In article <40c0b32d@news.povray.org>,
 Marvin T <pov### [at] maltasoftcom> wrote:

> I've typically added text to simple shapes a different way - I make a 
> union of the base object and an intersection of the "text" with a 
> similar shape that is very slightly larger.  That way the text is above 
> the sphere/cylinder, but imperceptibly so.  Sort of what would happen if 
> the text was a layer of paint on the object surface.

This way will be slower and consume more memory than simply using the 
object pattern. It is also more likely to cause artifacts from precision 
problems, and is very difficult with more complex shapes, though it is 
easy with spheres.

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