On the fly 3D Model Made Up Of Text

[cogitoErgo]

Hi everyone,

I'm an undergraduate working on a project in a neuroscience lab and have been trying to create a 3D ball that is made up of letters or numbers rather than the usual lines, dots, triangles, etc.

I was wondering if there is any way to do this, though I have looked at the On-The-Fly 3D model construction and came up a bit empty. I also tried to create a model that would suffice using the latest version of Blender, but it is not importing.

Help with either problem would be appreciated.

PS: I have looked extensively through the documentation on both imported and on the fly models. This question is my last resort.