Hi Ed,

> Will there be a way to inset and subtract the applied object?
> That is, wrap text onto a sphere and make it look like it is
> engraved (recessed) into the sphere?

Yes, you just use the regular Boolean commands after you've made the transformed object.

Use Boolean difference for example to cut the objects away from the base, or Boolean union to cut off the interior parts and leave the pieces that protrude to the outside.


> I see how this could be done as a multi-step manual process
> after the letters are morphed, but it would be cool to have
> function that does this.

It's just one more step to use the boolean command to get what you need after the transformation.

Adding too many things directly into a single command that can already be handled by a combination of some existing tools tends to make that command get complicated and end up with too many options inside of it.

It just generally helps to keep complexity down when you can use a couple of different commands in combination with one another to get the final result that you need. That helps make each individual command a bit more simple with fewer stages and UI within each one.

It's the same reason why there isn't a Boolean option built into other transform commands like the rotate or move commands, etc...


But maybe that could eventually be a plug-in that had more extensive options for a combined flow + boolean together in one package - a lot of times plug-ins are the best way for me to make a tool that kind of combines several different things together.

- Michael