lc = 0.09; Point(1) = {0, 0, 0, lc}; Point(2) = {.1, 0, 0, lc} ; Point(3) = {.1, .3, 0, lc} ; Point(4) = {0, .3, 0, lc} ; Line(1) = {1,2} ; Line(2) = {3,2} ; Line(3) = {3,4} ; Line(4) = {4,1} ; Line Loop(5) = {1,-2,3,4} ; Plane Surface(6) = {5} ; Transfinite Line{1} = 4; Transfinite Line{2} = 4; Transfinite Line{3} = 4; Transfinite Line{4} = 4; Transfinite Surface{6} = {1,2,3,4}; Recombine Surface{6}; // Do not extrude layers so you will just have a regular volume that can be made Transfinite...with some work.... // structure of array is: array[0] = top surf, array[1] = extrude volume, array[{2:N}] = lateral surfs extrude_elements[] = Extrude {0.0, 0.0, 0.5} {Surface {6}; }; // Make top surface transfinite, do not recombine top_surf = extrude_elements[0]; top_lines[] = Boundary {Surface{top_surf}; }; Transfinite Line {top_lines[]} = 4; Transfinite Surface{top_surf}; // Make lateral surfaces transfinite and recombine lateral_surfs[] = extrude_elements[{2:5}]; lateral_lines[] = Boundary{ Surface{lateral_surfs[]}; }; // Will be some repeated lines but that is okay Transfinite Line {lateral_lines[]} = 4; Transfinite Surface {lateral_surfs[] }; Recombine Surface {lateral_surfs[]}; // Finally, a Transfinite volume with the Quad To Tri option Transfinite Volume { extrude_elements[1] }; TransfQuadTri { extrude_elements[1] }; // Note: this will form a layer of pyramid + TET elements IN VOLUME 1 to connect to volume 2 // Add a fully unstructured neighbour volume 2 that will be filled with TETs Extrude {0.0, 0.0, 0.5} {Surface {28};}