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Robert, SKIP works for me in 5.6.D.1. You still have to use the SKIP syntax of "contour/plot_x;plot_y", so for type = p, for eta211 for example, I get goo readable spacing with: TYPE = p SKIP = /3;1 GDFILE = eta GDATTIM = f000 GLEVEL = 500 GVCORD = pres GDPFUN = hght PROJ = lcc GAREA = uslcc etc. So, you are using the pplotx;ploty part of the SKIP syntax to skip data points, vectors and barbs etc. Steve Chiswell Unidata User Support >From: Robert Mullenax <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200108131458.f7DEwH121954 >We were trying to transition over to GEMPAK5.6d from 5.4..and are trying >to use gdplo2 to do what gdmap and gdwind used to do. In the process >we discovered that SKIP has no effect on plots with type=p in gdplot2. > >Thanks, >Robert Mullenax > >Robert Mullenax >Weather Systems Administrator >Universal Weather and Aviation >