diff --git a/js/cells/DMACell.js b/js/cells/DMACell.js
index 9412ea326fcd8b6dbb1f37670a97aa7aab6db328..3121ecdf5a2cb472c87d3227bded3619107d49ba 100644
--- a/js/cells/DMACell.js
+++ b/js/cells/DMACell.js
@@ -245,8 +245,10 @@ define(['underscore', 'three', 'threeModel', 'lattice', 'appState', 'globals', '
         this.object3D.children[0].material = material;
     };
 
-    DMACell.prototype.setWireframeVisibility = function(visible){
-        this.object3D.children[1].visible = visible;
+    DMACell.prototype.setWireframeVisibility = function(visible, mode){
+        if (visible && mode === undefined) mode = this.getConditionalMode(appState.get("cellMode"));
+        console.log(visible && this.object3D.children[1].name == mode);
+        this.object3D.children[1].visible = visible && this.object3D.children[1].name == mode;
     };
 
     DMACell.prototype.setTransparent = function(evalFunction){
@@ -257,14 +259,20 @@ define(['underscore', 'three', 'threeModel', 'lattice', 'appState', 'globals', '
         this.setWireframeVisibility(!this.isTransparent);
     };
 
+    DMACell.prototype.getConditionalMode = function(mode){
+        if (mode == "supercell" && this._isTopLayerCell()) return "cell";
+        return mode;
+    };
+
     DMACell.prototype.setMode = function(mode, callback){
 
         if (!mode || mode === undefined) mode = appState.get("cellMode");
         var self = this;
 
+        mode = this.getConditionalMode(mode);
+
         switch(mode) {
             case "supercell":
-                if (this._isTopLayerCell()) mode = "cell";//top level item
                 setVisiblity();
                 break;
             case "cell":
@@ -299,12 +307,12 @@ define(['underscore', 'three', 'threeModel', 'lattice', 'appState', 'globals', '
             var visible = true;
             if (mode == "supercell") visible = !self._isMiddleLayer();//middle layers are always hidden in supercell mode
 
-            self.setWireframeVisibility(!self.isTransparent);
-
             _.each(self.object3D.children, function(child){
                 if (child.name == "object3D") return;
                 child.visible = visible && (child.name == mode);
             });
+            self.setWireframeVisibility(!self.isTransparent, mode);
+
             if (callback) {
                 callback();
                 return;
diff --git a/js/lattice/CompositeEditorLattice.js b/js/lattice/CompositeEditorLattice.js
index 83bd8f57edcb6c5786b0556ce814deaa6551518e..0fa5bf3da72b7510d796443f329e1910533e649b 100644
--- a/js/lattice/CompositeEditorLattice.js
+++ b/js/lattice/CompositeEditorLattice.js
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ define(['underscore', 'backbone', 'appState', 'globals', 'plist', 'three', 'thre
                 cellsMax: cellsMax,
                 elementaryChildren: materials.getChildCellTypes(this.sparseCells, true),
                 compositeChildren: materials.getChildCellTypes(this.sparseCells, false),
-                dimensions: _dimensions
+                dimensions: _dimensions,
+                properties: {
+
+                }
             };
             return data;
         },
diff --git a/js/lattice/LatticeEsim.js b/js/lattice/LatticeEsim.js
index 08a6ebefee1dbaf9060a35af4545ba2ec320ec32..251b7c86d2bac35a059e267b773bf5641e2ffc98 100644
--- a/js/lattice/LatticeEsim.js
+++ b/js/lattice/LatticeEsim.js
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ define(['lattice', 'appState', 'threeModel', 'eSim', 'eSimCell'], function(latti
     _.extend(lattice, eSimMethods);
     lattice.listenTo(appState, "change:currentTab", lattice._eSimTabChanged);
     lattice.listenTo(eSim, "change:visibleConductorGroup", lattice._showConductors);
+    lattice._showConductors();
 
 
     return lattice;
diff --git a/js/menus/templates/Ribbon.html b/js/menus/templates/Ribbon.html
index 509d062511786bc1047f382e1481a03d33686b93..179021b33a7af38d87f0edc518550f424fde42d6 100644
--- a/js/menus/templates/Ribbon.html
+++ b/js/menus/templates/Ribbon.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         <% if (allPartTypes[cellType][connectionType]){ %>
             <a data-type="part" class="btn btn-primary btn-ribbon ribbonCellMode<% if (cellMode == "part"){ %> ribbon-selected<% } %>" href="#"><img data-type="part" src="assets/imgs/part-sm.png"></a>
         <% } %>
-        <a data-type="beam" class="btn btn-primary btn-ribbon ribbonCellMode<% if (cellMode == "beam"){ %> ribbon-selected<% } %>" href="#">Beam</a>
+        <!--<a data-type="beam" class="btn btn-primary btn-ribbon ribbonCellMode<% if (cellMode == "beam"){ %> ribbon-selected<% } %>" href="#">Beam</a>-->
         <a class="btn btn-primary btn-ribbon ribbonDeleteMode<% if (deleteMode){ %> ribbon-selected"<% } %>"><span class="fui-cross"></span></a>
     </div>
 </div>