diff --git a/js/menus/NavViewMenu.js b/js/menus/NavViewMenu.js
index f1a8b4eba99d3be1ab05829bd5a32b2c48998ded..64383a6713fb2f525b16ed473db562bac9bc71d4 100644
--- a/js/menus/NavViewMenu.js
+++ b/js/menus/NavViewMenu.js
@@ -3,15 +3,16 @@
  */
 
 
-define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'backbone', 'plist', 'text!navViewMenuTemplate'], function($, _, Backbone, plist, template){
+define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'backbone', 'plist', 'lattice', 'text!navViewMenuTemplate'],
+    function($, _, Backbone, plist, lattice, template){
 
     return Backbone.View.extend({
 
         el: "#navViewMenu",
 
         events: {
-            "click a.boolProperty":                                       "_makeSelection",
-            "click #reset3DView":                            "_reset3DNavigation"
+            "click a":                                                    "_makeSelection",
+            "click #reset3DView":                                         "_reset3DNavigation"
         },
 
         initialize: function(){
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'backbone', 'plist', 'text!navViewMenuTemplate']
         },
 
 
+
         _makeSelection: function(e){
             e.preventDefault();
             var $target = $(e.target);
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'underscore', 'backbone', 'plist', 'text!navViewMenuTemplate']
         },
 
         render: function(){
-            this.$el.html(this.template(_.extend(this.model.toJSON(), plist)));
+            this.$el.html(this.template(_.extend(this.model.toJSON(), plist, lattice.toJSON())));
 
             var self = this;
             _.each($(".boolProperty"), function(item){
diff --git a/js/menus/templates/NavViewMenu.html b/js/menus/templates/NavViewMenu.html
index 48c1613497e48819a9d738b65b99d1c84a2da1b2..b79aa5f2a2299ebc24d5faa170e1adbaf981d111 100644
--- a/js/menus/templates/NavViewMenu.html
+++ b/js/menus/templates/NavViewMenu.html
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
 <li class="dropdown-submenu">
     <a tabindex="-1">Cells<span class="pull-right fui-arrow-right"></span></a>
     <ul class="dropdown-menu">
-        <% _.each(allCellModes, function(mode, key){ %>
+        <% _.each(allCellModes, function(mode, key){
+            if (key == "part" && allLattices[cellType].connection[connectionType].type[latticeType].parts === null) return;  %>
             <li><a class="appState" data-property="cellMode" data-value="<%= key %>" href="#"><% if (cellMode == key) { %><span class="fui-check"></span><% } %><%= mode %></a></li>
         <% }); %>
     </ul>