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Greg,
	some advices from experience:

> 1. I am unable to see the map lines unless I right click on a variable and
> decrease the opacity below 1.0. The map shows through, but it washes out the
> display. How do I display the map above the variable display so I can leave
> the opacity full?

try to raise the map (with the slider that appears when you click on the MAP
button) over you horizontal data slice, the map should appear.
 
> 2. It is much easier for me to view a data field in contour mode as opposed
> to the "filled area" mode. It seems that only the very highest values show
> up in the color mode. Is there a way to make the lower values display more
> effectively?

click in the little window with the filled slice colormap (it usually pops up in
the lower left bottom of the screen) and play with arrow keys -left and right
shift the color function while up und down keys make it more or less peaked-
until the color distribution matches the distribution of your physical variable.

Hope this helps,
	Davide

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I am very low on the learning curve for Vis5d, so forgive me for these
questions:

1. I am unable to see the map lines unless I right click on a variable and
decrease the opacity below 1.0. The map shows through, but it washes out the
display. How do I display the map above the variable display so I can leave
the opacity full?

2. It is much easier for me to view a data field in contour mode as opposed
to the "filled area" mode. It seems that only the very highest values show
up in the color mode. Is there a way to make the lower values display more
effectively?

Greg Fishel
Chief Meteorologist
Capitol Broadcasting Co., Inc.
919-821-8597(W)
919-821-8541(Fax)

I was just wondering if anyone out there has done any work with Vis5D on
tiled displays (Powerwalls, Active Murals, etc)


Sheri A. Mickelson			
Mathematics & Computer Science
Argonne National Laboratory	                
9700 South Cass Ave, Argonne, Illinois 60439   
Tel: 630-252-7526

Hello
 I visit the page http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/vis5d.html,
and download XWin32 5.1 and Vis5d(Win NT Version), but without enough
help information ,I don't konw how to star vis5d in Win NT OS.
Can I get some help from you?
Thank you!
 
  

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Liurong                     mailto:liu...@ma...
 2001/8/25

Hi Matteo,

> I made a surface temperature raster image with vis5d but the result is not
> very nice: As you can see from the attached image (example.gif) the limit
> betwwen two different colours is not clear (is shaded). Besides, the limit
> is not smoothed (it follows the resolution). Does anyone know how to make a
> better image?

I think the best approach is to resample your data to a higher
resolution grid.

Good luck,
Bill
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hi...@fa...  608-263-4427  fax: 608-263-6738
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/vis.html

I made a surface temperature raster image with vis5d but the result is not
very nice: As you can see from the attached image (example.gif) the limit
betwwen two different colours is not clear (is shaded). Besides, the limit
is not smoothed (it follows the resolution). Does anyone know how to make a
better image?
Thanks, Matteo.

Hi there,

  would anybody have a high resolution map file for the US and use in
vis5d
available? If so, would it be possible to get a copy of it?

- Georg

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On Wed, 15 Aug 2001, Robert Fovell wrote:
> >and also GLX support (I'm not sure if XFree 4.1 has GLX on OSX).  You have
> >to use a slightly patched version of Vis5d+ 1.1 to handle the lack of a
> >Fortran compiler:
> >
> >	http://jdj.mit.edu/download/vis5d+-1.1.1a1.tar.gz
> >
> >Otherwise, it works out of the box.
> 
> Hi Steven (and all):
> 
> Unfortunately, I could not get this to compile.  It seemed to go 
> through configure OK, but after I issued "make" this occurred:

Damn, that's what I get for posting a snapshot without testing it...I must
have screwed something up when making the package--the error you are doing
has nothing to do with MacOS X.  (I *do* have Vis5d+ installed on my MacOS
X machine, and all I had to do was patch it for the lack of a Fortran
compiler as I recall...it is just the snapshot which is messed up.)

