Hi Nick, could you possibly build a sample model that has something simple in it like just 1 letter, showing the result that you're currently getting and describe what you'd like to get instead, and then post that 3DM file as an attachment here?

Some kind of specific yet simple example like that can make it easier to discuss things, and show alternate techniques or things like that.

It could be possible that you'd like to have some kinds of deformation tools, like actual bending of text around a shape instead of imprinting characters. Currently MoI does not have tools for squishing things like that, it is an area that I want to add in MoI v3 though. Rhino v4 does have some tools for squishing/morphing things, so using Rhino in combination with MoI is the main way currently to do squishy stuff.

But depending on what you want there could possibly be techniques in MoI that you would be interested in as well, things like using a surface offset mechanism to create imprints instead of a straight extrusion for example.

- Michael