This subject has been beaten to death on this group, but to no satisfactory 
conclusion.

How does one go about laying 2D text -- like a label or a painted stencil -- on 
to the surface of a cylinder? This seems to be a pretty common problem for us 
noobs. Nobody has come up with a straightforward answer yet.

Please include some POV example source. Additionally, if you refer to some POV 
term such as "object pattern" please include a reference number for the help 
facility. I have searched for "object pattern" all over the help and can't find 
this term used anywhere.

A general description of the technique used to solve problems doesn't help us 
newbies very much. It is particularly unhelpful to say something like "start by 
looking at the documentation for XYZ keyword and work from there." Look, if you 
guys know this stuff then please help the noobular get going with specifics.

POV is a pretty intimidating renderer, with more power than you can shake a 
memory stick at. It's very hard for somebody to get a project going when the 
rendered image is only a small part of the overall project results, so we can't 
dedicate eight work hours a day researching this stuff. Once the newb gets past 
the Big Hurdle then the rest of it seems to come a lot quicker. Eh?

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