Interactive 2D Plotting & Slicing Guide

The NetCDF Plot View (NetCDFPlotView) renders high-performance 2D scientific visualizations with customizable color palettes, multi-dimensional slicing, and interactive pan/zoom.

Launching the Plot View

1. In the NetCDF Multi-Page Editor or Project Explorer, double-click a variable or right-click and choose Visualize Variable.
2. In the popup dialog, select the two display dimensions (e.g. X for the horizontal axis and Y for the vertical axis).
3. Click OK. The NetCDFPlotView opens in the workbench.

Customizing Visual Parameters

• Color Palette Selection: Choose from standard scientific colormaps including Spectral, Jet, Plasma, Viridis, Turbo, Coolwarm, and more.
• Color Depth: Configure interpolation depth (e.g. 256 or 1024 discrete colors) for smooth gradients.
• Axis Direction: Invert horizontal (X) or vertical (Y) coordinate directions via toolbar toggle buttons to correct north-down or west-right grids.
• Zoom & Pan: Use mouse drag and zoom controls to focus on regions of interest.

Slicing Extra Dimensions

For 3D or 4D variables (e.g. [time, height, y, x]):

1. In the view toolbar, select the extra dimension you wish to step through (e.g. time).
2. Click the Previous Index (<) or Next Index (>) buttons to advance the active slice.
3. The plot updates immediately to reflect the new slice.