Launchclamp module works but hangs unexpectedly due to it growing too large

Assets/CineboxAndrew

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-Subproject commit 4691b8f2e0b1e266bb917ae402c874bdc150d16e
+Subproject commit 9bb51cacb47afca6ecda55304bff0af55d18f821

Distribution/Restock/GameData/ReStock/Patches/Structural/restock-structural-launchclamp.cfg

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+// Patches applying art changes to 
+// Contents:
+
+
+@PART[launchClamp1]
+{
+  @author = Andrew Cassidy
+  !mesh = DELETE
+  MODEL
+  {
+    model = ReStock/Assets/Structural/restock-launchclamp-1
+  }
+
+  !MODULE[LaunchClamp] {}
+
+  MODULE {
+    name = ModuleRestockLaunchClamp
+    trf_towerPivot_name = obj_girdercap
+    trf_towerStretch_name = obj_stretch
+    trf_towerGirder_name = obj_girder
+    trf_towerYoke_name = obj_yoke
+    trf_anchor_name = obj_ground
+    trf_animationRoot_name = restock-clamp-1
+    anim_decouple_name = deploy
+  }
+
+  MODULE
+  {
+    name = ModuleAnimateGeneric
+    animationName = extend
+    startEventGUIName = #LOC_RestockPlus_light_rotate_on
+    endEventGUIName = #LOC_RestockPlus_light_rotate_off
+    actionGUIName = #LOC_RestockPlus_light_rotate_toggle
+    allowDeployLimit = true
+    revClampDirection = false
+    revClampSpeed = true
+    revClampPercent = true      
+    eventAvailableFlight = false
+    eventAvailableEVA = false
+  }
+}

