Index: /issm/trunk/src/m/classes/public/plot/applyoptions.m
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--- /issm/trunk/src/m/classes/public/plot/applyoptions.m	(revision 2646)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/m/classes/public/plot/applyoptions.m	(revision 2647)
@@ -190,5 +190,9 @@
 	eval(['axis ' getfieldvalue(options,'axis')]);
 else
-	axis tight equal;
+	if (strcmpi(md.type,'2d') | exist(options,'layer')),
+		axis tight equal;
+	else
+		axis auto tight
+	end
 end
 
Index: /issm/trunk/src/m/classes/public/plot/plot_overlay.m
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--- /issm/trunk/src/m/classes/public/plot/plot_overlay.m	(revision 2646)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/m/classes/public/plot/plot_overlay.m	(revision 2647)
@@ -14,4 +14,7 @@
 if ~is2d, 
 	error('buildoverlay error message: overlay not supported for 3d meshes, project on a layer');
+end
+if isquiver
+	error('buildoverlay error message: overlay not supported for quiver plots');
 end