I don't have time to try and make a new snapshot right now (the Vis5d+
sources are somewhat in flux at the moment), so the easiest thing to do is
to grab g77 for MacOS X (someone posted the URL earlier), and then use the
stock Vis5d+ 1.1, which I believe should work then.

> Somewhere else (perhaps on Source Forge), I saw something where you 
> said we need the latest version of autoconf installed first.  I 

This is only necessary if you want to be a developer.  autoconf/automake
are not needed to simply build the distributed code (they are needed to
create the distribution package).

Steven

At 11:54 AM -0400 8/15/01, Steven G. Johnson wrote:
>On Wed, 15 Aug 2001, Sean C. Garrick wrote:
> > Has anyone built vis5d for MacOS-X (with XFree4)?
>
>Yes.  I used the latest XonX snapshot, however, which has rootless support
>and also GLX support (I'm not sure if XFree 4.1 has GLX on OSX).  You have
>to use a slightly patched version of Vis5d+ 1.1 to handle the lack of a
>Fortran compiler:
>
>	http://jdj.mit.edu/download/vis5d+-1.1.1a1.tar.gz
>
>Otherwise, it works out of the box.

Hi Steven (and all):

Unfortunately, I could not get this to compile.  It seemed to go 
through configure OK, but after I issued "make" this occurred:

Making all in lui5
source='browser.c' object='browser.o' libtool=no \
depfile='.deps/browser.Po' tmpdepfile='.deps/browser.TPo' \
depmode=none /bin/sh ../depcomp \
cc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -I../src     -O3 -fomit-frame-pointer 
-mcpu=powerpc  -I/usr/X11R6/include -c `test -f browser.c || echo 
'./'`browser.c
../depcomp: can't open input file: ../depcomp
make[2]: *** [browser.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make: *** [all] Error 2

Somewhere else (perhaps on Source Forge), I saw something where you 
said we need the latest version of autoconf installed first.  I 
haven't been able to get the latest version of that installed either; 
configure yields a passel of sed errors ("invalid command code f").

Mac OS X 10.0.4, gcc from the updated Dev Tools, latest XonX which works fine.

Any insights appreciated!

Cheers,
Rob

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Yes.  I built 4.3 and 5.1 using the freebsd-x settings and a couple changes to the makefiles.  I don't have them handy right now, but can send them to you if you don't figure it out yourself.  The July release of XFree nicely has GL libs, but I still needed the headers from the Mesa distribution.  I had to paste in the contours.c file from vis5d+ to get line contours to work, though (it wasn't too hard to do, but did require running configure from vis5d+).  Maybe vis5d+ has the right compile options already -- I haven't tried it.

There is also a mostly-working g77 available (version 2.95.?) from http://www-jlc.kek.jp/~fujiik/macosx/10.0.X/

-- Ted

At 10:09 AM -0500 8/15/01, Sean C. Garrick wrote:
>Has anyone built vis5d for MacOS-X (with XFree4)?
>
>Thanks,
>Sean

On Wed, 15 Aug 2001, Sean C. Garrick wrote:
> Has anyone built vis5d for MacOS-X (with XFree4)?

Yes.  I used the latest XonX snapshot, however, which has rootless support
and also GLX support (I'm not sure if XFree 4.1 has GLX on OSX).  You have
to use a slightly patched version of Vis5d+ 1.1 to handle the lack of a
Fortran compiler:

	http://jdj.mit.edu/download/vis5d+-1.1.1a1.tar.gz

Otherwise, it works out of the box.

Steven

Has anyone built vis5d for MacOS-X (with XFree4)?

Thanks,
Sean

Michael;

You can inventory and unpack your own grib files
using one of the grib unpack routines, say wgrib:
http://wesley.wwb.noaa.gov/reading_grib.html 
and
http://wesley.wwb.noaa.gov/wgrib.html
and use the standard v5d creation code example shown
in the vis5d README file.

