Another tip for bending Slabs. Delete the back and sides of the slab before you subdivide. Then use
Mesh/Relax to spread the points evenly on the new 2D surface. Then use
Mesh/Thicken to add depth to the object with a very neat and clean looking bevel on the edge.
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Mesh/Deform/Fit to Surface is more powerful than "
Drop to Surface" as it can wrap one object around another - wrapping to the sides and back of the object is possible. However it is a bit more complex to setup. You need to select the surface you want to fit onto before you hit "
Mesh/Deform/Fit to Surface", then drag the objects you want fitted as children of the newly created Action, then press Y to update the action. Once all this is setup you should see a orange box when you select the action - make sure your wrapped object fits in this box.
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For example this Slab (orange) "
Fit to Surface" onto a Lathe object (blue). The Slab wraps all the way around the sides and back of the target mesh.
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Adding more details, you can add as many child objects to the action as you like - here I've added lots of separate spikes then press Y to update the Fit.
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And here I've changed the shape of the target Lathe, it is fully 'live' and editable. Just remember to press Y to update the Fit action if you reshape the wrapped or target objects.
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Wrapping a 100k spiky mesh over a 20k sphere UV head
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