[IDV #ARQ-382667]: IDV - Making McIDAS Topography images viewable in 3D

Hi Rick-

> Institution: SSEC
> Package Version: 2.0RC1
> Operating System: os.name:Windows XP; os.arch:x86; os.version:5.1;
> Hardware Information: java.vendor:Sun Microsystems Inc.; 
> java.version:1.4.2_08; java.home:C:\\Program Files\\IDV_1.3B2\\jre; 
> j3d.version:1.3.2 fcs (build12); j3d.vendor:Sun Microsystems, Inc.; 
> j3d.renderer:OpenGL;
> Inquiry: An error has occurred:
> ControlDescriptor.Creating display
> Unable to handle units of Band1_0_null
> 
> 
> I tried your example and came up with an error.  I chose RAW values which 
> equate to elevations (except the value of 65536 which equals water), does the 
> calibration need to be Elev?

It sure does because then the units are meters.  Otherwise, you have
null units which cannot be mapped to Altitude (which is the vertical
dimension in the IDV) since the units are incompatible.

> ******************
> Stack trace:
> visad.VisADException: Unable to handle units of Band1_0_null
> at 
> ucar.unidata.view.geoloc.MapProjectionDisplay.addVerticalMap(MapProjectionDisplay.java:549)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.control.GridDisplayControl.addTopographyMap(GridDisplayControl.java:430)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.control.TopographyControl.setData(TopographyControl.java:133)
> at ucar.unidata.idv.control.TopographyControl.init(TopographyControl.java:114)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:1094)
> at 
> ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:880)
> at ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor.initControl(ControlDescriptor.java:861)
> at ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor$1.run(ControlDescriptor.java:791)
> at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$2.run(Misc.java:924)


Don Murray

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: ARQ-382667
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open