Index: /issm/trunk/src/c/objects/Elements/Penta.cpp
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--- /issm/trunk/src/c/objects/Elements/Penta.cpp	(revision 4623)
+++ /issm/trunk/src/c/objects/Elements/Penta.cpp	(revision 4624)
@@ -4769,10 +4769,10 @@
 void  Penta::InputExtrude(int enum_type,bool only_if_collapsed){
 
-	bool   onbed,onsurface,collapse;
+	bool   onbed,onsurface,collapse=false;
 	Penta *penta          = NULL;
 	Input *original_input = NULL;
 
 	/*recover parameters: */
-	inputs->GetParameterValue(&collapse,CollapseEnum);
+	if (only_if_collapsed) inputs->GetParameterValue(&collapse,CollapseEnum);
 	inputs->GetParameterValue(&onbed,ElementOnBedEnum);
 	inputs->GetParameterValue(&onsurface,ElementOnSurfaceEnum);