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[IDV #QKF-832777]: Change Display Units

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  • Subject: [IDV #QKF-832777]: Change Display Units
  • Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:22:12 -0600
Hi Patrick-

> >> Full Name: Patrick Brockmann
> >> Email Address: address@hidden
> >> Organization: CEA / LSCE
> >> Package Version: 2.5 build date:2008-05-08 07:05 UTC
> >> Operating System: Linux
> >> Hardware: Java: home: /opt/IDV_2.5/jre version: 1.5.0_11 j3d:1.3.1
> >> Description of problem: Hi,
> >> I would like to display easilly a variable which has a range from
> >> 0 to 5E-4.
> >> When I set the Display Unit from to kg/(s*m2) to kg/(s*m2)*1E4,
> >> I should have a new range set from 0 to 5 and all contour levels
> >> set properly but it is not the case.
> >>
> >
> > What do you end up with?  I would think you'd want
> > kg/(s*m2)*1E-4 instead of (-4 instead of 4) or bring your 1E4
> > into the denominator with parentheses ( kg/(s*m2*1E4) )
> >
> Hi,
> Indeed I should change units to kg/(s*m2)*1E-4.
> But once this change has been typed, neither the range nor the
> contour properties are changed accordingly.
> You need to do 2 more actions :
> 1) Change Range from All Data
> 2) Change Contours properties manually
> 
> Could it be done automatically once a change of units has been done ?
> Patrick

This should happen automatically.  Can you provide a bundle and/or a 
dataset that I can test with?

Don Murray

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: QKF-832777
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open