Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/independent.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/independent.m	(revision 22536)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/independent.m	(revision 22537)
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 				end
 				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname',['autodiff.independents{' num2str(i) '}.fov_forward_indices'],'>=',1,'<=',self.nods,'size',[NaN 1]);
-				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname',['autodiff.independents{' num2str(i) '}.min_parameters'],'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 1]);
-				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname',['autodiff.independents{' num2str(i) '}.max_parameters'],'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 1]);
-				md = checkfield(md,'fieldname',['autodiff.independents{' num2str(i) '}.control_scaling_factors'],'size',[1 1],'>',0,'NaN',1,'Inf',1);
+				%md = checkfield(md,'fieldname',['autodiff.independents{' num2str(i) '}.min_parameters'],'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 1]);
+				%md = checkfield(md,'fieldname',['autodiff.independents{' num2str(i) '}.max_parameters'],'size',[md.mesh.numberofvertices 1]);
+				%md = checkfield(md,'fieldname',['autodiff.independents{' num2str(i) '}.control_scaling_factors'],'size',[1 1],'>',0,'NaN',1,'Inf',1);
 
 			end