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> Full Name: andrew schrader > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: Andrew The Weather Guy > Package Version: 6.2u2 build date:2023-12-05 18:26 UTC > Operating System: Windows 10 > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_6.2u2\jre version: 1.8.0_302 > j3d:1.6.1 fcs fcs > Description of problem: Creating display: Radar Sweep View in 3D > java.lang.NullPointerException > > ****************** > Stack trace: > java.lang.NullPointerException > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.updateDataSelection(DisplayControlImpl.java:3672) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.control.DisplayControlImpl.init(DisplayControlImpl.java:1091) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor.initControl(ControlDescriptor.java:993) > at ucar.unidata.idv.ControlDescriptor$1.run(ControlDescriptor.java:918) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1243) > > > Hi Andrew, Could you provide some information of the dataset you were working on? Is it from the radar server or a local dataset? Is it possible to provide a sample file for me to test? Yuan Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: KBT-149569 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with NSF Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.