diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/Allrun b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/Allrun
index 6936782122..fe467dd3c6 100755
--- a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/Allrun
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/Allrun
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 # Source tutorial run functions
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
+# copy flange surface from resources folder
+cp $FOAM_TUTORIALS/resources/geometry/flange.stl.gz constant/triSurface/
+
 runApplication foamyHexMesh
 runApplication collapseEdges -latestTime -collapseFaces
 runApplication checkMesh -latestTime -allGeometry -allTopology
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/Allrun-parallel b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/Allrun-parallel
index 4b56361f2d..2542d324d9 100755
--- a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/Allrun-parallel
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/Allrun-parallel
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 # Get the number of processors to run on from system/decomposeParDict
 nProc=$(getNumberOfProcessors)
 
+# copy flange surface from resources folder
+cp $FOAM_TUTORIALS/resources/geometry/flange.stl.gz constant/triSurface/
+
 # Create tight-fitting background mesh
 runApplication blockMesh
 runApplication topoSet -dict system/topoSetDict-background
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/Alltest b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/Alltest
index 87587982d8..ee9a8862c7 100755
--- a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/Alltest
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/Alltest
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ cd ${0%/*} || exit 1    # run from this directory
 # Source tutorial run functions
 . $WM_PROJECT_DIR/bin/tools/RunFunctions
 
+# copy flange surface from resources folder
+cp $FOAM_TUTORIALS/resources/geometry/flange.stl.gz constant/triSurface/
+
 # Create tight-fitting background mesh
 runApplication blockMesh
 runApplication foamyHexMesh
@@ -16,4 +19,5 @@ system/collapseDict.org > system/collapseDict
 
 runApplication collapseEdges -latestTime -collapseFaces
 
+
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- end-of-file
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/constant/triSurface/README b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/constant/triSurface/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbf3b73d5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/constant/triSurface/README
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Folder to house tri-surfaces
+
+The Allrun script copies the surface from the $FOAM_TUTORIALS/resources/geometry
+folder
diff --git a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/foamyHexMeshDict b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/foamyHexMeshDict
index 4ba0ceafe6..cf6a3cafdf 100644
--- a/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/foamyHexMeshDict
+++ b/tutorials/mesh/foamyHexMesh/flange/system/foamyHexMeshDict
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ FoamFile
 
 geometry
 {
-    flange.obj
+    flange.stl
     {
         name flange;
         type triSurfaceMesh;