# Can preCICE interpolate between unstructured and structured meshes?

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**Category:** Using preCICE\
**Tags:** faq\
**Created:** [October 14, 2019, 12:37pm UTC](https://precice.discourse.group/t/can-precice-interpolate-between-unstructured-and-structured-meshes/56 "2019-10-14T12:37:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Makis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/precice.discourse.group/makis/32/25_2.png) [@Makis](https://precice.discourse.group/u/Makis)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 12:37pm UTC](https://precice.discourse.group/t/can-precice-interpolate-between-unstructured-and-structured-meshes/56/1 "2019-10-14T12:37:35Z")

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Or: Can preCICE interpolate between an arbitrary / unstructured mesh and a regular / structured mesh?

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**Author:** ![Makis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/precice.discourse.group/makis/32/25_2.png) [@Makis](https://precice.discourse.group/u/Makis)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2019, 12:37pm UTC](https://precice.discourse.group/t/can-precice-interpolate-between-unstructured-and-structured-meshes/56/2 "2019-10-14T12:37:54Z")

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Yes. preCICE treats all meshes as unstructured meshes (including structured meshes).

_Moved from our FAQ on [precice.org](http://precice.org)._