I found a temp solution for orbiting text (although I want it actual 3D).
The solution for me lies in using FireWorks. This cute app does lots of calcs for me though it demands a lot of work.
It's now much better and I've managed to go under 200k.
(I forgot to mention: this is isn't RHino)
Result:
<a href="http://www.3dlinks.com/forums_thread.cfm?id=17570&c=19">smoother</a>