Hershel Robinson wrote:
> 
> I would like to model a column with words engraved or carved into or out of
> (i.e. protruding from) the column.  I don't know how to create 3D letters
> which are curved to match the column, however.

There's a fairly elegant and fast method for this using the
'HF_Cylinder()' macro from Povray 3.5 and an object pattern function.

Of course this isn't perfect if you have a close view of the object, but
since it's probably faster than any text object CSG solution it's worth
trying.

Christoph

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