McIDAS background map

[said.albahri]

I am trying to open world map in shapfile (in the attachment), this file is edited with updated Oman boundaries
I checked the shapfile in the GIS and it is working, but In McIDAS it looks like crossed lines

Thanx

[bobc]

Hello,

There are a couple of things you can try:

1. From the Layer Controls for the Default Background Maps, you should see a Fast Rendering checkbox next to the map being displayed. Try checking this box to enable it to see if this improves the map lines.
2. If number 1 above doesn't work, go to your User Preferences (Edit>Preferences from the Main Display). From the Advanced tab of the User Preferences, change your VisAD setting for "Enable access to geometry by reference", click OK, and restart McIDAS-V.

Do either of the above steps solve the problem of the spurious map lines? If not, can you please post your shapefile to our anonymous ftp? From a command prompt/terminal window, run the following:

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ftp ftp.ssec.wisc.edu
user: anonymous
password: your_email_address
bin
cd pub/incoming
put your_filename
bye

If you post your file, please let me know the file's name and I'll pick it up and give it a look.

Thanks,
Bob Carp
McIDAS Help Desk