Boolean subtract not available with two overlapping objects

I am making this football clock, and need to subtract some numbers and part of a logo from the stripes on the ball. I’ve successfully used the boolean subtract feature to cut-out the numbers. I’m struggling on the logo. I select the logo, then add the stripe to the selection, but the boolean subtract feature is still disabled. Nothing is grouped, and the object is solid. What am I doing wrong? I’ve watched several videos online and am running out of hair to pull out.

Trying to subtract the blue logo from each of the green parts. I know that I’ll have to duplicate the logo. I’m just trying to succeed with one shape right now.
Football clock parts.lbrn2 (55.1 KB)

The blue logo isn’t closed, although I can’t see where it’s opened.

Use Edit → Select Open Shapes and it get selected.

Use Edit → Close Path and then It Just Works™.

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Very odd indeed. @ednisley is dead right that the fault is in the logo not being closed. What’s odd is that it shows as “filled” when using Filled mode viewing.

Looking at the nodes I can confirm that the break is at the start/end nodes. Using Node Edit tool take a look at the green square. Pulling one of the overlapping nodes will reveal that they are unjoined. Lining them back up will close the path.

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That’s rather unusual. Seeing a filled shape is the “standard” for determining a closed path, yet this one file presented otherwise. Perhaps a bug in the new revision?

Which version are you currently using @RadioActiveLamb?

@ednisley - THANK YOU! Not only for fixing this for me, but making me aware of those select/close features.

@Rick, I am using 1.3.01. Before this, 1.3 had the same result. I was relying on the color fill to assure me that the object was closed.

The issue is solved.

Thank you. I am intending to confirm and better understand why the fill appears to be happening with your shape, prior to being closed. :wink:

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