From 763dd2a579bb09d9fd1d2eb812937eb95ab33454 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Justus Wolff <justus@das-wolff-rudel.de>
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:32:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] implemented new way of movement and printing designs.

---
 src/main.lua | 98 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 77 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/main.lua b/src/main.lua
index f4c0fda..a78f443 100644
--- a/src/main.lua
+++ b/src/main.lua
@@ -268,13 +268,83 @@ local function placebuf(buf, x, y, z)
         place("down")
     end
 end
+local function getnearestunplaced(buf, pbuf, cx,cy,cz,co, sx,sz, setceiling)
+    local distance = math.huge
+    local selected = nil
+
+    for x=1,sx,1 do
+        for y=1,sz,1 do
+            local needplace = buf[posasstring(x,cy,y)]
+            if pbuf[posasstring(x,cy,y)] then needplace = 0 end -- already placed
+            needplace = setceiling and (needplace == 2 or needplace == 1) or needplace == 1
+            if needplace then -- needs to be placed, calculate distance
+                local cd = math.abs(y-cz)+math.abs(x-cx) -- raw distance (amount of blocks between)
+                if cd < distance then
+                    distance = cd
+                    selected = {x,y}
+                end
+            end
+        end
+    end
+    return selected
+end
+local function moveto(x,y,cx,cz)
+    local direction = 0
+    local function center(wanted)
+        if direction == 1 and wanted ~= 1 then
+            move("left")
+        end
+        if direction == -1 and wanted ~= -1 then
+            move("right")
+        end
+    end
+    while x ~= cx or y ~= cz do
+        if x > cx then -- x
+            center()
+            cx = cx + 1
+            move("forward")
+        end
+        if x < cx then
+            center()
+            cx = cx - 1
+            move("back")
+        end
+
+        if y > cz then -- z
+            center(1)
+            cz = cz + 1
+            move("right")
+            move("forward")
+            direction = 1
+        end
+        if y < cz then
+            center(-1)
+            cz = cz - 1
+            move("left")
+            move("forward")
+            direction = -1
+        end
+    end
+    return cx,cz
+end
 local function printdes(buf, dimensions)
     move("up")
     move("forward")
 
+    local cx = 1
+    local cz = 1
     for cy=1,dimensions["y"],1 do
         for _=1,3,1 do -- build walls
-            for cz=1,dimensions["z"],1 do
+            local pbuf = {}
+            while true do
+                local target = getnearestunplaced(buf, pbuf, cx,cy,cz,nil, dimensions["x"],dimensions["z"], false)
+                if not target then break end
+                cx,cz = moveto(target[1],target[2],cx,cz)
+                place("down")
+                pbuf[posasstring(cx,cy,cz)] = true
+            end
+            move("up")
+            --[[for cz=1,dimensions["z"],1 do
                 for cx=1,dimensions["x"],1 do
                     placebuf(buf, cx, cy, cz)
                     move("forward")
@@ -296,33 +366,19 @@ local function printdes(buf, dimensions)
                 move("forward")
             end
             move("right")
-            move("up")
+            move("up")]]--
         end
         -- build ceiling/floor
-        for cz=1,dimensions["z"],1 do
-            for cx=1,dimensions["x"],1 do
-                if buf[posasstring(cx,cy,cz)] ~= 2 then
+        for _cz=1,dimensions["z"],1 do
+            for _cx=1,dimensions["x"],1 do
+                moveto(_cx,_cz,cx,cz)
+                if buf[posasstring(_cx,cy,_cz)] ~= 2 then
                     place("down")
                 end
-                move("forward")
             end
-            -- return to standard pos but +1 to z
-            --move("back")
-            move("right")
-            move("forward")
-            move("right")
-            for _=1,dimensions["x"],1 do
-                move("forward")
-            end
-            move("right")
-            move("right")
         end
         -- return to standard pos but +1 to y
-        move("left")
-        for _=1,dimensions["z"],1 do
-            move("forward")
-        end
-        move("right")
+        moveto(1,1,cx,cz)
         move("up")
     end
 end