Hi Burr - Array does something like that if you want to replicate one object along the curve, so your end result is many copies of the same object at different orientations.

But for example with text you don't want to repeat one object over and over again, because you want to use different letters.

I mean it can work for text if all you want is text that says: "AAAAAAAAAAAAA" for example.. :)

If you want your text to say something like "This is some text", then that won't work with Array because that is not just replicating one object over the curve, that involves placing the first letter "T" at the beginning, then placing the second letter "h", then placing the third letter, etc...

Does that make sense?

That why it would be a separate tool to deform an existing block of objects, rather than replicate a single object which is what all the various array tools are focused on doing.

But probably I'll be able to add in an option specifically for Text for doing it along a curve sometime before a general deformation type tool would be ready.

- Michael

And like this?

Ok, yeah, flow along curve sounds about right, and yes, it makes sense that it'd be a bit less trivial; it's not a real priority, personally.

/Ella

I wrote my question before you answered.

Frenchy did what I was thinking but I can see where a different tool would be more powerful.

Thanks.

Hi Pilou,

> And like this?

Well, what you show there is "Text that is cut by a curve".

Text that "follows a curve" is different, like this:



- Michael

Yes it's is the other side of the proposition :)

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That's it. Another situation is for example the text rim on a lens, it's projected a different way but the idea is the same. Would be a great tool anyway as I usually cut all texts/icons in the object rather than making textures.