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Hello- This message indicates that the version of Java that the IDV is finding does not have Java 3D installed with it. See the FAQ item on this issue at: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/IDV/docs/userguide/Faq.html#faq1_cat6_28 Don Murray > Institution: Institute of Marine Sciences > Package Version: 1.3b2 > Operating System: os.name:Windows XP; os.arch:x86; os.version:5.1; > Hardware Information: java.vendor:Sun Microsystems Inc.; > java.version:1.5.0_05; java.home:D:\\Program Files\\Java\\jre1.5.0_05; > j3d.version:none; > Inquiry: An error has occurred: > ControlDescriptor.Creating display > javax/vecmath/Tuple3f > > java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/vecmath/Tuple3f > at ucar.visad.display.SelectorPoint.<init>(SelectorPoint.java:106) > at ucar.visad.display.ZSelector.init(ZSelector.java:126) > at ucar.visad.display.ZSelector.<init>(ZSelector.java:78) > at ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.init(PlanViewControl.java:299) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:1048) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:838) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor.initControl(ControlDescriptor.java:850) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor$1.run(ControlDescriptor.java:779) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$2.run(Misc.java:895) > > > ****************** > Stack trace: > java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: javax/vecmath/Tuple3f > at ucar.visad.display.SelectorPoint.<init>(SelectorPoint.java:106) > at ucar.visad.display.ZSelector.init(ZSelector.java:126) > at ucar.visad.display.ZSelector.<init>(ZSelector.java:78) > at ucar.unidata.idv.control.PlanViewControl.init(PlanViewControl.java:299) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:1048) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:838) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor.initControl(ControlDescriptor.java:850) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor$1.run(ControlDescriptor.java:779) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$2.run(Misc.java:895) > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: GFI-824618 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open