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I was wondering if anyone has created a file for VIS5D with better
resolution than what's in EARTH.TOPO. 

I'm mainly interested in the Southeast U.S.

Thanks.

John Manobianco
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Hi,

can anybody tell me why it takes about 15 minutes on pc1 and only 2 seconds on
pc2 for vis5d to startup.
Configurations are the same.
Vis5d is installed on pc1 a long time ago (about 2 years) while on pc2 we just
installed it yesterday.

Thanks in advance, Wilco de Vries

http://www.scd.ucar.edu/vg/VIS5D/vis5d_5.2/readme.html

I have finally ported all of our extension into Vis5D version 5.2. For those of
you that are unfamiliar with them, they are basically:

Support for Stereo (3-D) viewing
VRML scene saving

I do have it on my list to try and incorporate these changes into the vis5d+
version, however - it will be some time before I can do that.  So... If anyone
is itching to have it in there - I did make a full context diff of my changes
from the uwisc version from 8/31/00 available as well. Please feel free.

jeff
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Hello to everybody,
	I would just like to announce that I updated grib2v5d (on
http://grib2v5d.sourceforge.net) with some little enhancements and fixes
(among which Gaussian grids and forecast time in days) and some fixes to
the makefile. Now it compiles also under Linux with PGI f90 compiler.
Unfortunately, up to now, we have only a trial version of this compiler,
so I cannot distruibute the executables, if someone has working binaries
for Linux (or also for other platforms, especially SUN) which can be
distributed, I would be happy to put them on the downloadable package.
	One last note to Linux users: we tried in these days the new GLX
and kernel module for Nvidia Geforce graphics card (release 0.9-6) and,
apart from it's really fast performance, it turned out to be very stable,
with respect to the former version, which was practically unusable, at
least on a 2 processor machine.
	greetings, Davide
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Marco,

I've done some work along the same lines you wish to do.  The original API did
not consider the possibility that you might want to initialize the opengl
window outside of vis5d.  I have been working with the vis5d+ distribution
available from sourceforge (http://vis5d.sourceforge.net), and have modified
that version to extend the API to allow this type of application.

Here is a sequence of calls that you need to make in order to properly
initialize vis5d+:

  vis5d_initialize(0)

  vis5d_noexit(1)

  index = vis5d_alloc_display_context()

  vis5d_set_BigWindow(Display *display, Window bw, GLXContext Context)

  vis5d_init_opengl_window( int index, Display *dpy, Window window, GLXContext
glctx )



Hopefully that will get you started.

Jim



Marco Tartaglia wrote:

> Hi to everybody,
>
>    my target is to see if it is possible to integrate Vis5d
> visualizations into performer application. Performer is a SGI library to
> develop visual simulation apps on Silicon Graphics platform.
> I don't need vis5D gui interface and I'd use the OpenGL window of Performer;
> in the Vis5D API there is 'vis5d_init_opengl_window' that can solve my
> problem but i've some throubles to use it. (if i call
> 'vis5d_init_opengl_window' instead of 'vis5d_init_window' there is a
> display_context error and if  before i call
> 'vis5d_create_display_context' function, it make a new window also)
> Has anyone some examples of  'vis5d_init_opengl_window' use? or some
> internet link ?
>
> Thanks
> Marco
>
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Hi to everybody,

   my target is to see if it is possible to integrate Vis5d 
visualizations into performer application. Performer is a SGI library to 
develop visual simulation apps on Silicon Graphics platform.
I don't need vis5D gui interface and I'd use the OpenGL window of Performer;
in the Vis5D API there is 'vis5d_init_opengl_window' that can solve my 
problem but i've some throubles to use it. (if i call 
'vis5d_init_opengl_window' instead of 'vis5d_init_window' there is a 
display_context error and if  before i call 
'vis5d_create_display_context' function, it make a new window also)
Has anyone some examples of  'vis5d_init_opengl_window' use? or some 
internet link ?

Thanks
Marco

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Hi Austin,

You can control the contour label size through the vis5d scripting interface:
1. hit the "interp" button
2. in the unix window where you started vis5d (5.2) type in something like:
"vis5d_resize_contour_font 0  3 3" (the first argument is the data context
number == the row number of SLP in your v5d-file. The second and third
argument are xfactor and yfactor)
3. type "exit"
4. To update the graphics you may have the re-compute the isolines;
e.g. change the contour line interval to another value and change it back.

You may want to have a look at the vis5d scripting document to learn
more about "hidden" features of vis5d:
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/script52.html

Best Regards,
Michael

>Hi there,
>I have not submitted a question to this group recently (if ever).
>
>When using version 4.3 of vis5d and plotting isosurfaces and contours
>I found it necessary to move the map to the top but this can't be done in 4.3.
>In switching to version 5.1 (or 5.2) I find that the the map can be moved but
>now the contour labels are less than 1/2 the size they were in version
>4.3.
>
>Just to clear the picture up a bit I'm trying to plot an isosurface
>of potential vorticity, along with a contour plot of SLP.  In 4.3
>the SLP contour labels are okay, but I can't see the map (raise the map).
>In 5.1 I can see the map but the SLP contour labels are too small.
>(same in version 5.2)  I have used the -font option which does a nice
>job with titles and labels other than coutour labels.
>
>Can anyone offer a suggestion on how to get the contour labels
>a reasonable size in version 5.1 or how to move the map in version 4.3?
>
>Thanks for any suggestions. I am not a subscriber to this group
>so please email me directly at au...@da....
>
>Many thanks,
>-Austin Conaty
>
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Hi there,
I have not submitted a question to this group recently (if ever).

