Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mesh2dvertical.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mesh2dvertical.py	(revision 22328)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mesh2dvertical.py	(revision 22329)
@@ -96,5 +96,5 @@
 		md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','mesh.vertexonsurface','size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices],'values',[0,1])
 		md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','mesh.average_vertex_connectivity','>=',9,'message',"'mesh.average_vertex_connectivity' should be at least 9 in 2d")
-		if(numel(self.scale_factor)>1):
+		if(np.size(self.scale_factor)>1):
                         md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','mesh.scale_factor','NaN',1,'Inf',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices])
 
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mesh3dprisms.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mesh3dprisms.py	(revision 22328)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mesh3dprisms.py	(revision 22329)
@@ -120,5 +120,5 @@
 		md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','mesh.vertexonsurface','size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices],'values',[0,1])
 		md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','mesh.average_vertex_connectivity','>=',24,'message',"'mesh.average_vertex_connectivity' should be at least 24 in 3d")
-		if(numel(self.scale_factor)>1):
+		if(np.size(self.scale_factor)>1):
                         md = checkfield(md,'fieldname','mesh.scale_factor','NaN',1,'Inf',1,'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices])