Boolean Cut with ShapeString object fails

[scottyd]

OS: Linux Mint 19.3 (MATE/mate)
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1) I create a rectangle in Part Design and pad it 8mm and reverse it
2) I switch to Draft workbench and create a ShapeString object "FooBar"
3) I switch to the Part workbench and extrude the ShapeString 2mm
4) I select the pad, I ctrl select the Extrude, I press the Cut button.
5) The outline of the Shapestring is visible but no cut or engraving of the text has been done.

The report view says "17:29:47 Part::Cut / Cut: Links go out of the allowed scope"

thanks,

Scott Derrick

[drmacro]

get rid of the Part workbench operations and just drag the shapestring into the body and pocket.

Assuming FreeCAD 0.19 minimum.

[scottyd]

When I do that it says

Cannot use selected object. Selected object must belong to the active body
Consider using a ShapeBinder or a BaseFeature to reference external geometry in a body.

The procedure I outlined above was basically the same in a few different you tube videos.
thanks,

Scott

[chrisb]

There are more bad than good videos out there,much more .
Here is a short tutorial showing how to use ShapeStrings in PartDesign: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?t=36623.

If you don't intend to do more than the pad and the cut, you could use a boolean cut in Part workbench on the whole body.

[drmacro]

When I do that it says

Cannot use selected object. Selected object must belong to the active body
Consider using a ShapeBinder or a BaseFeature to reference external geometry in a body.

The procedure I outlined above was basically the same in a few different you tube videos.
thanks,

Scott

That message has nothing to do with the shapestring; you have attempted to use a Part Design tool (Pocket) with no active body.

after you drag the shapestring into the body:

Is the body active? the body must be highlighted. right click the body and toggle active, then pocket.

[scottyd]

There are more bad than good videos out there,much more .
Here is a short tutorial showing how to use ShapeStrings in PartDesign: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?t=36623.

If you don't intend to do more than the pad and the cut, you could use a boolean cut in Part workbench on the whole body.

Excellent! I had a bit of a problem with the first font I tried to use, but this did the trick!

thanks,

Scott