# Modeling Questions

**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/c/workshop/troubleshooting/5.md?page=250

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## [Add (control) Spline Point not working](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/add-control-spline-point-not-working/4573)

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**Author:** [@djK](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/djK)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2019, 6:28am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/add-control-spline-point-not-working/4573 "2019-04-21T06:28:36Z")

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I draw a spline using the “control”-option for setting spline points. But adding a new spline point (as described) by selecting the spline and then press with the pencil didn’t work - doesn’t matter whether I did on the …

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## [Ocultar nombres de las herramientas](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ocultar-nombres-de-las-herramientas/4567)

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**Author:** [@david.r](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/david.r)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/ocultar-nombres-de-las-herramientas/4567 "2019-04-20T19:17:58Z")

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Hola a todos, En primer lugar felicitaciones por esta grande aplicación. Me gustaría poder ocultar los nombres de las herramientas para poder conseguir más espacio de trabajo, yo utilizo un iPad Pro 10,5 y hay momentos…

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## [How would I create this shape?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-would-i-create-this-shape/4534)

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**Author:** [@goodnews](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/goodnews)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-would-i-create-this-shape/4534 "2019-04-19T15:11:45Z")

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Hello! I’m making the transition to direct modeling and I’m having a tough time figuring out what the best workflow would be for creating the cutout in this shape. Any ideas? Thanks!

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## ["Group" tool](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/group-tool/4497)

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**Author:** [@EleFante](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/EleFante)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2019, 11:55am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/group-tool/4497 "2019-04-18T11:55:41Z")

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Hi, for some reason I don’t have the group icon on my desktop… I only have " Sketch, Add, Transform, Tool and delete"… what’s wrong? Thanks

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## [Items](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/items/4552)

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**Author:** [@Daves1186](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Daves1186)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2019, 9:54am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/items/4552 "2019-04-18T09:54:01Z")

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I’ve been working on a project that contains over 500 individual solid objects, in the old items/groups I could create a group and then quickly highlight each object to add to this group. This was super useful when I onl…

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## [Bug with hidden sketches](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/bug-with-hidden-sketches/4518)

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**Author:** [@dkatsafouros](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/dkatsafouros)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2019, 6:29am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/bug-with-hidden-sketches/4518 "2019-04-18T06:29:53Z")

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Hey guys Just wanted to share a bug that I keep stumbling on and have no actual solution. Let’s say we have two sketches. They’re in the same position in X and Z dimension but are in different heights. I hide the top …

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## [Rendering tools](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rendering-tools/4543)

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**Author:** [@Eardnua1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Eardnua1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2019, 8:51am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/rendering-tools/4543 "2019-04-16T08:51:59Z")

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Is there a rendering app that does photorealistic renderings that I can download?

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## [Lost work!](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lost-work/4535)

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**Author:** [@ricko3k](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/ricko3k)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lost-work/4535 "2019-04-15T17:50:25Z")

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My drawing has just vanished. Several hours work. How can I retrieve it?

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## [Lost/deleted file](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lost-deleted-file/4530)

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**Author:** [@MJ19](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/MJ19)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/lost-deleted-file/4530 "2019-04-15T13:33:34Z")

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I’ve lost a day worth of work. Program glitched and deleted the wrong file. Is there anyway to retrieve it?

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## [Crashing with spindle thread creation](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/crashing-with-spindle-thread-creation/4520)

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**Author:** [@Gginersnapp](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Gginersnapp)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/crashing-with-spindle-thread-creation/4520 "2019-04-14T17:01:38Z")

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Hello all, New to shapr but have done quite a bit of design in other apps. Great product. I’ve been designing a cnc machine in the app (so far so good). But when it came to rendering the spindel axels (1400mm threaded a…

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## [STL question](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/stl-question/4515)

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**Author:** [@Macmanfan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Macmanfan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/stl-question/4515 "2019-04-13T20:57:34Z")

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I am modeling an object and when saving the STL. When exporting an object there appears to be content missing. For example I save a version of a screw and the file is 200k. This slices and prints perfectly. Then I make…

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## [Crashing](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/crashing/4513)

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**Author:** [@Srs](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Srs)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/crashing/4513 "2019-04-13T14:37:26Z")

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Hi it’s been fine till I subscribed and paid for it first design I do and it’s ok for 10 minutes doing all the normal things and then all of a sudden try to move and extrude things and it just s shuts down all the while…

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## [Morpholio Trace](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/morpholio-trace/4516)

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**Author:** [@aubij](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/aubij)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2019, 1:59am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/morpholio-trace/4516 "2019-04-13T01:59:50Z")

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I was surprised to see the Morpholio Trace connection to Shapr3D recently. I tried Morpholio a year ago and found it to be unusable for any serious work - it had great marketing and promised a lot but seemed like an earl…

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## [Can’t access my sketches without signing up](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-t-access-my-sketches-without-signing-up/4502)

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**Author:** [@nico\_h](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/nico_h)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/can-t-access-my-sketches-without-signing-up/4502 "2019-04-12T15:38:21Z")

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Hi I just updated to the latest version and there is a signup form that is preventing me from accessing my designs. I cannot find how to dismiss it. Is that a bug in the new version? I just received the 3D printed vers…

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## [Share model to cinema4D](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/share-model-to-cinema4d/4498)

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**Author:** [@Sangshen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Sangshen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/share-model-to-cinema4d/4498 "2019-04-12T06:43:02Z")

