                    List<Vector3> vertList = new List<Vector3>(verts);


                    Debug.Log(vertList.Count);

                    mesh.SetVertices(vertList);

                }
            }
        }
    }


    private static void VerticesInit()
    {
        
      
        
        foreach (GameObject go in Selection.gameObjects)
        {
            MeshFilter filter = go.GetComponent(typeof(MeshFilter)) as MeshFilter;

            if (filter != null)
            {

                ResetMeshVertices();

                // add some clearance
                go.transform.position += (Vector3.up * 10f);

                DefamationMangle(ref filter, go);

            }
            else
            {
                print("gameobject " + go.name + " has no mesh filter");
            }


          

        }
    }


    public static Vector3 FindClosest(float target, IList<Vector3> list)
    {
        Vector3 result = list[0];
        float minDelta = float.MaxValue;

        foreach (Vector3 x in list)
        {
            // Can't use Math.Abs()
            float delta = (x.y < target) ? (target - x.y) : (x.y - target);

            if (delta < minDelta)
            {
                minDelta = delta;
                result = x;
            }
        }

        return result;
    }


    static void DefamationMangle(ref MeshFilter filter, GameObject go)
    {

        print("==BEGIN==");


        if (filter != null)
        {
            Mesh mesh = filter.sharedMesh;

            go.transform.localScale = Vector3.one;

            for (int m = 0; m < mesh.subMeshCount; m++)
            {

                List<Vector3> RealWorldLocations = new List<Vector3>(mesh.vertices.Length);


                Debug.Log(mesh.subMeshCount);

                int[] triangles = mesh.GetTriangles(m);

                Vector3[] verts;
                float midY;
                float highestY = 0f;
                float lowestY = 0;
                float range;

                print("1st Range Setup");
                SetupTheRealWorldRanges(go, mesh, out RealWorldLocations, out midY, out highestY, out lowestY, out range);

                print("MID Y:" + midY);

                //HAAAACKKKK


                //  Vector3 TheVertexLocation = FindClosest(midY, RealWorldLocations);
                Vector3 TheVertexLocation = Vector3.zero; // = FindClosest(highestY, RealWorldLocations);


                float closestResult = float.MaxValue;

                foreach (var item in RealWorldLocations)
                {


                    RaycastHit InitialTestHit;
                    bool WeDidHit = Physics.Raycast(item + (Vector3.up * 10), -Vector3.up, out InitialTestHit);

                    float distance = item.y - InitialTestHit.point.y;


                //    print("For location: " + item + " is " + (distance - 10f));

                    if (distance < closestResult)
                    {
                        closestResult = distance;
                        TheVertexLocation = item;
                    }

                    
                }


            //    print("Shortest Y is:"+ TheVertexLocation);

                //Vector3 TheVertexLocation = go.transform.position;



                // move to the approximate middle;
                //    print(TheVertexLocation);

                // OFFSET!!

                //     print(TheVertexLocation - go.transform.position);


                RaycastHit VertexInitialTestHit;
                bool DidHit = Physics.Raycast(TheVertexLocation + (Vector3.up * 10), -Vector3.up, out VertexInitialTestHit);


                print("REQUIRED OFFSET FOR BEST ORIGIN: " + ((TheVertexLocation - VertexInitialTestHit.point) - (Vector3.up * 10)));
                print("REQUIRED OFFSET FOR BEST ORIGIN: " + ((TheVertexLocation - VertexInitialTestHit.point) - (Vector3.up * 10)).y);

                // DISABLED FOR NOW
                go.transform.position -= TheVertexLocation - VertexInitialTestHit.point;
                

                print("2st Range Setup");
                SetupTheRealWorldHitRanges(go, RealWorldLocations, out midY, out highestY, out lowestY, out range);
                print("MID Y:" + midY);

                print("FINAL RANGE: " + range);
                print("FINAL highestY: " + highestY);
                print("FINAL lowestY: " + lowestY);
             

                verts = mesh.vertices;

                for (int i = 0; i < verts.Length; i++)
                {
                    RaycastHit hit;

                    Vector3 worldPt = go.transform.TransformPoint(mesh.vertices[i]);// currentVert]);
                                                                                    //   print("CURRENT: " + mesh.vertices[i]);// currentVert]);
                                                                                    // currentVert--;


                    if (Physics.Raycast(worldPt + (Vector3.up * 10), -Vector3.up, out hit))
                    {
                        Vector3 targetPosition = hit.point;

                        // Take the test from the highest point.