If you are already familiar with the GEMPAK 
graphics package then it might be an option for you. 
I use the functionality in the "GEMPAK" 
graphics package (available from UNIDATA) and a v5d 
create extension first written by Scott Jacobs and 
modified by Keith Brill of NCEP. 
To get it see:
http://sgi62.wwb.noaa.gov:8080/research/gemvis.html
and some more info at 
http://sgi62.wwb.noaa.gov:8080/research/vis5d.html

It needs to have GEMPAK already running and then 
re-linking it with the gemvis object provided.  The advantage 
is the GEMPAK functionality, for example if you have 
the wind field and potential temperature at vertical 
levels in you GRIB file then you 
get the potential vorticity by the single line
mul(1.E6,pvor(thta,wnd))=potv 
and potv appears in the vis5d control panel.
Examples of v5d files made using this way can be found
at the above web page.

Good Luck

Jordan Alpert



kd...@me... wrote:
> 
> Does anybody know where I can get a Grib to v5d converter?
> 
> Michael Maxwell
> KD5GIV
> Fort Worth, Texas, USA
> Storm Spotter Tarrant County
> Future Storm Predition Center Forecaster

Does anybody know where I can get a Grib to v5d converter?


Michael Maxwell
KD5GIV
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Storm Spotter Tarrant County
Future Storm Predition Center Forecaster

Everyone,

I am trying to build vis5d-5.2 with the tcl support enabled in the makefile, 
located in /src, to execute complex tcl script commands.  When I re-make the 
/src directory, I get a list of undefined references to various tcl 
references within the script.o file.  

For example:
script.o(.text+0xd476): undefined reference to `Tcl_CreateCommand'

I have Tcl version 8.3 on my linux machine but the vis5d scripting 
documentation page indicates that Tcl version 7.4 is recommended.  Will I 
need to download Tcl v 7.4 in order for Tcl scripting to work, or does the 
problem occur somewhere else?        
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The thunderstorm model in Linux works fine on my computer. But I was 
wandering if there is a page somewhere out there that tells how the 
model was run and started. The other thing is, is the LAMPS computer 
output. VIS5D 5.1 says it isn't found. When I type "ls -l" it is in the 
directory. I know some other people said they couldn't get the 
thunderstorm model to work but I had no problem. The only problem is 
the RAM I have. With Linux running and X-Windows and only 32MB 
RAM in the first place it does really good.


Michael Maxwell
KD5GIV
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Storm Spotter Tarrant County
Future Storm Predition Center Forecaster

Jaakko,

THANKS I=B4m glad to here someone out there is using the CVS version.    =
I=B4ve applied your patch to
gl_to_ppm.c  and cleaned up the work.c  (the patch failed because i had a=
lready made another
change)   By the way defining  USE_SYSTEM_FONTS  causes your contour labe=
ls to be plotted using a
font loaded from the system rather than the one generated within vis5d.  =
This makes for a much
more readable contour label.  In the lui5 interface there is
only one font defined for the 3D window and it uses that one.  However th=
e gtk interface will
allow for the definition of different fonts for the various objects you m=
ight want to label...

Jim





Jaakko Hyv=E4tti wrote:

