From 42c5f92ecee7f322a25c2c3b1e0bf1263457d575 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: spirkelmann <simon.pirkelmann@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 21:54:53 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] started with cutting away gear path for segments

---
 prototype/circles.py | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+)

diff --git a/prototype/circles.py b/prototype/circles.py
index 6652f77..19d0c98 100644
--- a/prototype/circles.py
+++ b/prototype/circles.py
@@ -579,6 +579,8 @@ class PlateLayout:
         text = svg_line(p3, p4, 0.1)
         f_lines = f_lines + text
 
+        outer_point_1 = p4
+
         # segment border (left)
         a = self.tube_1_angles[k_next]
         a = a / 360.0 * 2.0 * np.pi
@@ -596,6 +598,38 @@ class PlateLayout:
         text = svg_line(p3, p4, 0.1)
         f_lines = f_lines + text
 
+        outer_point_2 = p4
+
+        # truncate gear path
+        for k in range(len(f_lines)):
+            current_line = f_lines[k]
+
+            if 'd="m ' in current_line:
+                # remove center whole drawn by gear-dev
+                gear_data = current_line
+                index_start = gear_data.find('m') # end of path containing gear outline coordinates
+                index_end = gear_data.find('z')
+                coordinates_data_raw = gear_data[index_start+1:index_end].split()
+
+                c_running = np.array([float(v) for v in coordinates_data_raw[0].split(',')])
+                coordinates = [c_running]
+                for c in coordinates_data_raw[1:]:
+                    dv = np.array([float(v) for v in c.split(',')])
+                    c_running = c_running + dv
+                    coordinates.append(c_running)
+                    pass
+
+                dist_1 = [np.linalg.norm(c - outer_point_1*scale) for c in coordinates]
+                dist_2 = [np.linalg.norm(c - outer_point_2 * scale) for c in coordinates]
+
+                # find minimum distance and keep only points between the two distances
+                # problem: does not consider manual rotation of the plate
+                # -> rotate points outer_point_1 and outer_point_2 before computing the distance
+                # ...
+
+                pass
+                #f_lines[k] = gear_data[0:index+1] + gear_data[-2:]
+
         return f_lines
 
     def output_whole(self, f_lines):