Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/damage.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/damage.py	(revision 16162)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/damage.py	(revision 16163)
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@
 	# }}}
 	def checkconsistency(self,md,solution,analyses):    # {{{
-	
-		md = checkfield(md,'damage.D','>=',0,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices])
-		md = checkfield(md,'damage.law','values',['undamaged','pralong'])
+
+		if self.isdamage:
+			md = checkfield(md,'damage.D','>=',0,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices])
+			md = checkfield(md,'damage.law','values',['undamaged','pralong'])
 		if self.law == 'pralong':
 			md = checkfield(md,'damage.c1','>=',0)
@@ -76,7 +77,9 @@
 	def marshall(self,md,fid):    # {{{
 
-		WriteData(fid,'object',self,'class','damage','fieldname','D','format','DoubleMat','mattype',1)
-		WriteData(fid,'object',self,'class','damage','fieldname','law','format','String')
-		if self.damage_law=='pralong':
+		WriteData(fid,'object',self,'class','damage','fieldname','isdamage','format','DoubleMat','mattype',1)
+		if self.isdamage:
+			WriteData(fid,'object',self,'class','damage','fieldname','D','format','DoubleMat','mattype',1)
+			WriteData(fid,'object',self,'class','damage','fieldname','law','format','String')
+		if self.law=='pralong':
 			WriteData(fid,'object',self,'class','damage','fieldname','c1','format','Double')
 			WriteData(fid,'object',self,'class','damage','fieldname','c2','format','Double')