Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plotmodel.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plotmodel.py	(revision 17401)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/plot/plotmodel.py	(revision 17402)
@@ -45,5 +45,4 @@
 		raise StandardError('error: nlines and ncols need to be specified together, or not at all')
 	
-	
 	#Go through plots
 	if numberofplots:
@@ -53,4 +52,7 @@
 		#UNLESS plotmodel is called within a script (e.g. a runme.py file) 
 		#handling the 'visible' option will need some check on whether ipython is currently in interactive or non-interactive mode
+
+		#clear any previous plot window
+		p.clf()
 
 		#if figsize specified