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> Hi Yuan, > Hmmm. I tried cutting it down to 100, then I tried again with 40, and > still had the same problem. > > I created and attached the zipped bundle with only 40 points. > > > --Dave Hi Dave, I need to use my office setting to debug this problem, it looks like a bug to me. So, I will not be able to figure this one out till next week. Yuan > > > > On 11/09/2010 04:19 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote: > >> Glad you can confirm the problem. No, I am not doing anything special > >> to display the wind barbs. The wind barbs usually appear the first time > >> I try to display them after starting IDV. If I try to display again, > >> they all turn to calm. > >> > >> Don't know if this is related, but even when the wind barbs are > >> displayed, it's only a small fraction of the total number that should be > >> displayed. They should almost all have wind barbs. > >> > >> --Dave > >> > > Hi Dave, > > I would like you to do one test for me, not sure how many point is > > the current csv file, could you cut the number down to something like 100 > > points and try again. I have the feeling this is somehow related to the > > size of the point data too big. > > > > > > Yuan > >>> Dave, > >>> > >>> Thanks for the bundle. I can confirm the problems you see. > >>> > >>> Out of curiosity are you doing anything "special" to display the wind > >>> barbs? When I display the wind barbs directly from the csv file, I only > >>> see circles (no wind barbs). > >>> > >>> -Julien > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> Yes, I'd be happy to. Here's a bundle. To reproduce the problem, > >>>> create a Point Data Plot and change the layout from Location to > >>>> something with wind barbs (e.g. Winds). Initially, IDV displays a > >>>> couple wind barbs. Then if you zoom in and zoom out again, all wind > >>>> barbs are gone. All that is left are white circles (indicating calm > >>>> winds). > >>>> > >>>> -- Dave > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 11/08/2010 01:11 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote: > >>>>> Hi David, > >>>>> > >>>>> Would it be possible to send an IDV bundle that demonstrates this > >>>>> problem? > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks. > >>>>> > >>>>> -Julien > >>>>> > >>>>>> Full Name: David Ahijevych > >>>>>> Email Address: address@hidden > >>>>>> Organization: NCAR > >>>>>> Package Version: 2.9u2 > >>>>>> Operating System: 32-bit linux > >>>>>> Hardware: > >>>>>> Description of problem: I am trying to display wind barbs from text > >>>>>> point data. If I restart IDV it kind of works initially, but as soon > >>>>>> as I zoom in or change the layout model, no matter what U and V are, > >>>>>> IDV plots calm winds. I attached a couple screen shots to illustrate: > >>>>>> at first, wind barbs are plotted (see y.png), but after zooming in and > >>>>>> out, they disappear (see n.png). > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Curiously, in the beginning, most stations should have wind barbs, but > >>>>>> only 3 show up. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> Ticket Details > >>>>> =================== > >>>>> Ticket ID: JHM-641809 > >>>>> Department: Support IDV > >>>>> Priority: Normal > >>>>> Status: Open > >>>>> > >>>> > >>> Ticket Details > >>> =================== > >>> Ticket ID: JHM-641809 > >>> Department: Support IDV > >>> Priority: Normal > >>> Status: Open > >>> > >> > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: JHM-641809 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Open > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: JHM-641809 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open