Reply To: curve deform vs. simple deform vs. other?

[Martin Bergwerf]

And when you like Shrinkwrap, you can also use a Surface Deform Modifier and a Plane:

Bind the Mesh to the Plane and after that, you can Shrinkwrap the Plane to the Cylinder:

Wouldn’t be my first choice, but it’s good to know the possibility exists (the Surface Deform Modifier is not very well-known and might be a bit under-used).