The Envelope Mesh plug-in is useful for performing shape editing operations on text or artwork using another object as a guide. A typical example is using the outline of a shape to shrink and elongate letterforms to simulate the appearance of a banner curling in the wind. In this example, the banner shape, which is much simpler than the letterforms, is manipulated using standard point editing controls, and all of the control points of the letterforms conform to the general shape of the controlling outline.
