diff --git a/dist/amd/can-view-model.js b/dist/amd/can-view-model.js
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+/*can-view-model@3.1.3#can-view-model*/
+define(function (require, exports, module) {
+    'use strict';
+    var domData = require('can-util/dom/data');
+    var SimpleMap = require('can-simple-map');
+    var types = require('can-types');
+    var ns = require('can-namespace');
+    var getDocument = require('can-util/dom/document');
+    var isArrayLike = require('can-util/js/is-array-like');
+    module.exports = ns.viewModel = function (el, attr, val) {
+        var scope;
+        if (typeof el === 'string') {
+            el = getDocument().querySelector(el);
+        } else if (isArrayLike(el)) {
+            el = el[0];
+        }
+        if (types.isMapLike(attr)) {
+            return domData.set.call(el, 'viewModel', attr);
+        }
+        scope = domData.get.call(el, 'viewModel');
+        if (!scope) {
+            scope = types.DefaultMap ? new types.DefaultMap() : new SimpleMap();
+            domData.set.call(el, 'viewModel', scope);
+        }
+        switch (arguments.length) {
+        case 0:
+        case 1:
+            return scope;
+        case 2:
+            return 'attr' in scope ? scope.attr(attr) : scope[attr];
+        default:
+            if ('attr' in scope) {
+                scope.attr(attr, val);
+            } else {
+                scope[attr] = val;
+            }
+            return el;
+        }
+    };
+});
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diff --git a/dist/cjs/can-view-model.js b/dist/cjs/can-view-model.js
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+++ b/dist/cjs/can-view-model.js
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+/*can-view-model@3.1.3#can-view-model*/
+'use strict';
+var domData = require('can-util/dom/data/data');
+var SimpleMap = require('can-simple-map');
+var types = require('can-types');
+var ns = require('can-namespace');
+var getDocument = require('can-util/dom/document/document');
+var isArrayLike = require('can-util/js/is-array-like/is-array-like');
+module.exports = ns.viewModel = function (el, attr, val) {
+    var scope;
+    if (typeof el === 'string') {
+        el = getDocument().querySelector(el);
+    } else if (isArrayLike(el)) {
+        el = el[0];
+    }
+    if (types.isMapLike(attr)) {
+        return domData.set.call(el, 'viewModel', attr);
+    }
+    scope = domData.get.call(el, 'viewModel');
+    if (!scope) {
+        scope = types.DefaultMap ? new types.DefaultMap() : new SimpleMap();
+        domData.set.call(el, 'viewModel', scope);
+    }
+    switch (arguments.length) {
+    case 0:
+    case 1:
+        return scope;
+    case 2:
+        return 'attr' in scope ? scope.attr(attr) : scope[attr];
+    default:
+        if ('attr' in scope) {
+            scope.attr(attr, val);
+        } else {
+            scope[attr] = val;
+        }
+        return el;
+    }
+};
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diff --git a/dist/global/can-view-model.js b/dist/global/can-view-model.js
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+/*[global-shim-start]*/
+(function(exports, global, doEval){ // jshint ignore:line
+	var origDefine = global.define;
+
+	var get = function(name){
+		var parts = name.split("."),
+			cur = global,
+			i;
+		for(i = 0 ; i < parts.length; i++){
+			if(!cur) {
+				break;
+			}
+			cur = cur[parts[i]];
+		}
+		return cur;
+	};
+	var set = function(name, val){
+		var parts = name.split("."),
+			cur = global,
+			i, part, next;
+		for(i = 0; i < parts.length - 1; i++) {
+			part = parts[i];
+			next = cur[part];
+			if(!next) {
+				next = cur[part] = {};
+			}
+			cur = next;
+		}
+		part = parts[parts.length - 1];
+		cur[part] = val;
+	};
+	var useDefault = function(mod){
+		if(!mod || !mod.__esModule) return false;
+		var esProps = { __esModule: true, "default": true };
+		for(var p in mod) {
+			if(!esProps[p]) return false;
+		}
+		return true;
+	};
+	var modules = (global.define && global.define.modules) ||
+		(global._define && global._define.modules) || {};
+	var ourDefine = global.define = function(moduleName, deps, callback){
+		var module;
+		if(typeof deps === "function") {
+			callback = deps;
+			deps = [];
+		}
+		var args = [],
+			i;
+		for(i =0; i < deps.length; i++) {
+			args.push( exports[deps[i]] ? get(exports[deps[i]]) : ( modules[deps[i]] || get(deps[i]) )  );
+		}
+		// CJS has no dependencies but 3 callback arguments
+		if(!deps.length && callback.length) {
+			module = { exports: {} };
+			var require = function(name) {
+				return exports[name] ? get(exports[name]) : modules[name];
+			};
+			args.push(require, module.exports, module);
+		}
+		// Babel uses the exports and module object.
