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15. ShapeString objects are shapes made of primitive wires that follow the lines indicated by a certain font. This means that these objects have a real "shape" underneath, and thus can be used in complex operations like extrusions and boolean operations.
- 15.1. Press
ShapeString.
- 15.2. Move the pointer to the desired location in the 3D view above the regular polygon, and click once. This will fix the base point for the ShapeString. The coordinates may be entered manually as well, for example,
(-20, 65, 0). - 15.3. Enter the desired String, and choose the desired Height.
- 15.4. If there is no default font file, you must click on the ellipsis ... to open a dialog window to choose the font location in the system.
- 15.5. When a valid font file has been specified, you may proceed to click OK or press Enter.