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Hi,

Very short:
I was trying to run vis5 (at my HP machine) from a Silicon Graphics and
I get funny error messages.
Could anyone helpe with that? At least to understand what is complaining
for.

Thanks and Happy New Year
--
Gustavo A. Olivares P.
Universidad de Chile
Departamento de Ing. Quimica

Hi Gustavo,
  Without knowing what the error messages were, I would have to guess that
your remote display setting was not set correctly on the Silicon Graphics
machine.  I hope this helps.

Dan McCormick

Gustavo Olivares wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Very short:
> I was trying to run vis5 (at my HP machine) from a Silicon Graphics and
> I get funny error messages.
> Could anyone helpe with that? At least to understand what is complaining
> for.
>
> Thanks and Happy New Year
> --
> Gustavo A. Olivares P.
> Universidad de Chile
> Departamento de Ing. Quimica

Gustavo,
  It still seems to me to be a configuration problem with the DISPLAY
environment variable.  I could be wrong, though.  Can you run Vis5d locally
(from the SG machine)?  If so, do you get the same error messages?

Dan McCormick

Gustavo Olivares wrote:

> Sorry, I intended to send the messages but I forgot, here they go:
>
> X Error of failed request:  BadValue (integer parameter out of range for
> operation)
>   Major opcode of failed request:  131 (X3D-PEX)
>   Minor opcode of failed request:  2 (PEX_GetEnumeratedTypeInfo)
>   Value in failed request:  0xffff8700
>   Serial number of failed request:  83
>   Current serial number in output stream:  83
>
> Thanks again
>
> --
> Gustavo A. Olivares P.
> Universidad de Chile
> Departamento de Ing. Quimica

Hi Gustavo,

I suspect that your vis5d on the SGI is compiled to use
OpenGL, and is talking to an HP with PEX.  Try recompiling
vis5d with 'make irix6-x'.  It'll be a lot slower this way,
but the root of your problem may be incompatible 3-D graphics
libraries.  Good luck, Bill

----------------------------------------------------------
Bill Hibbard, SSEC, 1225 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI  53706
hi...@fa...  608-263-4427  fax: 608-263-6738
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/vis.html


On Fri, 29 Dec 2000, Dan McCormick wrote:

> Gustavo,
>   It still seems to me to be a configuration problem with the DISPLAY
> environment variable.  I could be wrong, though.  Can you run Vis5d locally
> (from the SG machine)?  If so, do you get the same error messages?
> 
> Dan McCormick
> 
> Gustavo Olivares wrote:
> 
> > Sorry, I intended to send the messages but I forgot, here they go:
> >
> > X Error of failed request:  BadValue (integer parameter out of range for
> > operation)
> >   Major opcode of failed request:  131 (X3D-PEX)
> >   Minor opcode of failed request:  2 (PEX_GetEnumeratedTypeInfo)
> >   Value in failed request:  0xffff8700
> >   Serial number of failed request:  83
> >   Current serial number in output stream:  83
> >
> > Thanks again
> >
> > --
> > Gustavo A. Olivares P.
> > Universidad de Chile
> > Departamento de Ing. Quimica
> 
> 

> I tried the modifications suggested.
> however the topo layer is still at the 0.0 level (sea level)
> I still cannot have the underwater relief shown
> (I only see the 2-d colored image at the top)
> does it mean that I had to code my underwater topo data's baselevel as level
> 0.0???
> and the various depth converted to "height" from this baselevel???

No, sea level is 0.0 and underwater topo has negative values.

People do produce bathymetry files for Vis5D, so I don't know
the cause of your problem.

Good luck,
Bill
----------------------------------------------------------
Bill Hibbard, SSEC, 1225 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI  53706
hi...@fa...  608-263-4427  fax: 608-263-6738
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/vis.html

About a month ago there was an inquiry on this list for a vis5d animation 
of Antarctica from a non-hydrostatic model.  It has taken me awhile, but I 
have been able to put my vis5d animations from the Ross Island region, 
Antarctica on an anonymous ftp site.  The files were created from a high 
resolution wind flow study using the University of Wisconsin 
Non-hydrostatic Modeling System (UW-NMS).  Additional information is 
included in the README file.

I have also included a high resolution map file for Antarctica at the 
site.  (OUTLANT)

ftp://uwamrc.ssec.wisc.edu/pub/seefeldt

Happy Holidays

Mark Seefeldt

Hi

I tried the modifications suggested.
however the topo layer is still at the 0.0 level (sea level)
I still cannot have the underwater relief shown
(I only see the 2-d colored image at the top)
does it mean that I had to code my underwater topo data's baselevel as level
0.0???
and the various depth converted to "height" from this baselevel???

Thank You

GT

----- Original Message -----
From: From: Bill Hibbard <hi...@fa...> <bi...@ss...>
To: Ng Gee Tiong <nsu...@si...>
Cc: <vis...@ss...>
Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2000 1:05 AM
Subject: Re: Underwater Topo


> Hi NG,
>
> My guess is that you still have the follwoing code in
> your maketopo.c:
>
>    for (r=0;r<ROWS;r++) {
>       for (c=0;c<COLUMNS;c++) {
>          if (Topo[r][c] <= 0.0) {
>             Water[r][c] = 1;
>          }
>          else {
>             Water[r][c] = 0;
>          }
>       }
>    }
>
> This sets the "Water" flag wherever the topo is below sea
> level.  Change it to:
>
>    for (r=0;r<ROWS;r++) {
>       for (c=0;c<COLUMNS;c++) {
>          Water[r][c] = 0;
>       }
>    }
>
> Good luck and happy holidays,
> Bill
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Bill Hibbard, SSEC, 1225 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI  53706
> hi...@fa...  608-263-4427  fax: 608-263-6738
> http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/vis.html
>
>
> On Sat, 23 Dec 2000, Ng Gee Tiong wrote:
>
> > Hi to all out there
> >
> > I am using Vis5d to visualise some oceanography data.
> > I tried the Maketopo utility.
> > However the topo map appears at the 0.0 level
> > how do I get the underwater topo shown and not just see a blue layer at
the
> > top
> > does it mean that I had to code the data as 0.0 level being the base of
my
> > underwater topo?
> > Anyone can help???
> >
> > ps: by the way, enjoy the holidays
> >      Merry Christmas !!!
> >
> > GT
> >
> >
>

