[IDV #RTV-146864]: Depth

Robbie,

Great news. Glad it worked out.

Best,

Unidata IDV Support

> Hey I figured out. If you look at the picture i sent you of how I entered
> the names of the data I labeled depth as depth when I should have labeled
> it as altitude. This fixed the problem and now I have a beautiful
> subduction zone.
> 
> Thank you
> 
> address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > Robbie,
> >
> > What I don't get is what display type you are choosing. After you have
> > loaded
> > your CSV data, go to the Field Selector of the IDV dashboard. Select the
> > field
> > of "Point Data" under "Gridded Field (with first guess)". For the Display
> > choose
> > "Point Data Plot" under "Point Data" and click "Create Display". At this
> > point,
> > you should have a map of the world with at least one cross ('+') marking
> > off the
> > coast of Alaska.  Change to a side view and you should see your data below
> > the
> > surface of the earth. The cross will now simply be a flat line when viewed
> > from
> > the side. With the comb button, I changed the range. Select a min value of
> > 0 to
> > a max value 300 KM.
> >
> > You also have a very lengthy timeline (eventually you will probably need
> > to bin
> > your data here.)
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Unidata IDV Support
> >
> >
> > > Thank you for you help. I am still struggling getting the data to appear
> > > along the vertical axis. I have switched it to side view and used the
> > > vertical axis exaggeration in every increment I could think to try.
> > > Included in this email are snips of what I am seeing both in IDV top and
> > > side views along with the vertical exaggeration I am using. I also
> > included
> > > a snip of the data entry which I used. What I am I doing wrong? could my
> > > error be due to the layout model I am using. The layout model that I am
> > > using is one i created my self to scale based off of magnitude. I created
> > > this model fallowing the steps played out in the link you provided me-
> > >
> > http://www.unavco.org/software/visualization/idv/UNAVCO_IDV_datasource_eqs.html
> > >
> > > Thank you for your patience
> > > Robbie
> > >
> > >
> > > address@hidden> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Robbie,
> > > >
> > > > A couple of suggestions. To see if the data have depth, change the
> > > > viewpoint to
> > > > a side view. When I do this, I can clearly see your data beneath the
> > plane
> > > > of the
> > > > earth.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/5_0/docs/userguide/quickstart/index.html
> > > >
> > > > To exaggerate the vertical relief, click the button that looks like a
> > comb
> > > > beneath the view point toolbar.
> > > >
> > > > Best,
> > > >
> > > > Unidata IDV Support
> > > >
> > > > > Hi-
> > > > >
> > > > > I payed special attention to the time format and it did not come up
> > as an
> > > > > error message when I attempted to plot it. However all my depths
> > showed
> > > > up
> > > > > as zero now. How can I fix this?
> > > > >
> > > > > address@hidden> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Robbie,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > See the attached figure.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Pay special attention to the formatting of the time field.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Best,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Unidata IDV Support
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hey thanks for the help. I have tried entering it any every
> > which way
> > > > > > > possible but it just keeps giving me error messages when I
> > attempt to
> > > > > > enter
> > > > > > > " scale=-1"
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Please let me know what I am doing wrong
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Robbie
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > address@hidden> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Robbie,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > This post may help you:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > http://mailman.unidata.ucar.edu/support/help/MailArchives/idv/msg06204.html
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Pay special attention to the 'scale=-1 in the "Extra" field'
> > > > comment.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > If that does not work, please upload your data here:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Let us know when it is there.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Best,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Unidata IDV Support
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Full Name: Robbie Eisenrich
> > > > > > > > > Email Address: address@hidden
> > > > > > > > > Organization: UMD
> > > > > > > > > Package Version: 5.0u2 build date:2014-11-12 20:09 UTC
> > > > > > > > > Operating System: Windows 8
> > > > > > > > > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files (x86)\IDV_5.0u2\jre
> > > > version:
> > > > > > > > 1.7.0_51 j3d:1.6.0-pre9-daily-experimental daily
> > > > > > > > > Description of problem:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Hello-
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I am trying to get my depths to come up as negative so that
> > they
> > > > show
> > > > > > > > > up in IDV as an depth rather then an altitude above zero. To
> > do
> > > > thisI
> > > > > > > > > opened the CSV file in excel and changed the depth column
> > which
> > > > was
> > > > > > > > > positive to negative. I than saved it and attempted to
> > upload it
> > > > as a
> > > > > > > > > text point data file to CDV. However it did not work. How
> > should
> > > > i go
> > > > > > > > > about making my depths show up as a negative altitude?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > > > > Robbie
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > ******************
> > > > > > > > > Stack trace:
> > > > > > > > > java.io.IOException: Could not load
> > resource:%idv.bundlepath%/CSV
> > > > > > point
> > > > > > > > data error:java.io.FileNotFoundException: Unable to
> > > > > > > > open:%idv.bundlepath%/CSV point data
> > > > > > > > > at ucar.unidata.util.IOUtil.getInputStream(IOUtil.java:1301)
> > > > > > > > > at ucar.unidata.util.IOUtil.readContents(IOUtil.java:1609)
> > > > > > > > > at
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > ucar.unidata.data.point.TextPointDataSource.getContents(TextPointDataSource.java:543)
> > > > > > > > > at
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > ucar.unidata.data.point.TextPointDataSource.makeObs(TextPointDataSource.java:483)
> > > > > > > > > at
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > ucar.unidata.data.point.TextPointDataSource.getSample(TextPointDataSource.java:2575)
> > > > > > > > > at
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > ucar.unidata.data.point.PointDataSource.getFullDescription(PointDataSource.java:1338)
> > > > > > > > > at
> > > > > >
> > ucar.unidata.data.DataManager.getDataSourceHtml(DataManager.java:664)
> > > > > > > > > at
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > >
> > ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvUIManager.showSupportFormInThread(IdvUIManager.java:6131)
> > > > > > > > > at
> > > > ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvUIManager.access$800(IdvUIManager.java:166)
> > > > > > > > > at
> > > > ucar.unidata.idv.ui.IdvUIManager$33.run(IdvUIManager.java:6063)
> > > > > > > > > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1243)
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Ticket Details
> > > > > > > > ===================
> > > > > > > > Ticket ID: RTV-146864
> > > > > > > > Department: Support IDV
> > > > > > > > Priority: Normal
> > > > > > > > Status: Closed
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
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> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ticket Details
> > > > > > ===================
> > > > > > Ticket ID: RTV-146864
> > > > > > Department: Support IDV
> > > > > > Priority: Normal
> > > > > > Status: Closed
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ticket Details
> > > > ===================
> > > > Ticket ID: RTV-146864
> > > > Department: Support IDV
> > > > Priority: Normal
> > > > Status: Closed
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: RTV-146864
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Closed
> >
> >
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> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: RTV-146864
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed