Engrave tool

 From:  stevecim
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Hi all

I'm guessing the answer for this is no, but I thought I'll ask anyway. :)

I have a need to apply some organic type engraving onto sphere , I can use flow to place the curves onto a sphere, but I can't solidify the curves so I can't Boolean diff from the sphere. To create the engraving

I can sweep a circle on the curves but because of the nature of the curves edges ended folded up in side. Not good.

Mucked around with various things and found if I place a sphere centred on the curve, and then use array to curve with 1000s of items moi had no problems placing the spheres along the curve.

What I would like is a way to boolean diff each sphere that array to curve creates , has it creates them.

Sure I would end up with 1000s of very small edges, and look messy on computer screen , but when made has a 20mm sphere with .3mm engraving , the wax printer would not even be able to produce the small edges.

Thoughts anyone ?