[ANSYS] Meshing based on Keypoints

[PlanABridge]

TL;DR Summary

I need to analyze a welded joint and the method requires a very specific type of mesh. I tried to base it on Keypoints but can't manage it.

I'm analyzing a longitudinal weld using the effective notch method to modell it. This means my mesh must be fine and more importantly very specific. To do this, I generated Keypoints where I want the nodes of the finite element mesh to be and this where I was stumped.

I want to mesh it using Mesh200 elements and the make it 3D with Vext and finally turn it into Solid186 elements. My problem is that I can't seem to create a mesh where the defined Keypoint give me the nodes in the mesh.

 

[Illmatic1]

The way I've tried to solve this is by manually creating the mesh using Mesh200 elements and then converting it to 3D with Vext. This has worked in some cases, but I'm wondering if there is a better way to do it since it takes a lot of time and can be very tedious.I'm looking for a way to efficiently create a mesh using Keypoints that will give me the nodes I need in the finite element mesh.