>   Hi!
>
>   In all versions of vis5d, the ifdefs in saving images into files are
> incorrect, file formats are fixed and do not depend on endianess.  The
> patch below removes the ifdef.
>
>   In the current vis5d CVS, without gnome, compilation failed on my Lin=
ux
> redhat 7.1, because USE_SYSTEM_FONTS was not set and there were some
> missing ifdefs around hslice.labels which does not exist unless
> USE_SYSTEM_FONTS is defined.  The patch below fixes that.
>
>   Could you apply these to the CVS?
>
> Jaakko
>
> --- src/gl_to_ppm.c     2001/07/12 14:27:23     1.3
> +++ src/gl_to_ppm.c     2001/08/07 12:31:41
> @@ -339,19 +339,11 @@
>     /* tranfer data from dataR, dataG, dataB */
>     /* to file                               */
>     /*****************************************/
> -#ifndef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
>     for (i=3D0; i<big_x * big_y; i++){
> -      fputc(dataB[i], f);
> -      fputc(dataG[i], f);
> -      fputc(dataR[i], f);
> -   }
> -#else
> -   for (i=3D0; i<big_x * big_y; i++){
>        fputc(dataR[i], f);
>        fputc(dataG[i], f);
>        fputc(dataB[i], f);
>     }
> -#endif
>     fputc(EOF, f);
>     if (fclose(f)=3D=3DEOF){
>        printf("Could not close output ppm file\n");
> --- src/work.c  2001/08/06 13:42:41     1.13
> +++ src/work.c  2001/08/07 12:31:41
> @@ -2037,9 +2037,11 @@
>       base =3D low;
>
>     /* call contouring routine */
> +#ifdef USE_SYSTEM_FONTS
>         if(slice->labels)
>           free(slice->labels);
>         slice->labels =3D (char *) malloc(10*sizeof(char)*max_cont_vert=
s/2);
> +#endif
>
>     contour_ok =3D
>       contour( ctx, slicedata, dtx->Nr, dtx->Nc, interval, low, high, b=
ase,
> @@ -2310,9 +2312,11 @@
>     else
>       base =3D low;
>     /* call contouring routine */
> +#ifdef USE_SYSTEM_FONTS
>         if(ctx->VSliceTable[var][time].labels)
>           free(ctx->VSliceTable[var][time].labels);
>         ctx->VSliceTable[var][time].labels =3D (char *) malloc(10*sizeo=
f(char)*max_cont_verts/2);
> +#endif
>     contour_ok =3D        contour( ctx, slice, rows, cols, interval, lo=
w, high, base,
>                  vr1, vc1, max_cont_verts, &num1,
>                  vr2, vc2, max_cont_verts/2, &num2,
>
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eca.com
> Pursimiehenkatu 29-31 B, FIN-00150 Helsinki, Finland     http://www.for=
eca.com

  Hi!

  In all versions of vis5d, the ifdefs in saving images into files are
incorrect, file formats are fixed and do not depend on endianess.  The
patch below removes the ifdef.

  In the current vis5d CVS, without gnome, compilation failed on my Linux
redhat 7.1, because USE_SYSTEM_FONTS was not set and there were some
missing ifdefs around hslice.labels which does not exist unless
USE_SYSTEM_FONTS is defined.  The patch below fixes that.

  Could you apply these to the CVS?

Jaakko


--- src/gl_to_ppm.c	2001/07/12 14:27:23	1.3
+++ src/gl_to_ppm.c	2001/08/07 12:31:41
@@ -339,19 +339,11 @@
    /* tranfer data from dataR, dataG, dataB */
    /* to file                               */
    /*****************************************/
-#ifndef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
    for (i=0; i<big_x * big_y; i++){
-      fputc(dataB[i], f);
-      fputc(dataG[i], f);
-      fputc(dataR[i], f);
-   }
-#else 
-   for (i=0; i<big_x * big_y; i++){
       fputc(dataR[i], f);
       fputc(dataG[i], f);
       fputc(dataB[i], f);
    }
-#endif
    fputc(EOF, f);
    if (fclose(f)==EOF){
       printf("Could not close output ppm file\n");
--- src/work.c	2001/08/06 13:42:41	1.13
+++ src/work.c	2001/08/07 12:31:41
@@ -2037,9 +2037,11 @@
      base = low;
 
    /* call contouring routine */
+#ifdef USE_SYSTEM_FONTS
 	if(slice->labels)
 	  free(slice->labels);
 	slice->labels = (char *) malloc(10*sizeof(char)*max_cont_verts/2);
+#endif
 
    contour_ok =
      contour( ctx, slicedata, dtx->Nr, dtx->Nc, interval, low, high, base,
@@ -2310,9 +2312,11 @@
    else
      base = low;
    /* call contouring routine */
+#ifdef USE_SYSTEM_FONTS
 	if(ctx->VSliceTable[var][time].labels)
 	  free(ctx->VSliceTable[var][time].labels);
 	ctx->VSliceTable[var][time].labels = (char *) malloc(10*sizeof(char)*max_cont_verts/2);
+#endif
    contour_ok =	contour( ctx, slice, rows, cols, interval, low, high, base,
 		 vr1, vc1, max_cont_verts, &num1,
 		 vr2, vc2, max_cont_verts/2, &num2,

