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Tried it, and it worked. It also worked using my original method of adding the rectangle to the shape with text already subtracted. Seems odd that it works when scaled down so small, is that a common workaround? Agreed! I do appreciate the help though!

I opened the file and selected the TOMATOES curves layer and the rectangles layer, clicked subtract, nothing happened. I created another test next to it using the standard Windows Arial font in bold. Using the same steps, the rectangle over the A successfully subtracted, but the rectangle over the O disappeared. Tomatoes re-made 2.afdesign

Sure, see attached. I did add another rectangle in the file to try with frame text, as I was originally using artistic text. Result was the same though. Tomatoes.afdesign

Yep, ctrl for key for Windows. I followed the steps above and it fails at this step: Select both the curve letters and the little knockout rectangles layer and use Geometry: Subtract Once I have both selected, the subtract button doesn't do anything. I was able to separate the rectangles and subtract it from the A, but still no luck on O. Thank you! Just happy to know I wasn't losing my mind!

Is that something I can report as a bug? in the meantime I can at least do my layout in Affinity and then take it to Inkscape for the last step of adding connections to the letters.

I thought that may have something to do with it, but I did not see a way to account for that. I am also new to Affinity, so I may just not be aware of my options. I just tried it with a "Q", same result with the two paths.

Oops, left that out of my previous post, edited and added. You are correct @v_kyr, using V2. Your video is exactly what I want to happen. That is how it worked on the "A" but not the "O"...

Thank you! Here are the layers, I added colors so they stand out a bit more. The font is "BEER"... I also tried it with Arial as it is a standard font, same result. The additional curves in the top of the layer pane are part of a test block with other letters, not related to the green shape with red rectangle. *Edit I am using V2 for Windows

Hello, new here and hopefully have a simple question. I need to add a rectangle over the letter "O" to make it connected for a cut file. It worked perfectly over the letter "A" and a couple others as a test. The letter O seems to be a problem. I subtract the text from the original geometry and then I add a rectangle (curve) over the top and "add". You can see the "A" is one solid piece, but the "O" still has the rectangle over it. When I select both pieces and click "add", it does nothing. Am I missing something? Thank you for any help!