Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.cpp
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.cpp	(revision 15418)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.cpp	(revision 15419)
@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@
 	this->my_vertices=NULL;
 
+	this->elements=NULL;
+	this->edges=NULL;
 	this->singlenodetoelementconnectivity=NULL;
 	this->numbernodetoelementconnectivity=NULL;
@@ -66,4 +68,7 @@
 	this->my_vertices=NULL;
 
+	FetchData(&this->dim,MeshDimensionEnum);
+	this->elements=NULL;
+	this->edges=NULL;
 	this->singlenodetoelementconnectivity=NULL;
 	this->numbernodetoelementconnectivity=NULL;
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.h
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.h	(revision 15418)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/IoModel.h	(revision 15419)
@@ -31,5 +31,8 @@
 		int  *my_vertices;
 
-		/*Connectivity tables*/
+		/*Mesh properties and connectivity tables*/
+		int   dim;
+		int  *elements;
+		int  *edges;
 		int  *singlenodetoelementconnectivity;
 		int  *numbernodetoelementconnectivity;