Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Node.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Node.cpp	(revision 16434)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/classes/Node.cpp	(revision 16435)
@@ -104,5 +104,5 @@
 	}
 	if(analysis_type==FreeSurfaceTopAnalysisEnum){
-		if(iomodel->meshtype==Mesh3DEnum){
+		if(iomodel->meshtype==Mesh3DEnum || iomodel->meshtype==Mesh2DverticalEnum){
 			/*On a 3d mesh, we may have collapsed elements, hence dead nodes. Freeze them out: */
 			_assert_(iomodel->Data(MeshVertexonsurfaceEnum));
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/modules/ModelProcessorx/FreeSurfaceTop/CreateNodesFreeSurfaceTop.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/modules/ModelProcessorx/FreeSurfaceTop/CreateNodesFreeSurfaceTop.cpp	(revision 16434)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/c/modules/ModelProcessorx/FreeSurfaceTop/CreateNodesFreeSurfaceTop.cpp	(revision 16435)
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 
 	/*Create Nodes either DG or CG depending on stabilization*/
-	if(iomodel->meshtype==Mesh3DEnum) iomodel->FetchData(2,MeshVertexonbedEnum,MeshVertexonsurfaceEnum);
+	if(iomodel->meshtype!=Mesh2DhorizontalEnum) iomodel->FetchData(2,MeshVertexonbedEnum,MeshVertexonsurfaceEnum);
 	CreateNodes(pnodes,iomodel,FreeSurfaceTopAnalysisEnum,P1Enum);
 	iomodel->DeleteData(2,MeshVertexonbedEnum,MeshVertexonsurfaceEnum);