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BUT , when the command try to connect longitudinal plates and lateral plates, errors occur. &#8220;The input areas do not meet the conditions required for the AOVL operation&#8230; &#8220;. so i have to use CE command to connect them. any other good solution to connect them? i dont want to use CE. thank you.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;longitudinal plates\uff1a&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/12-12-2024-1734015643-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&nbsp;lateral plates\uff1a&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/12-12-2024-1734015720-2.png\" alt=\"\" \/>&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;together\uff1a&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/12\/12-12-2024-1734015824-3.png\" alt=\"\" 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