Volume mesh with internal node and edges

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Hi

I need to have mesh nodes and edges along an internal line, not connected to the faces of the surrounding solid.
Is that not possible somehow?
I know that I could partition the solid into 3 or 4 segments, but that would add unnecessary constraints on the meshing. Also the internal path could be a complex curve that would be difficult to align with simple partitions.

A simple example is shown in this image
cylinder_center_line

Thanks
Torben

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You can but with unstructured mesh. You simply create a compound of the solid and the line and mesh that. If you want to identify specific elements in the mesh you need to create groups in the geometry that will translate to the mesh