                        Vector3 ActualOffset = worldPt - targetPosition;


                     //   print("Actual Y: "+ActualOffset.y);



                        // create normalised version of the y  - using the range.
                        // offset to - 0.5 - 0.5 range
                        Vector2 NormalisingHolder = new Vector2(ActualOffset.y, range).normalized;

                     //   print(NormalisingHolder.x);


                        float normalisedResult = (NormalisingHolder.x * 1) + 0.5f;



                      //  Debug.Log("NORMALISED RESULT FOR VERTEX:" + normalisedResult);

                        //     print("setting vertex index:" + i);

                        if (go.transform.rotation.eulerAngles.x == 0)
                        {
                            verts[i].y = -normalisedResult;
                        }

                        else if (go.transform.rotation.eulerAngles.x == 270)
                        {
                            verts[i].z = -normalisedResult;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            print("UNKNOWN OBJECT ROTATION ARGH! FIX IT in the rotation!");
                        }


                        //    Debug.Log("DIFF: " + ActualOffset);

                    }
                    //    mesh.SetTriangles(triangles, m);



                }

                List<Vector3> vertList = new List<Vector3>(verts);


           //     Debug.Log(vertList.Count);

                mesh.SetVertices(vertList);

                mesh.RecalculateNormals();


                mesh.RecalculateBounds();






                go.transform.localScale = new Vector3(1, 1, range * 1.2f);

                go.transform.position += (Vector3.up * (range * .95f));


                Transform[] transforms = Selection.transforms;
                foreach (Transform myTransform in transforms)
                {
                    RaycastHit hit;
                    if (Physics.Raycast(myTransform.position, -Vector3.up, out hit))
                    {
                        Vector3 targetPosition = hit.point;
                        if (myTransform.gameObject.GetComponent<MeshFilter>() != null)
                        {

                            verts = mesh.vertices;

                           

                       


                      //      go.transform.position = go.transform.position -  (Vector3.up * (range * 0.4f));

                    
                         

                        }
                 
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    private static void SetupTheRealWorldRanges(GameObject go, Mesh mesh, out List<Vector3> RealWorldLocations, out float midY, out float highestY, out float lowestY, out float range)
    {
        RealWorldLocations = new List<Vector3>(mesh.vertices.Length);
        Vector3[] verts = mesh.vertices;

       // print("VERT COUNT: "+verts.Length);

        highestY = float.MinValue;
        lowestY = float.MaxValue;

        for (int i = 0; i < verts.Length; i++)
        {

            Vector3 worldPt = go.transform.TransformPoint(mesh.vertices[i]);

            RealWorldLocations.Add(worldPt);


            if (worldPt.y > highestY)
            {
                highestY = worldPt.y;
            }
            if (worldPt.y < lowestY)
            {
                lowestY = worldPt.y;
            }
        }

        range = highestY - lowestY;
        midY = lowestY + (range * 0.5f);
    }


    private static void SetupTheRealWorldHitRanges(GameObject go, List<Vector3> RealWorldLocations, out float midY, out float highestY, out float lowestY, out float range)
    {
       
     //   print("LOCATIONS COUNT: "+RealWorldLocations.Count);

        highestY = float.MinValue;
        lowestY = float.MaxValue;

        for (int i = 0; i < RealWorldLocations.Count; i++)
        {


            RaycastHit hit;
            //   bool DidHit = Physics.Raycast(worldPt + (Vector3.up * 10), -Vector3.up, out hit)

            if (Physics.Raycast(RealWorldLocations[i] + (Vector3.up * 10), -Vector3.up, out hit))
            {


                Vector3 worldPt = hit.point; // go.transform.TransformPoint(RealWorldLocations[i]);

            //    print(worldPt);


                if (worldPt.y > highestY)
                {
                    highestY = worldPt.y;
                }
                if (worldPt.y < lowestY)
                {
                    lowestY = worldPt.y;
                }
            }
        }

        range = highestY - lowestY;
        midY = lowestY + (range * 0.5f);
    }


}