Question: Rotating 3d letters

In this code created by Acer a long while back. I can't figure out how to increase the length of the text rotating so the letters don't collide with one another.

Here is the code.

restart:

#
# One (of many) STL format collections of the English alphabet:
#     http://www.stlfinder.com/model/all-alphabet-letters-a-z
#
basedir:=cat(kernelopts(homedir), "/My Documents/stl/All_Alphabet_Letters_A-Z"):

getletter:=L->Import(cat(basedir, "/Letter_", L, ".stl"),
                     orientation=[-90,0,0],title=""):

letters := [m,a,p,l,e]:

for letter in letters do
  if not assigned(AZ[letter]) then
    AZ[letter]:=getletter(letter);
  end if;
end do:

with(plottools): with(plots):

Rplot:=display(AZ[letters[1]],
               seq(translate(AZ[letters[i]], 40*(i-1)+15, 0, 0),
                   i=2..nops(letters))):

Rplot:=transform((x,y,z)->[z,x,y])(scale(Rplot, 5/6*2*Pi/200, 1/5, 1/20, [0,0,10])):

display(changecoords(Rplot,cylindrical), scaling=constrained, axes=none,
        orientation=[0,90,0], viewpoint=[circleright], frames=50);

Here is the file with the letters

All_Alphabet_Letters_A-Z.zip