diff --git a/libsrc/geom2d/genmesh2d.cpp b/libsrc/geom2d/genmesh2d.cpp
index 208d0c2b..54dc5691 100644
--- a/libsrc/geom2d/genmesh2d.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/geom2d/genmesh2d.cpp
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ namespace netgen
 
 
     // mesh size restrictions ...
+
+    for (auto & point : geompoints)
+      mesh2d.RestrictLocalH (Point<3> (point(0), point(1), 0), point.hmax);
     
     for (int i = 0; i < splines.Size(); i++)
       {
@@ -240,7 +243,21 @@ namespace netgen
     
     for (auto mspnt : mp.meshsize_points)
       mesh2d.RestrictLocalH (mspnt.pnt, mspnt.h);
-    
+
+    // add point elements
+    for (auto & point : geompoints)
+      if (point.name.length())
+        {
+          Point<3> newp(point(0), point(1), 0);
+          PointIndex npi = mesh2d.AddPoint (newp, 1, FIXEDPOINT);
+          mesh2d.AddLockedPoint(npi);
+          Element0d el(npi, npi);
+          el.name = point.name;
+          mesh2d.SetCD2Name(npi, point.name);
+          mesh2d.pointelements.Append (el);
+          searchtree.Insert (newp, npi);          
+        }
+
     // first add all vertices (for compatible orientation on periodic bnds)
     {
       double diam2 = Dist2(pmin, pmax);
diff --git a/libsrc/geom2d/python_geom2d.cpp b/libsrc/geom2d/python_geom2d.cpp
index f44b525e..d6abe3b8 100644
--- a/libsrc/geom2d/python_geom2d.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/geom2d/python_geom2d.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ DLL_HEADER void ExportGeom2d(py::module &m)
     
 	.def("Load",&SplineGeometry2d::Load)
     .def("AppendPoint", FunctionPointer
-         ([](SplineGeometry2d &self, double px, double py, double maxh, double hpref)
+         ([](SplineGeometry2d &self, double px, double py, double maxh, double hpref, string name)
           {
             Point<2> p;
             p(0) = px;
@@ -39,10 +39,11 @@ DLL_HEADER void ExportGeom2d(py::module &m)
             GeomPoint<2> gp(p);
             gp.hmax = maxh;
             gp.hpref = hpref;
+            gp.name = name;
             self.geompoints.Append(gp);
             return self.geompoints.Size()-1;
 	  }),
-         py::arg("x"), py::arg("y"), py::arg("maxh") = 1e99, py::arg("hpref")=0)
+         py::arg("x"), py::arg("y"), py::arg("maxh") = 1e99, py::arg("hpref")=0, py::arg("name")="")
     .def("Append", FunctionPointer([](SplineGeometry2d &self, py::list segment, int leftdomain, int rightdomain,
                                       py::object bc, py::object copy, double maxh, double hpref)
 	  {
diff --git a/libsrc/gprim/spline.hpp b/libsrc/gprim/spline.hpp
index a628d07d..e227a18a 100644
--- a/libsrc/gprim/spline.hpp
+++ b/libsrc/gprim/spline.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ namespace netgen
     double hmax;
     /// hp-refinement
     double hpref;
-
+    /// 
+    string name;
     ///
     GeomPoint () { ; }
 
diff --git a/libsrc/include/nginterface_v2_impl.hpp b/libsrc/include/nginterface_v2_impl.hpp
index aa538761..62e8068d 100644
--- a/libsrc/include/nginterface_v2_impl.hpp
+++ b/libsrc/include/nginterface_v2_impl.hpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ NGX_INLINE DLL_HEADER Ng_Element Ngx_Mesh :: GetElement<0> (size_t nr) const
   Ng_Element ret;
   ret.type = NG_PNT;
   ret.index = el.index;
+  ret.mat = &el.name;
   
   ret.points.num = 1;
   ret.points.ptr = (int*)&el.pnum;
diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/adfront2.cpp b/libsrc/meshing/adfront2.cpp
index 7eb426ad..11dd7421 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/adfront2.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/adfront2.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace netgen
 	mgi = new MultiPointGeomInfo (*amgi);
 	for (int i = 1; i <= mgi->GetNPGI(); i++)
 	  if (mgi->GetPGI(i).trignum <= 0)
-	    cout << "Add FrontPoint2, illegal geominfo = " << mgi->GetPGI(i).trignum << endl;
+	    cout << "WARNING: Add FrontPoint2, illegal geominfo = " << mgi->GetPGI(i).trignum << endl;
       }
     else
       mgi = NULL;
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ namespace netgen
   
     if (!gi1.trignum || !gi2.trignum)
       {
-	cout << "ERROR: in AdFront::AddLine, illegal geominfo" << endl;
+	cout << "WARNING: in AdFront::AddLine, illegal geominfo" << endl;
       }
   
     lines[li].SetGeomInfo (gi1, gi2);
diff --git a/libsrc/meshing/meshtype.hpp b/libsrc/meshing/meshtype.hpp
index 5fe1d8a6..75a0946d 100644
--- a/libsrc/meshing/meshtype.hpp
+++ b/libsrc/meshing/meshtype.hpp
@@ -1062,6 +1062,7 @@ namespace netgen
   {
   public:
     PointIndex pnum;
+    string name;
     int index;
     Element0d () = default;
     Element0d (PointIndex _pnum, int _index)