surface deform not working in blender 2.8: I swear I had a similar setup working in 2.79 And it looks fine in the viewport : r/blenderhelp
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1D_Inc provides an overview of mesh deformer modifiers, with demo videos and download links. Blender 3D has got a very … | Blender tutorial, Blender, Blender models
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