As Zard told, you can divide lines into nodes with the help of "LESIZE" command. Better way is to first design the model in 2D (area) and then with the help of "VDRAG" command you can make the model into 3D. By this way, you have the option to mesh x,y separately (lateral mesh) while designing the 2D model and then seperate mesh size for vertical direction (Z direction). The commands which may be useful for you. ESIZE AMESH LESIZE VDRAG Good luck -Aravind. --- MyMEMS Talkschrieb am Di, 14.7.2009: Von: MyMEMS Talk Betreff: Re: [mems-talk] About Ansys elements, nodes and MEMS meshing An: "General MEMS discussion" Datum: Dienstag, 14. Juli 2009, 18:19 One way to do this to force how ANSYS divides up the mesh -- instead of meshing by a certain size for all axis, you could tell it to mesh say by 10 divisions (nodes) along x, 5 divisions along y, and 4 divisions along z -- or something like that. I don't remember exactly -- haven't done this for a while but there is a command that break up a line into nodes. You partitioned the lines then mesh. Zard