[Vis5d-users] Re: Vis5D scale

Hi Anthony,

> I am trying to represent a scale on the Vis5D view screen, but I can't find what the absolute scale is.  I am representing currents with the
> wind vectors that are in cm/s.  I don't have any idea what the length of the vector arrows represent.  Is it 1meter per pixel or 1meter per
> inch or what?

There is no absolute length scale for wind vectors, but
their lengths relative to each other should reflect
relative speeds. You can change the length scaling in
the wind vector widget.

Perhaps the Vis5d+ folks can add to or correct my answer.

Cheers,
Bill
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