diff --git a/scripts/view3/generate_eps b/scripts/view3/generate_eps
index 9dadba96e1424cdc82c77fb562e7ee36a40f684a..bf8e30deb822d1eadd01ff0a31c4479d0b17e5b2 100755
--- a/scripts/view3/generate_eps
+++ b/scripts/view3/generate_eps
@@ -1,10 +1,53 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+echo "view3 produces a series of XY slices  a different z locations."
+
+function print_the_help {
+  echo "USAGE: $0 <PRIM_FILE>  "
+  echo "  OPTIONS: "
+  echo "            -t,--tag           filename tag (default: view1)"
+  exit 
+}
+
+FILE_TAG="view2"
+INPUT_FILE="g4_0000.prim"
+
+
+POSITIONAL=()
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]
+do
+  key="$1"
+
+  case $key in
+    -h|--help)
+      shift # past argument
+      print_the_help
+      ;;
+    -t|--tag)
+      FILE_TAG="$2"
+      shift # past argument
+      shift # past value
+      ;;
+    -i|--input)
+      INPUT_FILE="$2"
+      shift # past argument
+      shift # past value
+      ;;
+    *)    # unknown option
+      #POSITIONAL+=("$1") # save it in an array for later
+      echo "unknown option $1"
+      print_the_help
+      shift # past argument
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+set -- "${POSITIONAL[@]}" # restore positional parameters
+
 # units are mm
-dawncut 0 0 -1 -1500 $1 view3.prim 
-dawn  view3.prim 
-ps2pdf view3.eps view3.pdf
-pdftoppm view3.pdf view3 -png -singlefile
+dawncut 0 0 -1 -1500 ${INPUT_FILE} ${FILE_TAG}.prim 
+dawn -d ${FILE_TAG}.prim 
+ps2pdf ${FILE_TAG}.eps ${FILE_TAG}.pdf
+pdftoppm ${FILE_TAG}.pdf ${FILE_TAG} -png -singlefile
 
 
 #https://geant4.kek.jp/~tanaka/DAWN/About_DAWNCUT.html
diff --git a/topside.xml b/topside.xml
index 05329a7eaf02a0883b9202a618c45cafbd11f9b5..a92d64db1d5ca56300935fb0482f4bc3e95a0035 100644
--- a/topside.xml
+++ b/topside.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@
 
   <!--
   -->
-  <!--
   <include ref="topside/beampipe.xml"/>
   <include ref="topside/vertex_tracker.xml"/>
   <include ref="topside/silicon_tracker.xml"/>
@@ -115,6 +114,7 @@
   <include ref="topside/hcal.xml"/>
   <include ref="topside/solenoid.xml"/>
   <include ref="topside/topside_rich.xml"/>
+  <!--
   -->
   <include ref="topside/roman_pots.xml"/>
   <include ref="eic/forward_ion_beamline.xml"/>