Installing and using the Shape Bender plugin is relatively straightforward. Here's a step-by-step guide:
Once installed, you can find it under the menu (formerly Plugins) or by enabling its dedicated toolbar. Step-by-Step Guide to Bending Shapes
: Unlike basic extrusion, Shape Bender adapts the entire volume of an object to a new shape, allowing for bends from 0∘0 raised to the composed with power 360∘360 raised to the composed with power
For hours, Elias tried to "brute force" the geometry. He sliced his straight model into dozens of tiny segments, trying to rotate each one just a few degrees to follow the curve. The result was a jagged, messy disaster. The textures were misaligned, and the geometry was "leaking."