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Hi, today I have met a big problem.i can’t share model from Shapr3D to cinema4D,and also have problems when the model opened in other 3D software. In cinema4D,the obj file shows the best quality ,but merge all the par…

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## [Pass word reset](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/pass-word-reset/4490)

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**Author:** [@Nyamitse-Calvin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Nyamitse-Calvin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/pass-word-reset/4490 "2019-04-10T21:14:49Z")

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I am very concerned and upset. As I was about to start working earlier today, I realized my account (calvin.nicas@icloud.com) was logged out. I attempted several times to login and reset password only to find it is not w…

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## [Moving just part of a sketch?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/moving-just-part-of-a-sketch/4484)

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**Author:** [@justin](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/justin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/moving-just-part-of-a-sketch/4484 "2019-04-10T15:45:22Z")

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So, I’m confused by sketch editing. I’ve created a circle, then an ellipse within it. If I try moving just the ellipse, it moves the whole sketch. See here. What am I doing wrong?

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## [Cannot get password reset link](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-get-password-reset-link/4485)

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**Author:** [@thatsthequy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/thatsthequy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 10:05am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cannot-get-password-reset-link/4485 "2019-04-10T10:05:44Z")

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Hey guys, I cannot get a password reset code, and the app will not allow me to use it without logging in. Please send me a password reset code so I can access my drawings!

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## [Edu Emile](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/edu-emile/4462)

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**Author:** [@sliver](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/sliver)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 3:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/edu-emile/4462 "2019-04-08T15:09:07Z")

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Our school did not provide us with e-mail. How can I apply for shapr3d pro?thank you

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## [Make a solid elipse](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/make-a-solid-elipse/4466)

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**Author:** [@Andy](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Andy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2019, 11:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/make-a-solid-elipse/4466 "2019-04-07T11:58:56Z")

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Anyone know how to sketch a solid 3D elipse?

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## [Naming issue when exporting multiple items](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/naming-issue-when-exporting-multiple-items/4460)

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**Author:** [@rubillos](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/rubillos)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2019, 10:41am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/naming-issue-when-exporting-multiple-items/4460 "2019-04-06T10:41:47Z")

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When selecting “Save each group into separate files”, the resulting files do not maintain the names of the bodies/folders they come from. I believe this used to work before the item/folder changes. (The text of the switc…

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## [Extrusion failed](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrusion-failed/3901)

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**Author:** [@Mpro](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Mpro)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/extrusion-failed/3901 "2019-04-05T15:44:42Z")

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Hello I imported a simple image and then I outlined it; it’s all one piece (shows 33 sketches that are all connected). when I try to extrude it it says “extrusion failed.” couldn’t find anyone else having this problem b…

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## [Colours in free version and other strange behaviours](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/colours-in-free-version-and-other-strange-behaviours/4447)

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**Author:** [@rotalumis](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/rotalumis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2019, 10:50am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/colours-in-free-version-and-other-strange-behaviours/4447 "2019-04-05T10:50:07Z")

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Good afternoon, I tried “Color” few times even this is the free version, to see how it behaves. Well, it happens that some colours “stick” even after exiting the tool (or Shapr3D altogether) but in some impredictable wa…

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## [Inconsistent measures after extrusion](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/inconsistent-measures-after-extrusion/4444)

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**Author:** [@Claudio](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Claudio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/inconsistent-measures-after-extrusion/4444 "2019-04-04T13:37:23Z")

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I have sketched this rectangle and set all constraints, but I don’t obtain a parallelepipedon after extruding it. Notice how both the original edges (the sketched one) and the extruded edges change measurements. If I …

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## [Cone with holes](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cone-with-holes/4419)

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**Author:** [@davidm](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/davidm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2019, 10:57am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/cone-with-holes/4419 "2019-04-04T10:57:55Z")

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Hi, I’m new to Shapr3D and trying to figure out if there is a way to created a simple cone with lots of small holes cut into in, like a filter? I can create the cone, its just how to cut the holes into the curved surfac…

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## [Beat method to begin this design?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/beat-method-to-begin-this-design/4442)

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**Author:** [@Rollk1](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Rollk1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2019, 2:42am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/beat-method-to-begin-this-design/4442 "2019-04-04T02:42:01Z")

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Having difficulty recreating this design, I’ve tried lofts and splines but can’t get it. Any advice is appreciated!

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## [Group Multiple Bodies?](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/group-multiple-bodies/4430)

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**Author:** [@jeremyocooney](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jeremyocooney)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 4:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/group-multiple-bodies/4430 "2019-04-02T16:24:03Z")

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Hi Guys! I’m loving some of the newest updates, the only thing is, unless I missed something, it doesn’t look like you can add multiple bodies to a new group folder all at once, like it was before the update. Currently …

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## [Mirror a model or shape](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/mirror-a-model-or-shape/4420)

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**Author:** [@Mindofharris59](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Mindofharris59)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/mirror-a-model-or-shape/4420 "2019-04-02T13:14:25Z")

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Hello This is a very important feature i hope the app has. Can I mirror a model or unfinished shape and if so how to? Thank you

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## [Help gear](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-gear/1988)

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**Author:** [@Cerch](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Cerch)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2019, 9:11am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/help-gear/1988 "2019-03-31T09:11:04Z")

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Hi, is there a tutorial on how to draw a sprocket or gear?

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## [samples ](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/samples/4410)

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**Author:** [@lokesh](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/lokesh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2019, 8:53am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/samples/4410 "2019-03-31T08:53:52Z")

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We are really excited to see what you made with Shapr3D

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