diff --git a/libsrc/include/nginterface.h b/libsrc/include/nginterface.h
index f7ca56a6..c7a85ed3 100644
--- a/libsrc/include/nginterface.h
+++ b/libsrc/include/nginterface.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 // implemented element types:
 enum NG_ELEMENT_TYPE { 
+  NG_PNT = 0,
   NG_SEGM = 1, NG_SEGM3 = 2,
   NG_TRIG = 10, NG_QUAD=11, NG_TRIG6 = 12, NG_QUAD6 = 13,
   NG_TET = 20, NG_TET10 = 21, 
diff --git a/libsrc/interface/nginterface_v2.cpp b/libsrc/interface/nginterface_v2.cpp
index f59d6113..f3a94fa3 100644
--- a/libsrc/interface/nginterface_v2.cpp
+++ b/libsrc/interface/nginterface_v2.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ namespace netgen
 {
 
 
+  template <> int DLL_HEADER Ng_GetNElements<0> ()
+  {
+    return 0;
+  }
 
   template <> int DLL_HEADER Ng_GetNElements<1> ()
   {
@@ -48,6 +52,10 @@ namespace netgen
 
 
 
+  template <> DLL_HEADER Ng_Element Ng_GetElement<0> (int nr)
+  {
+    cout << "Netgen does not support 0-D elements" << endl;
+  }
 
   template <> DLL_HEADER Ng_Element Ng_GetElement<1> (int nr)
   {