Plot
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Layout
Sophisticated layouts are possible in Metview, with multiple plots on a single page as shown below:
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To demonstrate the plot layout facility in Metview, let's re-create the above plotting: 
- instantiate a new Display Window icon and edit it.
- click on the Add new frame button to create the first frame. By default, this contains just a single plot scene which uses a Geographic View.
- select (left-click) this plot scene and click Expand selected frames to make it fill the whole area.
- divide it up into three areas as follows:
- click Split selected frames, select 2x1 in order to obtain two vertically stacked frames and click OK.
- select (left-click) the lower frame, click Split selected frames and select 1x2.
- give a different View to each scene:
- drag a Cross Section View icon (either one you previously created or else a new one) into the top scene.
- drag a Vertical Profile View icon into the bottom-left scene.
- drag a Geographic View of your choice into the bottom-right scene.
Your Display Window editor should look like this:
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Click on the Add new frame button to create the first frame. By default, this contains just a single plot scene which uses a Geographic View. Now select (left-click) this plot scene and click Expand selected frames to make it fill the whole area.
Now divide it up into three areas as follows. Click Split selected frames, select 2x1 in order to obtain two vertically stacked frames and click OK. Select (left-click) the lower frame, click Split selected frames and select 1x2.
Now we will give a different View to each scene. Drag a Cross Section View icon (either one you previously created or else a new one) into the top scene. Drag a Vertical Profile View icon into the bottom-left scene. Drag a Geographic View of your choice into the bottom-right scene. Your Display Window editor should look like this:
Now do the following:
- Apply the changes and Visualise this icon.
- drag the t_fc96.grib icon into all three of the scenes in the Display Window.
- apply some Visdefs:
- drag shade icon into the cross section scene.
- drag vdline into the vertical profile scene.
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If you look at the Frames and, more interestingly, the Layers tabs, you will see that they are linked to only one of these scenes at a time. Try using the Active scene control to change which on is used. You can also right-click on a scene and choose “Select as active scene” from the context menu.
Legend
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Legends are an important part of any scientific or and operational plot. If enabled, an automatic legend will be built from the data provided.
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To specify how a plot's legend is displayed, Metview provides a special specific icon, named Legend. It controls features such as the legend's position, style and fonts.
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- create a new Legend icon and rename it to legmap. Edit it and do , setting the following : parameters:
Legend Box Mode | Positional |
Legend Box X Position | 27.4 |
Legend Box Y Position | 0 |
| Legend Box X Length | 2 |
| Legend Box Y Length | 16 |
Legend | |
Graph Line Colour |
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Graph Line Thickness |
- Apply the changes and drag this icon into the Display Window.
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add the two plots: automatic legend and positional legend
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- create a new Annotation View icon and visualise it.
- create a new Text Plotting icon and rename it to note1. Edit it, setting the following parameters:
Text Line 1 | Metview Training Course |
Text Mode | Positional |
Text Box X Position | 10 |
Text Box Y Position | 10 |
Text Box X Length | 5 |
| Text Box Y Length | 5 |
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- duplicate the note1 icon and rename it to note2.
- customise it by changing for instance the font style and size (remember to also re-define an appropriate text box).
- drag it into the Display Window.
Extra
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work
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Create an A3 plot
- Hint: this is a setting in the Display Window icon