Hi NG,

My guess is that you still have the follwoing code in
your maketopo.c:

   for (r=0;r<ROWS;r++) {
      for (c=0;c<COLUMNS;c++) {
         if (Topo[r][c] <= 0.0) {
            Water[r][c] = 1;
         }
         else {
            Water[r][c] = 0;
         }
      }
   }

This sets the "Water" flag wherever the topo is below sea
level.  Change it to:

   for (r=0;r<ROWS;r++) {
      for (c=0;c<COLUMNS;c++) {
         Water[r][c] = 0;
      }
   }

Good luck and happy holidays,
Bill
----------------------------------------------------------
Bill Hibbard, SSEC, 1225 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI  53706
hi...@fa...  608-263-4427  fax: 608-263-6738
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/vis.html


On Sat, 23 Dec 2000, Ng Gee Tiong wrote:

> Hi to all out there
> 
> I am using Vis5d to visualise some oceanography data.
> I tried the Maketopo utility.
> However the topo map appears at the 0.0 level
> how do I get the underwater topo shown and not just see a blue layer at the
> top
> does it mean that I had to code the data as 0.0 level being the base of my
> underwater topo?
> Anyone can help???
> 
> ps: by the way, enjoy the holidays
>      Merry Christmas !!!
> 
> GT
> 
> 

Hi to all out there

I am using Vis5d to visualise some oceanography data.
I tried the Maketopo utility.
However the topo map appears at the 0.0 level
how do I get the underwater topo shown and not just see a blue layer at the
top
does it mean that I had to code the data as 0.0 level being the base of my
underwater topo?
Anyone can help???

ps: by the way, enjoy the holidays
     Merry Christmas !!!

GT

I have uploaded a v5dimport binary for Alpha along with a successful
compilation log, in case it may help, on anonymous ftp.smr.arpa.emr.it in
incoming/v5dimport.tar.gz.
	greetings,
		Davide

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On Tue, 12 Dec 2000, the fast fingers of Neil R. Smith wrote:

NRS> I'm planning for computers in our meteorology instruction lab
NRS> and am looking at intel boxes running Solaris x86. Vis5D will be
NRS> an integral teaching tool. Can you help with some questions I've
NRS> got and also provide any helpful hints or heads-up's?
NRS> 
NRS> 1. What version of Solaris-for-intel is recommended for Vis5D?

Do you *need* to use Solaris? If you do need, try to get the latest
version of XFree86 and install in your system, but be warned that free
operating systems like {Free,Net,Open}BSD and (yup!) Linux have much
better support for PC architectures.

NRS> 2. I read the x86 FAQ (sun.pmbc.com/faq/s86faq.txt) to say OpenGL,
NRS> required by Vis5D, can only be had on Solaris/intel platforms via
NRS> installation of XFree86. Is that true? Our campus has a site license
NRS> for Solaris 7 for intel. Does OpenGL come on that?

AFAIK, Sun only offers OpenGL for SPARC systems. XFree86 4.x comes with
GLX (code donated by SGI) and Mesa (code donated by Brian Paul).

NRS> 3. What video card(s) on intel does Vis5D 'like'. 

As any other X program, Vis5D depends on the quality of the X server, and
the later on the graphics hardware. For up-to-date information on hardware
support in XFree86, take a look at

	http://www.xfree86.org/4.0.1/Status.html

NRS> 4. Is 64MB of VRAM pretty much essential for 3D rendering in
NRS> v5d?

It depends on the amount of data you need to manage.

NRS> 5. Any other words of wisdom on this subject?

"There will be an answer: `Let it be'". :-)
  
--
Carlos A. M. dos Santos

Federal University of Pelotas         Meteorological Research Center
Av. Ildefonso Simoes Lopes 2791       Pelotas, RS, Brasil, CEP 96060-290
WWW: http://www.cpmet.ufpel.tche.br   RENPAC (X.25): 153231641
Phone: +55 53 277-6767                FAX: +55 53 277-6722

Hello, there,

I have trouble to compile the v5dimport.
Does anyone know if there are precompiled executables 'v5dimport'
for DEC Alpha and for lunux ?

Thank you in advance,
Akira

I'm planning for computers in our meteorology instruction lab and
am looking at intel boxes running Solaris x86. Vis5D will be an
integral teaching tool. Can you help with some questions I've got
and also provide any helpful hints or heads-up's?

1. What version of Solaris-for-intel is recommended for Vis5D?

2. I read the x86 FAQ (sun.pmbc.com/faq/s86faq.txt) to say OpenGL,
required by Vis5D, can only be had on Solaris/intel platforms via
installation of XFree86. Is that true? Our campus has a site license
for Solaris 7 for intel. Does OpenGL come on that?

3. What video card(s) on intel does Vis5D 'like'. 

4. Is 64MB of VRAM
pretty much essential for 3D rendering in v5d?

5. Any other words of wisdom on this subject?

Many thanks, -Neil
-- 
Neil R. Smith, Comp. Sys. Mngr.		ne...@ar...
Dept. Atmospheric Sci., Texas A&M Univ.	979/845-6272 FAX:979/862-4466