Translations:Draft ShapeString tutorial/21/en

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5. Insert the text "FreeCAD".

5.1. Click on ShapeString.
5.2. Change X to 0 mm.
5.3. Change Y to 0 mm.
5.4. Change Z to 0 mm.
5.5. Or press Reset point.
5.6. Change String to FreeCAD; change Height to 5 mm; change Tracking to 0 mm.
5.7. Make sure Font file points to a valid font, for example, /usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf. Press the ellipsis ... to open the operating system's dialog to find a font.
Note: for more details about working with fonts please refer to the Draft ShapeString Notes section.
5.8. Press OK. This will create a ShapeString object.
5.9. Recompute the document by pressing Refresh.
5.10. In the tree view, select ShapeString, in the View tab change the value of Line Width to 2.0.
5.11. In the tree view, select Chamfer, in the View tab change the value of Visibility to false, or press Space in the keyboard. This will hide the object, so you can see the ShapeString better.
5.12. To see the ShapeString from above change the view by pressing Top (XY), or 2 in the keyboard.
5.13. To restore the view to isometric, press View isometric, or 0 in the keyboard.