# Orthogonal shell mesh model

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**Created:** [September 19, 2025, 10:42am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/orthogonal-shell-mesh-model/2976 "2025-09-19T10:42:05Z")\
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I can’t download your file. It shows this:

> Error  
> The URL doesn’t have the correct format.

But it seems to happen because the stiffener doesn’t span across the entire plate:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/prepomax/original/2X/f/f2b6087f48def7ddd7ae34659202195e383f93ca.png)

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/prepomax/original/2X/7/7fd5c707e91b571348cc0a295f31e0de4ae6e188.png)

As a workaround, you could split the whole plate along the stiffener:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/prepomax/original/2X/c/c5a0222646ba8216805f0bf7f5d8f06fa8025a38.png)

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