+		else if(!args[0] && deps[0] === "exports") {
+			module = { exports: {} };
+			args[0] = module.exports;
+			if(deps[1] === "module") {
+				args[1] = module;
+			}
+		} else if(!args[0] && deps[0] === "module") {
+			args[0] = { id: moduleName };
+		}
+
+		global.define = origDefine;
+		var result = callback ? callback.apply(null, args) : undefined;
+		global.define = ourDefine;
+
+		// Favor CJS module.exports over the return value
+		result = module && module.exports ? module.exports : result;
+		modules[moduleName] = result;
+
+		// Set global exports
+		var globalExport = exports[moduleName];
+		if(globalExport && !get(globalExport)) {
+			if(useDefault(result)) {
+				result = result["default"];
+			}
+			set(globalExport, result);
+		}
+	};
+	global.define.orig = origDefine;
+	global.define.modules = modules;
+	global.define.amd = true;
+	ourDefine("@loader", [], function(){
+		// shim for @@global-helpers
+		var noop = function(){};
+		return {
+			get: function(){
+				return { prepareGlobal: noop, retrieveGlobal: noop };
+			},
+			global: global,
+			__exec: function(__load){
+				doEval(__load.source, global);
+			}
+		};
+	});
+}
+)({},window,function(__$source__, __$global__) { // jshint ignore:line
+	eval("(function() { " + __$source__ + " \n }).call(__$global__);");
+}
+)
+/*can-view-model@3.1.3#can-view-model*/
+define('can-view-model', function (require, exports, module) {
+    'use strict';
+    var domData = require('can-util/dom/data/data');
+    var SimpleMap = require('can-simple-map');
+    var types = require('can-types');
+    var ns = require('can-namespace');
+    var getDocument = require('can-util/dom/document/document');
+    var isArrayLike = require('can-util/js/is-array-like/is-array-like');
+    module.exports = ns.viewModel = function (el, attr, val) {
+        var scope;
+        if (typeof el === 'string') {
+            el = getDocument().querySelector(el);
+        } else if (isArrayLike(el)) {
+            el = el[0];
+        }
+        if (types.isMapLike(attr)) {
+            return domData.set.call(el, 'viewModel', attr);
+        }
+        scope = domData.get.call(el, 'viewModel');
+        if (!scope) {
+            scope = types.DefaultMap ? new types.DefaultMap() : new SimpleMap();
+            domData.set.call(el, 'viewModel', scope);
+        }
+        switch (arguments.length) {
+        case 0:
+        case 1:
+            return scope;
+        case 2:
+            return 'attr' in scope ? scope.attr(attr) : scope[attr];
+        default:
+            if ('attr' in scope) {
+                scope.attr(attr, val);
+            } else {
+                scope[attr] = val;
+            }
+            return el;
+        }
+    };
+});
+/*[global-shim-end]*/
+(function(){ // jshint ignore:line
+	window._define = window.define;
+	window.define = window.define.orig;
+}
+)();
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