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[IDV #UQL-875313]: US County Outlines Bug

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  • Subject: [IDV #UQL-875313]: US County Outlines Bug
  • Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2021 16:44:00 -0700
> Hello,
> 
> I've been using the latest version of IDV for a class, and I have been trying 
> to add US County Outlines. However, every time I add the outlines, they are 
> added for Alaska only and every other outline is layered on top of Alaska and 
> results in a mess of lines. After multiple times restarting IDV and resetting 
> everything as well as reinstalling IDV, the bug persists.
> 
> My steps are as followed:
> 
> 
> *   Open IDV
> *   Disable World Coastlines and enable Hi-Res US
> *   Enable US County Coastlines
> 
> Two screenshots are attached. One is when I first noticed the bug and the 
> second is following the steps above.
> 
> If I have a default setting causing this or if there is a problem, please let 
> me know.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> 
> Austin Feig
> 
> 
> Saint Louis University - Class of 2021
> 
> 
> Meteorology
> 
> 
Hi Austin,

This is easy to fix, please follow the instruction in the FAQ:

https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/userguide/Faq.html#spiderweb


Remember to restart the IDV and it should be ok.

Yuan

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: UQL-875313
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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