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Chang, A few suggestions. 1/ Post process your WRF output: http://www.dtcenter.org/wrf-nmm/users/docs/user_guide/V3/users_guide_nmm_chap7.pdf 2/ Select fewer files to display at one time. 3/ If possible, use a machine with better memory capacity. Best Wishes, Unidata IDV Support > Full Name: Chang > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: U of Arizona > Package Version: 4.1 build date:2013-08-02 18:38 UTC > Operating System: Linux > Hardware: Java: home: /home/ckkim/IDV_4.1/jre version: 1.6.0_41 j3d:1.5.2 fcs > (build4) > Description of problem: Creating display: Isosurface > Java heap space > > I got this message. > > ****************** > Stack trace: > java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Java heap space > at visad.Set.copyFloats(Set.java:553) > at visad.SampledSet.getSamples(SampledSet.java:383) > at visad.SampledSet.getSamples(SampledSet.java:364) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridAdapter.getSpatialDomainSetInner(GeoGridAdapter.java:420) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridAdapter.getSpatialDomainSet(GeoGridAdapter.java:353) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridAdapter.getFlatField(GeoGridAdapter.java:1233) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridAdapter.readTimeStep(GeoGridAdapter.java:1560) > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridAdapter.access$100(GeoGridAdapter.java:113) > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridAdapter$1.run(GeoGridAdapter.java:1455) > at visad.util.ThreadManager.runInParallel(ThreadManager.java:273) > at visad.util.ThreadManager.runInParallel(ThreadManager.java:245) > at visad.util.ThreadManager.runSequentially(ThreadManager.java:223) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridAdapter.makeSequence(GeoGridAdapter.java:1470) > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridAdapter.getSequence(GeoGridAdapter.java:1140) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.makeFieldImpl(GeoGridDataSource.java:1927) > at > ucar.unidata.data.grid.GeoGridDataSource.getDataInner(GeoGridDataSource.java:1351) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataSourceImpl.getData(DataSourceImpl.java:2379) > at ucar.unidata.data.DirectDataChoice.getData(DirectDataChoice.java:332) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataChoice.getData(DataChoice.java:637) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataInstance.getData(DataInstance.java:243) > at ucar.unidata.data.DataInstance.getData(DataInstance.java:207) > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.init(GridDataInstance.java:206) > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.<init>(GridDataInstance.java:163) > at ucar.unidata.data.grid.GridDataInstance.<init>(GridDataInstance.java:144) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.GridDisplayControl.doMakeDataInstance(GridDisplayControl.java:284) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.initializeDataInstance(DisplayControlImpl.java:3224) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.setData(DisplayControlImpl.java:3206) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.ThreeDSurfaceControl.setData(ThreeDSurfaceControl.java:246) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.ThreeDSurfaceControl.init(ThreeDSurfaceControl.java:152) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:1421) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:1106) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor.initControl(ControlDescriptor.java:986) > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: WHE-904448 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed