# Creating a hollow statue, removing bottom face
**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-hollow-statue-removing-bottom-face/27604
**Category:** Modeling Questions
**Created:** [August 29, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-hollow-statue-removing-bottom-face/27604 "2023-08-29T13:39:37Z")
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### Author:  [@dmf92](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/dmf92)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2023, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-hollow-statue-removing-bottom-face/27604/1 "2023-08-29T13:39:37Z")
Hi. I understand it might not be possible to solve this problem but just wanted to preface by saying that I have tried all sorts of things over the course of weeks to fix this issue. I have even performed a RAM upgrade on my 128 GB SSD 2018 Mac Mini, so it now has 64 GB of RAM. But whenever I try to hollow my model, removing the bottom of the plaque/ base, the operation ends up failing. I’d appreciate any help or advice a lot.
Tried uploading Shapr File but apparently it’s too large to upload ☹
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### Author:  [@dmf92](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/dmf92)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-hollow-statue-removing-bottom-face/27604/2 "2023-08-29T13:58:41Z")
Shapr file is around 47 MB btw, while uplod limit is 30 MB
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### Author:  [@KPeter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KPeter)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2023, 6:33am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-hollow-statue-removing-bottom-face/27604/3 "2023-08-30T06:33:19Z")
Hi,
Please share the Shapr3D design using a cloud service, having a look at it would help a lot.
Thanks
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### Author:  [@dmf92](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/dmf92)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2023, 10:04am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-hollow-statue-removing-bottom-face/27604/4 "2023-08-30T10:04:38Z")
Thanks Peter! Hope this works: [Export.shapr - Google Drive](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rZ4c1EDM2WzHfGJq8_VVvHJOvQcw1LRO/view?usp=sharing)
edit: I was looking to remove the bottom face of the plaque, and create a shell thickness of 12mm or so. But the precise size doesn’t really matter (e.g. if it’s somehow easier for Shapr to calculate with a greater thickness, then so be it)
PS/ it’s a famous statue in Brussels
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### Author:  [@KPeter](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/KPeter)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2023, 8:24am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-hollow-statue-removing-bottom-face/27604/5 "2023-08-31T08:24:23Z")
Thanks for the workspace, this case is independent of the hardware you are using.
As I can see, it is a converted result of a mesh model which can be a problem in this case. If you have the original mesh file, please use a mesh editor to hollow out the model, they handle these tasks better.
The converted file may have issues the Shell tool cannot handle while maintaining a solid body during the process.
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### Author:  [@dmf92](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/dmf92)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/creating-a-hollow-statue-removing-bottom-face/27604/6 "2023-08-31T12:46:27Z")
ah that’s a shame. I don’t have access to the .zpr or .mb file software, which is why I had it converted to STEP to upload in Shapr