text as voids

[SkiSouth]

Can a text be used as a void to cut geometry? (need to "cast" the name into a project).
Or do I need to boolean this one out to 3dmax?

[beegee]

It can only be done by assigning a glass material to model text.

I'll dig out the tread reference shortly. ( Edit: No Need ! Thanks Steve. )

[sfaust]

Steve Shell posted a technique for that here:

http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=12308

haven't had the oportunity to try it myself yet, but looks pretty slick...