diff --git a/js/menus/PartMenuView.js b/js/menus/PartMenuView.js
index a0ddb6c8c5574bfaefbe238ff5839163fe43d34a..be196944816a9bf0ca1ab735d45103a8dd22adcc 100644
--- a/js/menus/PartMenuView.js
+++ b/js/menus/PartMenuView.js
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ PartMenuView = Backbone.View.extend({
                     <% }); %>\
                 </ul>\
             </div><br/><br/>\
-        Cell Separation (xy, z): &nbsp;&nbsp;<input data-type="xy" value="<%= cellSeparation.xy %>" placeholder="XY" class="form-control numberInput cellSeparation" type="text">\
+        Cell Separation <% if (connectionType != "freeformFace"){ %>(xy, z): &nbsp;&nbsp;<input data-type="xy" value="<%= cellSeparation.xy %>" placeholder="XY" class="form-control numberInput cellSeparation" type="text">\
         &nbsp;<input data-type="z" value="<%= cellSeparation.z %>" placeholder="Z" class="form-control numberInput cellSeparation" type="text">\
-        todo: generic beam part type, part types for new lattice configurations\
+        <% } else { %>( radial ): &nbsp;&nbsp;<input data-type="xy" value="<%= cellSeparation.xy %>" placeholder="XY" class="form-control numberInput cellSeparation" type="text"><% } %>\
+        <br/><br/>todo: generic beam part type, part types for new lattice configurations\
         ')
 
 });
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