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Setup

Log onto a machine and start a new terminal. Start Metview by simply typing on the command line:

metview &

You will see something like this:

Right-click on some empty space and select Create New Folder - call it intro.

Grab a GRIB file

Metview's home folder maps to $HOME/metview, so we will copy some data into our new folder (we could also create symlinks).

cp /home/graphics/cgx/tutorials/mv_intro $HOME/metview/intro

Simple visualisation

To visualise this data, right-click on its icon and select visualise. You will now see the Display Window. Its toolbars can all be moved, docked, undocked and hidden to suit your preferences. The plot uses a simple default styling. Try the following features:



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