When using version 4.3 of vis5d and plotting isosurfaces and contours
I found it necessary to move the map to the top but this can't be done in 4.3.
In switching to version 5.1 (or 5.2) I find that the the map can be moved but
now the contour labels are less than 1/2 the size they were in version
4.3.

Just to clear the picture up a bit I'm trying to plot an isosurface
of potential vorticity, along with a contour plot of SLP.  In 4.3
the SLP contour labels are okay, but I can't see the map (raise the map).
In 5.1 I can see the map but the SLP contour labels are too small.
(same in version 5.2)  I have used the -font option which does a nice
job with titles and labels other than coutour labels.

Can anyone offer a suggestion on how to get the contour labels
a reasonable size in version 5.1 or how to move the map in version 4.3?

Thanks for any suggestions. I am not a subscriber to this group
so please email me directly at au...@da....

Many thanks,
-Austin Conaty

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Hy everyone,

I've just downloaded the vis5d+-1.0.2 and it works very  well on a Linux RedHat 7 on a K7 AMD.  The
problem appears when I try to use two "context"'s on the same display and try to combine variables
from both "context"'s (i.e. v5d files) using the New Var: Make Type-in expression... button. I'm
trying to calculate:

                Diff= TP.0-TP.1

and I obtain an "Error:Syntax" message in a new window. I thing this was solved by Johan Kellum in a
previous version of the code, at least on a SGI, but I'm now finding the same. In fact, we are
running Vis5d-5.1 (not Vis5d+) on a SGI and it perfectly works.

Has anyone a suggestion to solve that little bug?


Thanks in advance

Hello,=20

I'm trying to get vis5D running on my Windows2000 system.  When
I try to run it from a "command" window (c:\temp\vis5d  image.v5d),=20
I get the error, "unable to open default display".  Do you have any =
suggestions
as to how to set this up?  The error is the same whether or not I have =
the=20
X-server (xWin-32) running.

Thanks in advance,=20

Richard

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Mark ~

Hope ImageMagick is working for you now.

I use xwud, an X Window System image undumping utility, that allows
users to display in a window an image saved in a specially formatted
dump file, such as produced by xwd. e.g.. "xwud -in hole.xwd". I've also
found that "xv" is a great tool except when reading xwd formatted files, 
it inverts the xwd color values.

~ Paula 
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"The geek shall inherit the earth."

On Sun, 11 Feb 2001, Mark Seefeldt wrote:
> When I tried saving a window as a .gif file, I received the following error:
> >Using ImageMagick convert program
> >Executing: ./util/convert tmp.xwd gif:hole.gif
> >convert: XWD file format version mismatch (tmp.xwd) [No such file or 
> >directory].convert: Missing an image file name.
> >Done writing image file.

I just tried the exact same thing, using ImageMagick 5.2.8, and had no
problems.  From the error message above, it looks like it's complaining
that there is no "tmp.xwd" file in your current directory, so maybe you
mistyped the filename or it is in another location?

Steven

This problem started as a vis5d problem, then upon further investigation it 
turns out to be more than that.  However, I am hoping that the experience 
in this group can help me save my graphic files from vis5d.

I am running Red Hat Linux 7.0 with Vis5d+ 1.0.2.  I have downloaded 
ImageMagick and I have placed the program 'convert' into a 'util' directory 
off of my working directory.

When I tried saving a window as a .gif file, I received the following error:
>Using ImageMagick convert program
>Executing: ./util/convert tmp.xwd gif:hole.gif
>convert: XWD file format version mismatch (tmp.xwd) [No such file or 
>directory].convert: Missing an image file name.
>Done writing image file.

I then went an saved a window as an xwd file (hole.xwd).  This worked, 
however when I tried opening it in the ImageMagick 'display' program, it 
would not open the file and referred to it as an "unknown version".  I was 
able to open it up in 'xv', but the image was VERY dark, and barely 
discernible.

I continued my testing and I tried using the program 'xwd' at a standard 
x-windows prompt,to create an image of an open window.  The results were 
the same as above, would not open in ImageMagick, and very dark in 'xv'.

Any suggestions as to why I cannont create an xwd image?

Thanks in advance.

Mark Seefeldt

Dear Vis5D and VisAD communities,

Developing visualization systems requires thinking about
the future of computing. Now that I will probably never
start another new system, I am writing a book about the
longer term future of computing. For those who may be
interested a draft is available (for free, of course) at:

  http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/gotterdammerung.html

Cheers,
Bill
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