Source/Restock/ModuleRestockLaunchClamp.cs

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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Reflection;
+using UnityEngine;
+
+namespace Restock
+{
+    public class ModuleRestockLaunchClamp : LaunchClamp
+    {
+        [KSPField] public string trf_towerGirder_name = "";
+        [KSPField] public string trf_towerYoke_name = "";
+        
+        [KSPField] public Transform towerPivot;
+        [KSPField] public Transform towerYoke;
+        [KSPField] public Transform towerAnchor;
+        [KSPField] public Transform towerGirder;
+        [KSPField] public Transform towerStretch;
+        
+        [KSPField] private Mesh _girderSegmentMesh;
+        [KSPField] private Mesh _girderMesh;
+        
+        private List<Vector3> _girderVerts;
+        private List<Vector2> _girderUVs;
+        private List<Vector3> _girderNormals;
+        private List<Vector4> _girderTangents;
+        private List<Color32> _girderColors;
+        private List<int> _girderTris;
+        private int _girderSegments;
+        
+        private float _girderHeight = -1f;
+
+        private bool _girderHasTangents = false;
+        private bool _girderHasColors = false;
+        private int _girderVertCount;
+        private int _girderTriCount;
+
+        private bool _flightUpdate = false;
+
+        public override void OnLoad(ConfigNode node)
+        {
+            base.OnLoad(node);
+            
+            if (HighLogic.LoadedSceneIsEditor || HighLogic.LoadedSceneIsFlight) return;
+            
+
+        }
+
+        public override void OnStart(StartState state)
+        {
+
+            Debug.Log("OnStart Called");
+            towerPivot = base.part.FindModelTransform(trf_towerPivot_name);
+            towerYoke = base.part.FindModelTransform(trf_towerYoke_name);
+            towerAnchor = base.part.FindModelTransform(trf_anchor_name);
+            towerGirder = base.part.FindModelTransform(trf_towerGirder_name);
+            towerStretch = base.part.FindModelTransform(trf_towerStretch_name);
+
+            _girderMesh = towerGirder.GetComponent<MeshFilter>().mesh;
+            _girderSegmentMesh = Instantiate<Mesh>(_girderMesh);
+
+            _girderHeight = Vector3.Distance(towerStretch.position, towerAnchor.position);
+            
+            _girderVertCount = _girderSegmentMesh.vertexCount;
+            _girderTriCount = _girderSegmentMesh.triangles.Length;
+            
+            _girderVerts = new List<Vector3>(_girderSegmentMesh.vertices);
+            _girderUVs = new List<Vector2>(_girderSegmentMesh.uv);
+            _girderNormals = new List<Vector3>(_girderSegmentMesh.normals);
+            if (_girderSegmentMesh.tangents.Length > 0)
+            {
+                _girderHasTangents = true;
+                _girderTangents = new List<Vector4>(_girderSegmentMesh.tangents);
+            }
+            if (_girderSegmentMesh.colors32.Length > 0)
+            {
+                _girderHasColors = true;
+                _girderColors = new List<Color32>(_girderSegmentMesh.colors32);
+            }
+            _girderTris = new List<int>(_girderSegmentMesh.triangles);
+            _girderSegments = 1;
+            
+            base.OnStart(state);
+            
+            UpdateClamp();
+        }
+        
+        public void LateUpdate()
+        {
+            if (!HighLogic.LoadedSceneIsEditor)
+            {
+                if (_flightUpdate) return;
+                else _flightUpdate = true;
+            }
+            
+            UpdateClamp();
+        }
+        
+        public void UpdateClamp()
+        {
+            var vec1 = Vector3.down;
+            var vec2 = towerAnchor.localPosition - towerYoke.localPosition ;
+            towerYoke.localRotation = Quaternion.FromToRotation(vec1, vec2);
+
+            var height = Vector3.Distance(towerStretch.position, towerAnchor.position);
+            var segments = Mathf.CeilToInt(height / _girderHeight);
+            if (segments != _girderSegments)
+            {
+                UpdateGirder(segments);
+            }
+            
+            towerAnchor.position = towerStretch.position - (towerStretch.up * height);
+        }
+
+        private void UpdateGirder(int length)
+        {
+            if (length > _girderSegments)
+            {
+                for (int i = _girderSegments; i < length; i++)
+                {
+                    var offset = Vector3.down * _girderHeight * i;
+                    var indexOffset = _girderVertCount * i;
+                    for (int v = 0; v < _girderVertCount; v++)
+                    {
+                        _girderVerts.Add(_girderSegmentMesh.vertices[v] + offset);
+                    }
+                    _girderNormals.AddRange(_girderSegmentMesh.normals);
+                    _girderUVs.AddRange(_girderSegmentMesh.uv);
+                    if (_girderHasTangents) _girderTangents.AddRange(_girderSegmentMesh.tangents);
+                    if (_girderHasColors) _girderColors.AddRange(_girderSegmentMesh.colors32);
+
+                    for (int t = 0; t < _girderTriCount; t++)
+                    {
+                        _girderTris.Add(_girderSegmentMesh.triangles[t] + indexOffset);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var startIndex = length * _girderVertCount;
+                var count = (_girderSegments - length) * _girderVertCount;
+                Debug.Log("removing verts");
+                _girderVerts.RemoveRange(startIndex, count);
+                _girderNormals.RemoveRange(startIndex, count);
+                _girderUVs.RemoveRange(startIndex, count);
+                if (_girderHasTangents) _girderTangents.RemoveRange(startIndex, count);
+                if (_girderHasColors) _girderColors.RemoveRange(startIndex, count);
+                
+                Debug.Log("removing tris");
+                _girderTris.RemoveRange(length * _girderTriCount, (_girderSegments - length) * _girderTriCount);
+            }
+            
+            _girderMesh.Clear();
+            
+            _girderMesh.SetVertices(_girderVerts);
+            _girderMesh.SetNormals(_girderNormals);
+            _girderMesh.SetUVs(0, _girderUVs);
+            if (_girderHasTangents) _girderMesh.SetTangents(_girderTangents);
+            if (_girderHasColors) _girderMesh.SetColors(_girderColors);
+            _girderMesh.SetTriangles(_girderTris, 0);
+            
+            _girderMesh.RecalculateBounds();
+            _girderSegments = length;
+        }
+    }
+}

Source/Restock/Restock.csproj

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     <Compile Include="MaterialModifiers\IMaterialModifier.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MaterialModifiers\MaterialModifierParser.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MaterialModifiers\TexturePropertyMaterialModifier.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ModuleRestockLaunchClamp.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ModuleRestockLinkedMesh.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ModuleRestockDepthMask.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ModuleRestockHeatEffects.cs" />
@@ -61,4 +62,4 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <PostBuildEvent>sh -e -c "cp -v '$(TargetPath)' '$(SolutionDir)/../Distribution/Restock/GameData/ReStock/Plugins'"</PostBuildEvent>
   </PropertyGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>