@@ -11,20 +11,29 @@ Open your data file(s), using buttons on the _Home_ menu category of _Menu Bar_.
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@@ -11,20 +11,29 @@ Open your data file(s), using buttons on the _Home_ menu category of _Menu Bar_.
##### 2. Load the temperature variable and show it on a layer.
##### 2. Load the temperature variable and show it on a layer.
In order to visualize the distribution of the variable on a layer, you can either
In order to visualize the distribution of the variable on a layer, you can either
* click the _Add Layer_ menu buttons on _Layer_ menu category, and select variable/area/level etc., or
* click the _Add Layer_ menu buttons on _Layer_ menu category, and select variable/area/level etc., or
* select the temperature variable on the _Variables Pane_, and click 'OK' to add layer.
* select the temperature variable on the _Variables Pane_, and click 'OK' to add layer.
_Rendering Pane_ will immediately display the distribution, and a new layer will be added to the _Layers Pane_.
_Rendering Pane_ will immediately display the distribution, and a new layer will be added to the _Layers Pane_.
##### 3. Change the settings for color mapping (if necessary).
##### 3. Explore temperature distributions at different altitudes (if any).
On _Horizontal Plane_ menu category of _Menu Bar_, you will find _Vertical Level_ drop-down control, where you can select height level among all the levels available in your dataset. You can also click _Move Up / Move Down_ button in order to increase / decrease the selected level.
##### 4. Change the settings for color mapping (if necessary).
Double click the vertical _Color Bar_ on the right-hand side of _Rendering Pane_. A popup dialog named _'Setup Colormap and Limit Range'_ will show up, where you can change various options regarding the color mapping.
Double click the vertical _Color Bar_ on the right-hand side of _Rendering Pane_. A popup dialog named _'Setup Colormap and Limit Range'_ will show up, where you can change various options regarding the color mapping.
##### 4. Change the visualization settings - contour vs. raster (if necessary).
##### 5. Change the visualization style - contour vs. raster (if necessary).
On _Horizontal Plane_ menu category of _Menu Bar_, you can select one of the following visualization styles:
* Contour : show distribution with discrete iso-level contour lines (optionally with filled colors)
* Raster : show distribution with smoothly filled colors
* Dot : show distribution with colored dots for grid points
##### 5. Explore temperature distributions at different altitudes (if any).
On _Horizontal Plane_ menu category of _Menu Bar_, you will find _Vertical Level_ drop-down control, where you can select height level among all the levels available in your dataset. You can also click _Move Up / Move Down_ button in order to increase / decrease the selected level.
