Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mesh3dsurface.m
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mesh3dsurface.m	(revision 24896)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mesh3dsurface.m	(revision 24897)
@@ -213,24 +213,24 @@
 				end
 			elseif strcmpi(geometry,'line'),
-				counter=1;
+				count=1;
 				for i=1:self.numberofelements,
 					el=self.elements(i,:);
 					%first line:
-					contours(counter).x = [self.long(el(1)) self.long(el(2))];
-					contours(counter).y = [self.lat(el(1)) self.lat(el(2))];
-					contours(counter).Geometry = 'Line';
+					contours(count).x = [self.long(el(1)) self.long(el(2))];
+					contours(count).y = [self.lat(el(1)) self.lat(el(2))];
+					contours(count).Geometry = 'Line';
 
 					%second line:
-					contours(counter+1).x = [self.long(el(2)) self.long(el(3))];
-					contours(counter+1).y = [self.lat(el(2)) self.lat(el(3))];
-					contours(counter+1).Geometry = 'Line';
+					contours(count+1).x = [self.long(el(2)) self.long(el(3))];
+					contours(count+1).y = [self.lat(el(2)) self.lat(el(3))];
+					contours(count+1).Geometry = 'Line';
 
 					%third line:
-					contours(counter+2).x = [self.long(el(3)) self.long(el(1))];
-					contours(counter+2).y = [self.lat(el(3)) self.lat(el(1))];
-					contours(counter+2).Geometry = 'Line';
+					contours(count+2).x = [self.long(el(3)) self.long(el(1))];
+					contours(count+2).y = [self.lat(el(3)) self.lat(el(1))];
+					contours(count+2).Geometry = 'Line';
 					
-					%increase counter: 
-					counter += 3;
+					%increase count: 
+					count += 3;
 				end
 			elseif strcmpi(geometry,'polygon'),
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mesh3dsurface.py
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mesh3dsurface.py	(revision 24896)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/mesh3dsurface.py	(revision 24897)
@@ -218,5 +218,5 @@
                 contours[i]         = contour
         elif geometry == 'line':
-            counter = 0
+            count = 0
             for i in range(len(self.numberofelements)): 
                 el = self.elements[i]
@@ -227,5 +227,5 @@
                 contour.y               = [self.lat[el[0]], self.lat[el[1]]]
                 contour.Geometry        = 'Line' 
-                contours[counter]       = contour
+                contours[count]       = contour
 
                 #second line:
@@ -234,5 +234,5 @@
                 contour.y               = [self.lat[el[1]], self.lat[el[2]]]
                 contour.Geometry        = 'Line'
-                contours[counter + 1]   = contour
+                contours[count + 1]   = contour
 
                 #second line:
@@ -241,8 +241,8 @@
                 contour.y               = [self.lat[el[2]], self.lat[el[0]]]
                 contour.Geometry        = 'Line'
-                contours[counter + 2]   = contour
-
-                #increase counter:
-                counter += 3
+                contours[count + 2]   = contour
+
+                #increase count:
+                count += 3
         elif geometry == 'polygon':
             # TODO: Refactor the following to reduce repeated code, or