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Hi Kevin,

> I am trying to figure out if there is a simple way to import XYZ data
> for topography in Vis5d.  I am using several different sources of data,
> but the best way for me to get them is in XYZ.  As well, I am looking to
> possibly import XYZT.  Is this going to be possible??  Thanks...

Vis5D topoi must be a surface with Z as a single-valued
function of X and Y, defined at a regular grid of X, Y
points. This is what util/maketopo.c wants, and the form
you ultimately must convert your data to.

Good luck,
Bill
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hi...@fa...  608-263-4427  fax: 608-263-6738
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/vis.html

I am trying to figure out if there is a simple way to import XYZ data
for topography in Vis5d.  I am using several different sources of data,
but the best way for me to get them is in XYZ.  As well, I am looking to
possibly import XYZT.  Is this going to be possible??  Thanks...

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Tropical Prediction Center/National Hurricane Center
11691 SW 17th Street Miami FL 33165

Work: (305) 229-4456 Fax : (305) 553-1264
e-mail:  kjs...@nh...  kev...@no...
Web address:  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

I tried to visualise SCHL.v5d with Vis5d+ or VIs5d-5.2 on Linux and it
seems to allocate about 90 MB of memory, however it crashes (gdb says in
gridPRIME_to_grid) as soon as I try to visualise anything, maybe it's a
problem due to the small geographical area covered by the dataset, or it's
just a too old data file, I think somebody else knows the answer. Anyway I
use Vis5d regularly and successfully with many other files, but on areas
larger than storm scale in which you may be interested; did you try the
other example LAMPS.v5d? it requires about the same amount of memory, you
may be luckier with it.
	ciao, Davide

On Sat, 4 Aug 2001 kd...@me... wrote:

> I am using Vis5d (trying to use) for Linux. Anybody know how much 
> RAM Vis5d needs for the Thunderstorm Model data set (SCHL.v5d)?
> 
> 
> Michael Maxwell
> KD5GIV
> Fort Worth, Texas, USA
> Storm Spotter Tarrant County
> Future Storm Predition Center Forecaster
> 

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This is a test to see if this is the address to email the vis5d list.


Michael Maxwell
KD5GIV
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Storm Spotter Tarrant County
Future Storm Predition Center Forecaster

I am using Vis5d (trying to use) for Linux. Anybody know how much 
RAM Vis5d needs for the Thunderstorm Model data set (SCHL.v5d)?


Michael Maxwell
KD5GIV
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Storm Spotter Tarrant County
Future Storm Predition Center Forecaster

I've just completed Cave5D version 2.0.  Some
of the new features include:
 
 1) Users can change the configuration values for the graphical objects
 while the application is running.
 2) The ability to select a section of timesteps to view.
 3) Extra options for configuration files:
         a)High Resolution Topography
         b)The ability to change the number of processors to compute on
 4) Cave5D runs on top of Vis5D version 5.2 instead of version 4.3
 5) Cave5D is now a 64 bit executable
 
The link to the Cave5D 2.0 portion of my web site is
http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/~voelz/CAVE2.0.html
 
Users can download directly from it.  I've also included an extra data
set of the Perfect Storm for users to try out as well as a coresponding
configuration file and a README file.

This is only an alpha version, comments and suggestions would be greatly
apprieciated to aide in its development.

Thanks,
Sheri


Sheri Voelz			
Mathematics & Computer Science
Argonne National Laboratory	                
9700 South Cass Ave, Argonne, Illinois 60439   
Tel: 630-252-7526