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jtothec

10-07-2002, 04:20 PM

idiot question: how does one wrap text around a circle.

i need to wrap text around the outside of a circular memorial pool - i would like to be able to embed the text in the faces of that circle...

i know there's got to be an easy way to do this but i'm stumped.

ideas?

FCBS

10-07-2002, 04:40 PM

You do the text in Illustrator, then export the curves as AI.

It wont be editable text in MAX of corse, but It's an alternative :)

jtothec

10-07-2002, 04:46 PM

i wasn't quite clear last time out...

i need to wrap text around a cylinder (the outside faces) and then attach the text to it.

it should look like the text was carved out of the cylinder

sorry for the confusion

BrandonD

10-07-2002, 06:51 PM

Bend Modifier? PathDeform?

Fede

10-08-2002, 07:23 AM

Texture map? bump map?

Joel Hooks

10-08-2002, 09:19 AM

You could do it with projected NURBS curves on a NURBS cylinder.

Path deform as mentioned would be another choice.

Texture mapping is probably the easiest.

jtothec

10-08-2002, 06:56 PM

thanks for the replies - i ended up going with, duh, a texture map.

don't know why but path deform, bend, etc... weren't working for me - weird

thanks again

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