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[IDV #KFS-225548]: Default background maps hidden

Hi Simon-

> I've upgraded to 3.7, which seems to have solved some of the graphical issues 
> I was having, but the problem described below still persists.  The default 
> background displays aren't on quick render.
> 
> This particular NetCDF file has both 2D and 3D variables (excluding time).  
> The issue doesn't occur on the 2D variables but does on the 3D.  I don't know 
> what you mean about the 3D view or how to switch it to 2D.  

Sorry if that wasn't clear. See below.

>I've noticed that if I click and drag on the view it does change perspective.  
>Also, when doing this, the default background maps start to appear (see 
>attached images).  Also, if I click on the "view from bottom" button, the 
>default background maps are clearly visible, albeit displaying the wrong 
>orientation.

Since it's a 3D grid, the display is plotted slightly above the maps in the 3D 
display box.  From the Map Display control, click on the Display tab and use 
the slider to move the position of the map up in the box.  Then, they should be 
visible. Since the 2D fields work fine, and since the map is displayed when you 
turn the box upside down, I'm pretty sure that's what the issue is.  Because 
they 3D field is only slightly above the map, the map does show through when 
you rotate the box.

> I'm really only interested in plotting 2D views.  For the 3D data I can 
> change the level that is plotted.  I've also tried modifying the runIDV.dat 
> file to switch to DirectX instead of OpenGL, which had no effect.

If you are only interested in using 2D displays, then you can set your 
preference to always use the 2D display.  That should also fix the map on top 
of the display issue since lines are rendered on top of images.

Open the Preferences dialog (Edit->Preferences) and under the View tab, uncheck 
the "Use 3D View" and then  click the OK button. This will not take effect 
until you restart the IDV.  However, you can test it by selecting the 
File->New->View Window->Map View->One Pane menu.  The new display should be 2D 
only.

Let me know if that is not clear.

Don Murray
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 10:09 PM
> To: Simon Metcalf
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: [IDV #KFS-225548]: Default background maps hidden
> 
> Hi Simon-
> 
> > Full Name: Simon Metcalf
> > Email Address: address@hidden
> > Organization: NSW Rural Fire Service
> > Package Version: 2.6u2 build date:2009-02-12 20:31 UTC Operating
> > System: Windows XP
> > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_2.6u2\jre version: 1.6.0_11
> > j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4) Description of problem: Dear Team, I'm having
> > trouble getting the default background vector maps to display on top of a 
> > contour-filled map.  Interestingly this issue only seems to occur with 
> > certain NetCDF data I'm using and doesn't happen when I'm using NetCDF data 
> > from a different source.  I can't see why the source of the data would make 
> > a difference in this regard.  As you can see in the attached image, the 
> > background layers are visible through a hole in the contours due to the 
> > contour intervals used.  Is there anything I can try to solve the problem?
> 
> If you are using a 3D display, is the map there if you view it from below?
> I'm guessing not and it's a problem with the projection.
> 
> A couple of suggestions:
> 
> - Turn on/off Fast Rendering for the map (in the Map Display Control)
> - upgrade to IDV 2.7.  There are some fixes in there for issues like this.
> 
> Don Murray
> 
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> Priority: Normal
> Status: Open
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: KFS-225548
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open