diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/CV3DMesher/CV3D.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/CV3DMesher/CV3D.C
index 4186013211..b0595ae934 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/CV3DMesher/CV3D.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/CV3DMesher/CV3D.C
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ void Foam::CV3D::setVertexAlignmentDirections()
 
                 vector d = pHit.hitPoint() - vert;
 
+                vit->distanceToClosestSurface() = mag(d);
+
+                vit->indexOfClosestPatch() = qSurf_[pHit.index()].region();
+
                 tensor R = rotationTensor(vector(0,0,1), np);
 
                 label s = 36;
@@ -1019,6 +1023,9 @@ void Foam::CV3D::relaxPoints(const scalar relaxation)
                         // Use the least similar of globalAlignmentDirs as the
                         // 2nd alignment and then generate the third.
 
+                        Warning<< "Using supplementary globalAlignmentDirs."
+                            << endl;
+
                         scalar minDotProduct = 1+SMALL;
 
                         alignmentDirs.setSize(3);
@@ -1048,6 +1055,8 @@ void Foam::CV3D::relaxPoints(const scalar relaxation)
             }
             else
             {
+                Warning<< "Using all globalAlignmentDirs." << endl;
+
                 alignmentDirs = globalAlignmentDirs;
             }
 
@@ -1084,6 +1093,38 @@ void Foam::CV3D::relaxPoints(const scalar relaxation)
 
                 // targetCellSize *= 0.56222 - 0.413*midEdgeY;
 
+                scalar targetCellSizeA = targetCellSize;
+
+                scalar targetCellSizeB = targetCellSize;
+
+                if
+                (
+                    vA->indexOfClosestPatch() == 1
+                 && vA->distanceToClosestSurface() < 0.03
+                )
+                {
+                    targetCellSizeA *= 0.5;
+                }
+                else if (vA->indexOfClosestPatch() == 0)
+                {
+                    targetCellSizeA *= 2;
+                }
+
+                if
+                (
+                    vB->indexOfClosestPatch() == 1
+                 && vB->distanceToClosestSurface() < 0.03
+                )
+                {
+                    targetCellSizeB *= 0.5;
+                }
+                else if (vB->indexOfClosestPatch() == 0)
+                {
+                    targetCellSizeB *= 2;
+                }
+
+                targetCellSize = sqrt(targetCellSizeA * targetCellSizeB);
+
                 scalar targetFaceArea = targetCellSize*targetCellSize;
 
                 if (alignmentDotProd > cosAcceptanceAngle)
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/CV3DMesher/indexedVertex.H b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/CV3DMesher/indexedVertex.H
index 35b6600571..310a3044f7 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/CV3DMesher/indexedVertex.H
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/CV3DMesher/indexedVertex.H
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ class indexedVertex
 
         Foam::List<Foam::vector> alignmentDirections_;
 
+        Foam::scalar distanceToClosestSurface_;
+
+        Foam::label indexOfClosestPatch_;
+
 
 public:
 
@@ -94,7 +98,9 @@ public:
         Vb(),
         index_(INTERNAL_POINT),
         type_(INTERNAL_POINT),
-        alignmentDirections_(0)
+        alignmentDirections_(0),
+        distanceToClosestSurface_(-1),
+        indexOfClosestPatch_(-1)
     {}
 
     indexedVertex(const Point& p)
@@ -102,7 +108,9 @@ public:
         Vb(p),
         index_(INTERNAL_POINT),
         type_(INTERNAL_POINT),
-        alignmentDirections_(0)
+        alignmentDirections_(0),
+        distanceToClosestSurface_(-1),
+        indexOfClosestPatch_(-1)
     {}
 
     indexedVertex(const Point& p, Cell_handle f)
@@ -110,7 +118,9 @@ public:
         Vb(f, p),
         index_(INTERNAL_POINT),
         type_(INTERNAL_POINT),
-        alignmentDirections_(0)
+        alignmentDirections_(0),
+        distanceToClosestSurface_(-1),
+        indexOfClosestPatch_(-1)
     {}
 
     indexedVertex(Cell_handle f)
@@ -118,7 +128,9 @@ public:
         Vb(f),
         index_(INTERNAL_POINT),
         type_(INTERNAL_POINT),
-        alignmentDirections_(0)
+        alignmentDirections_(0),
+        distanceToClosestSurface_(-1),
+        indexOfClosestPatch_(-1)
     {}
 
 
@@ -142,16 +154,26 @@ public:
         return type_;
     }
 
-    Foam::List<Foam::vector>& alignmentDirections()
+    inline Foam::List<Foam::vector>& alignmentDirections()
     {
         return alignmentDirections_;
     }
 
-    const Foam::List<Foam::vector>& alignmentDirections() const
+    inline const Foam::List<Foam::vector>& alignmentDirections() const
     {
         return alignmentDirections_;
     }
 
+    inline Foam::scalar& distanceToClosestSurface()
+    {
+        return distanceToClosestSurface_;
+    }
+
+    inline Foam::label& indexOfClosestPatch()
+    {
+        return indexOfClosestPatch_;
+    }
+
     inline bool uninitialised() const
     {
         return type_ == INTERNAL_POINT && index_ == INTERNAL_POINT;
diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/CV3DMesher/insertSurfaceNearestPointPairs.C b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/CV3DMesher/insertSurfaceNearestPointPairs.C
index 060a67453f..4f2f48a0a2 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/CV3DMesher/insertSurfaceNearestPointPairs.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/generation/CV3DMesher/insertSurfaceNearestPointPairs.C
@@ -888,14 +888,16 @@ void Foam::CV3D::insertSurfaceNearestPointPairs()
 
         if (edgePoints.size())
         {
-            smoothEdgePositions(edgePoints, edgeLabels);
+            Warning<< "Edge point insertion disabled." << endl;
 
-            insertEdgePointGroups
-            (
-                edgePoints,
-                edgeLabels,
-                "surfaceNearestEdgePoints.obj"
-            );
+            // smoothEdgePositions(edgePoints, edgeLabels);
+
+            // insertEdgePointGroups
+            // (
+            //     edgePoints,
+            //     edgeLabels,
+            //     "surfaceNearestEdgePoints.obj"
+            // );
         }
     }