# How to work with regions on imported meshes (Gmsh)

**URL:** <https://community.freefem.org/t/how-to-work-with-regions-on-imported-meshes-gmsh/2523>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [June 6, 2023, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/how-to-work-with-regions-on-imported-meshes-gmsh/2523 "2023-06-06T17:25:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![aszaboa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.freefem.org/aszaboa/32/2918_2.png) [@aszaboa](https://community.freefem.org/u/aszaboa)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.freefem.org/t/how-to-work-with-regions-on-imported-meshes-gmsh/2523/2 "2023-06-07T15:24:52Z")

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I think you should try to define regular/physical regions that can be accessed in FreeFem. These depend on the format that you are using, see e.g., [DMplex can not read region number](https://community.freefem.org/t/dmplex-can-not-read-region-number/1368)

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