[IDV #YLF-413567]: Any way to distinguish by color positive vs negative lightning strikes?

Hi Kevin,

Yes, this is possible.

Here are the steps:

In the Dashboard, Displays, Layout tab go to Layout Model --> Edit

Choose Lightning on the left, and double click on the layout model, on the 
right.

Go to the color By tab.

Select the Color From Parameter sub tab.

Select the field you wish to color by (e.g., signal)

Enter the parameter ranges and the colors. (e.g., -50000,0 RED   0,50000 BLUE)

Let us know if you get this working, and please do not hesitate to write back 
if you are having trouble. This is somewhat involved so it is easy to get 
confused. (I had to ask Tom for help. Thanks Tom)

-Julien



> Hi guys,
> 
> I'm displaying NLDN data from a GEMPAK point data file and would like to
> use different colors for positive vs. negative flashes.  In the GEMPAK
> file, the "location" is set to + or - depending on the value of the SGNL
> parameter (see attached snippet from running sflist on the NLDN GEMPAK
> file).  Is there a way IDV could use the sign of the signal parameter to
> choose what color and symbol to draw (e.g., blue + for SGNL>0, red - for
> SGNL < 0)?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Kevin
> 
> PARM = TSEC;MSEC;SGNL;MULT;SMAJ;ECNT;ANGL;CHI2;SLAT;SLON
> 
> STN    YYMMDD/HHMM      TSEC     MSEC     SGNL     MULT
> SMAJ     ECNT
> ANGL     CHI2     SLAT     SLON
> +    110427/2255  82500.00     0.00  1766.10     1.00
> 0.00     0.00
> 0.00     0.00    35.16   -85.98
> -    110427/2255  82500.00     0.00 -1920.50     2.00
> 0.00     0.00
> 0.00     0.00    35.24   -84.47
> 
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: YLF-413567
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed