Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.cpp
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.cpp	(revision 14568)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.cpp	(revision 14569)
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@
 	this->my_nodes=NULL;
 	this->my_vertices=NULL;
+
 	this->singlenodetoelementconnectivity=NULL;
 	this->numbernodetoelementconnectivity=NULL;
@@ -66,4 +67,5 @@
 	this->my_nodes=NULL;
 	this->my_vertices=NULL;
+
 	this->singlenodetoelementconnectivity=NULL;
 	this->numbernodetoelementconnectivity=NULL;
@@ -1267,6 +1269,6 @@
 
 	int my_rank;
-	int        lastindex,index;
-	int        record_length;
+	int lastindex,index;
+	int record_length;
 
 	/*recover my_rank:*/
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.h
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.h	(revision 14568)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.h	(revision 14569)
@@ -24,20 +24,24 @@
 		IssmDouble **data;   //this dataset holds temporary data, memory intensive.
 
-		/*This data needs to stay memory resident at all time, even if it's memory intensive: */
-		FILE *fid;                               //pointer to input file
+		/*pointer to input file*/
+		FILE *fid;
+
+		/*Partitioning*/
 		bool *my_elements;
 		bool *my_nodes;
 		int  *my_vertices;
+
+		/*Connectivity tables*/
 		int  *singlenodetoelementconnectivity;
 		int  *numbernodetoelementconnectivity;
 
 		/*Data to synchronize through low level object drivers: */
-		int nodecounter;         //keep track of how many nodes are being created in each analysis type
-		int loadcounter;         //keep track of how many loads are being created in each analysis type
-		int constraintcounter;   //keep track of how many constraints are being created in each analysis type
+		int nodecounter;         //keep track of how many nodes are being created in each analysis
+		int loadcounter;         //keep track of how many loads are being created in each analysis
+		int constraintcounter;   //keep track of how many constraints are being created in each analysis
 
 		/*for AD mode: to keep track of our independent variables we fetch:*/
-		bool* independents;
-		DataSet* independent_objects;
+		bool    *independents;
+		DataSet *independent_objects;
 
 		/*Methods*/