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OK. Thanks Michael.

( I think your method will work only if the plate size is an integer multiple of the wall-thickness ? )

Z88I1.txt file for the above example is attached ( - zipped to make it upload. )

Is it possible to mesh this as described, 10x10x1 in the centre, 10x1x1 and 1x10x1 in the edges ?

OK. My example was a poor one. A better illustration would be if I wanted to mesh element 1: 10 E 10 E 1 E and element 2: 10 E 10 E 2 E Or the case in the attached image, which is a plate - the bottom of a box. I want to mesh the centre element 10x10, the edge elements 10x1 and 1x10, and leave the c...

Thanks Martin - that all worked well. My next problem is when I add a second layer - Z88I1.TXT shown below: 3 12 2 36 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 500 0 0 3 3 500 500 0 4 3 0 500 0 5 3 0 0 20 6 3 500 0 20 7 3 500 500 20 8 3 0 500 20 9 3 0 0 40 10 3 500 0 40 11 3 500 500 40 12 3 0 500 40 1 1 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 2...

I am using Z88 Aurora V2 ( 09-Aug-2012 )for a simple model using hexahedron elements, type 1. The structure is a flat plate, 500x500x20 mm, imported as a single hexahedron element in a Z88I1.TXT file: 3 8 1 24 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 500 0 0 3 3 500 500 0 4 3 0 500 0 5 3 0 0 20 6 3 500 0 20 7 3 500 500 ...