diff --git a/js/fea/DMASuperCell.js b/js/fea/DMASuperCell.js
index 3b248259d66b92fcb1320508899ded0c970be27d..69d0183510ec4590c5f4fabd6495882ffbe177ee 100644
--- a/js/fea/DMASuperCell.js
+++ b/js/fea/DMASuperCell.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
  */
 
 
-var cellBrassMaterial = [new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({color:"#b5a642"})];
-var cellFiberGlassMaterial = [new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({color:"#fef1b5"})];
+var cellBrassMaterial = new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({color:"#b5a642"});
+var cellFiberGlassMaterial = new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({color:"#fef1b5"});
 
 DMASuperCell = function(length, range, cells){
     var shouldRotate = range.max.x == range.min.x;
@@ -22,15 +22,19 @@ DMASuperCell.prototype._buildSuperCellMesh = function(length, shouldRotate){
     superCellGeo.applyMatrix(new THREE.Matrix4().makeScale(length, 1, 1));
     superCellGeo.applyMatrix(new THREE.Matrix4().makeTranslation(-(length/2-1/2), 0, 0));
     if (shouldRotate) superCellGeo.applyMatrix(new THREE.Matrix4().makeRotationZ(Math.PI/2));
-    var material = cellBrassMaterial;
-    if (this.material == "fiberGlass") material = cellFiberGlassMaterial;
-    var mesh = THREE.SceneUtils.createMultiMaterialObject(superCellGeo, material);
+    var mesh = THREE.SceneUtils.createMultiMaterialObject(superCellGeo, [this.getMaterialType()]);
     var wireframe = new THREE.BoxHelper(mesh.children[0]);
     wireframe.material.color.set(0x000000);
     mesh.children.push(wireframe);
     return mesh;
 };
 
+DMASuperCell.prototype.getMaterialType = function(){
+    var material = cellBrassMaterial;
+    if (this.material == "fiberGlass") material = cellFiberGlassMaterial;
+    return material;
+};
+
 DMASuperCell.prototype._setPosition = function(index){
     var position = dmaGlobals.lattice.getPositionForIndex(index);
     this.mesh.position.set(position.x, position.y, position.z);
diff --git a/js/fea/DmaCellOther.js b/js/fea/DmaCellOther.js
index 016e82f91a49f63958de7c7ae414965aa3b06e1f..4c1880897e202da0a94ac9b97db3b50422359ff5 100644
--- a/js/fea/DmaCellOther.js
+++ b/js/fea/DmaCellOther.js
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ var cellMaterial = [new THREE.MeshNormalMaterial()];
         }
     };
 
+    DMAGIKCell.prototype.getMaterialType = function(){
+        return this.superCell.getMaterialType();
+    };
+
     DMAGIKCell.prototype.__initParts = function(){
         var parts  = [];
         var isEnd = this.superCellIndex == 0 || this.superCellIndex == this.superCell.getLength();
diff --git a/js/fea/DmaPart.js b/js/fea/DmaPart.js
index 0c6f4c7f5cb3eb154fe9657af0b56c1604e04d43..6c9baafb54a2cdc4e3814494ae4821b726b40c6f 100644
--- a/js/fea/DmaPart.js
+++ b/js/fea/DmaPart.js
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ var partMaterial = new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({ color:0xffffff, shading: THRE
     DMAGIKPart.prototype = Object.create(DMAPart.prototype);
 
     DMAGIKPart.prototype._makeMeshForType = function(){
-        var mesh = new THREE.Mesh(unitPartGeo, partMaterial);
+        var mesh = new THREE.Mesh(unitPartGeo, this.parentCell.getMaterialType());
         mesh.myPart = this;//need a ref back to this part
         return mesh;
     };
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ var partMaterial = new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({ color:0xffffff, shading: THRE
     DMAGIKPartLowPoly.prototype = Object.create(DMAGIKPart.prototype);
 
     DMAGIKPartLowPoly.prototype._makeMeshForType = function(){
-        var mesh = new THREE.Mesh(unitPartGeo, partMaterial);
+        var mesh = new THREE.Mesh(unitPartGeo, this.parentCell.getMaterialType());
         mesh.myPart = this;//need a ref back to this part
         return mesh;
     };
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ var partMaterial = new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({ color:0xffffff, shading: THRE
     DMAGIKEndPart.prototype = Object.create(DMAGIKPart.prototype);
 
     DMAGIKEndPart.prototype._makeMeshForType = function(){
-        var mesh = new THREE.Mesh(unitPartGeo, partMaterial);
+        var mesh = new THREE.Mesh(unitPartGeo, this.parentCell.getMaterialType());
         mesh.myPart = this;//need a ref back to this part
         return mesh;
     };
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ var partMaterial = new THREE.MeshLambertMaterial({ color:0xffffff, shading: THRE
     DMAGIKEndPartLowPoly.prototype = Object.create(DMAGIKPart.prototype);
 
     DMAGIKEndPartLowPoly.prototype._makeMeshForType = function(){
-        var mesh = new THREE.Mesh(unitPartGeo, partMaterial);
+        var mesh = new THREE.Mesh(unitPartGeo, this.parentCell.getMaterialType());
         mesh.myPart = this;//need a ref back to this part
         return mesh;
     };