Jim, You can create a 2 column array with node number in column 1 and thickness in column 2 (Joe Metrisin's macro may help with this). Then issue the SECTYPE,SHELL command followed by the SECFUNCTION command. See the documentation for a more detailed explanation of the SECFUNCTION command. Keith DiRienz FEA Technologies Dana Point, CA 92691 At 11:24 AM 1/13/2023, you wrote: >Hi, > >Been RTFMing with no luck. Can anybody point me at an example of >specifying the thickness at each node on a shell181? I thought you >could (still?) do this with the "R" command, but apparently not. > >Thanks, > >Jim Keith DiRienz, P.E. FEA Technologies Office: 949.481.4946 Cell: 949-910-7049 (New !)