vr-space-station/Assets/Scripts/Utility/MeshCurver.cs

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using UnityEngine;

public class MeshCurver : MonoBehaviour
{

    [Header("References")]
    [SerializeField]
    private RotationController m_pivot;

    [Header("Settings")]
    [SerializeField]
    private bool m_ApplyAtStart = true;
    [SerializeField]
    private bool m_UpdateCollider = true;

    [Header("Debug")]   
    [SerializeField]
    private bool m_CalculateEachUpdate = false;


    private Mesh m_startMesh;
    private MeshFilter m_meshFilter;
    private MeshCollider m_meshCollider;

    private void Start()
    {
        m_meshFilter = GetComponent<MeshFilter>();
        m_meshCollider = GetComponent<MeshCollider>();

        m_startMesh = m_meshFilter.mesh;
        if (m_ApplyAtStart)
            UpdateMesh();
    }

    private void Update()
    {
        if (m_CalculateEachUpdate)
            UpdateMesh();
    }

    [ContextMenu("Update Mesh")]
    public void UpdateMesh()
    {
        Mesh newMesh = UpdateMesh(m_pivot.Position, m_startMesh, m_pivot.RotationAxis, transform);
        m_meshFilter.mesh = newMesh;

        if (m_meshCollider != null && m_UpdateCollider)
            m_meshCollider.sharedMesh = newMesh;


    }



    public Mesh UpdateMesh(Vector3 centre, Mesh mesh, Vector3 Axis, Transform origin)
    {

        List<Vector3> transformedVertices = new List<Vector3>();
        Vector3[] vertices = mesh.vertices;
        Vector3 closestPoint = origin.TransformPoint(vertices.OrderBy(p => Vector3.Distance(centre, origin.TransformPoint(p))).First());
        Vector3 direction = closestPoint - centre;
        Vector3 perpendicular = Vector3.Cross(Axis, direction).normalized;

        Debug.DrawLine(centre, closestPoint, Color.red);

        float radius = direction.magnitude;

        foreach (Vector3 vertex in vertices)
        {
            Vector3 worldPosition = origin.TransformPoint(vertex);
            Vector3 directionFromStartPoint = Vector3.ProjectOnPlane(worldPosition - closestPoint, Axis);
            Vector3 planeOffset = Vector3.Project(worldPosition - closestPoint, Axis);
            float heightOffset = radius - Vector3.Project(worldPosition-centre,direction.normalized).magnitude;

            float arcLength = directionFromStartPoint.magnitude;
            float angle = (arcLength / radius);
            if (Vector3.Dot(directionFromStartPoint, perpendicular) < 0)
                angle = -angle;

            Vector3 directionFromCentre = Quaternion.AngleAxis(Mathf.Rad2Deg * angle, Axis) * ((direction));
            transformedVertices.Add((origin.InverseTransformPoint(centre + directionFromCentre.normalized * (radius - heightOffset) + planeOffset)));
        }

        Mesh retVal = new Mesh();
        retVal.vertices = transformedVertices.ToArray();
        retVal.triangles = mesh.triangles;
        retVal.uv = mesh.uv;

        retVal.RecalculateNormals();
        retVal.RecalculateTangents();
        retVal.RecalculateBounds();

        return retVal;
    }

}