Managing Visualization Books (.ncconfig)

A Visualization Configuration Book (.ncconfig) captures complete visualization recipes (color palettes, scale ranges, extra dimension slice positions, grid overlays, and projections) for multiple variables.

Exporting a Visualization Configuration

1. Open a variable in NetCDFPlotView or NCEditor.
2. Adjust visual parameters (palette, zoom, extra dimension slice, scale bounds).
3. Click the Export Visualization Configuration button in the toolbar.
4. Choose a destination file path with the .ncconfig extension.
5. The configuration is saved as an XMI document conforming to the ncconfig meta-model.

Opening and Editing in NCEditor

1. Double-click any .ncconfig file in the Project Explorer.
2. The file opens in the dedicated NC Editor (NCEditor).
3. The Outline View lists all configured variable visualizations in the book.
4. Selecting a variable in the Outline switches the active visual view immediately with all stored palette, slice, and projection settings restored.