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[IDV #WNR-458825]: Problem w/volume rendering

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  • Subject: [IDV #WNR-458825]: Problem w/volume rendering
  • Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:34:37 -0600
Hi Katie-

> Full Name: katie carbonari
> Email Address: address@hidden
> Organization: northrop grumman
> Package Version: 2.5
> Operating System: linux
> Hardware:
> Description of problem: Hello. I've been trying to do some volume rendering 
> of clouds in IDV. Isosurface works fine (as you can see in the attatched 
> picture) but volume rendering gives a gray cube. This gray cube doesn't 
> change when I change various parameters (color range, transparency, etc). Any 
> ideas on why this is happening? The 2 pics are of the same data file, so I 
> don't know why the volume rendering doesn't give clouds.

This is probably a graphics card issue.  What is the graphics 
card you are using?

Try the following:

- do the volume rendering
- bring up the properties for the Volume Rendering control
(Edit->Properties menu of the control).
- Uncheck the Use Texture 3D property and click the OK button.

Does that make your volume rendering appear?

Don Murray

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: WNR-458825
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open