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> Full Name: Max Bleiweiss > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: New Mexico State University > Package Version: 4.0u1 build date:2013-03-29 18:10 UTC > Operating System: Windows XP > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_4.0u1\jre version: 1.6.0_43 > j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4) > Description of problem: Greetings, > > I am attempting to display some WRF output -- The map outline would not > display nor would the data (T2M). So, I downloaded and installed 4.0u1 -- I > had been using 3.0. In either case, the same results and in the command > window, in both cases, the following error: > > [Java3D] Warning: Fail to lock Vertex Buffer -- D3DERR_DRIVERINTERNALERROR > > There are several lines of this error > Hi Max, Can you update the video card driver and try it again? Before you install the new driver, try to change the Java 3D setting: Unider Edit > Preferences > System: Check or un check the Java 3D setting for the enabling geometry by reference. This may help. Yuan > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: DTI-459578 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open