DEM base with other layer

Question

I would like to use a DEM as a base layer and then display temperature data over the DEM.  So the DEM would allow the user to see changes in elevation and then another temperature layer, which could be a polygon or raster, is displayed with continuous colors from cold to warm.  Is this possible?  I have looked at ArcScene using a DEM as  Base Heights but then the DEM is on top of everything.  So at this point I do not know what keywords to use to search for what I am trying to do.  I thought maybe a mosaic dataset, but that did not turn out quite right.  Can somebody let me know if there is a tool or name for what I am trying to do and then I can see if there are tutorials or a book I can get?  I have attached an example of the two layers.  Temperature can be a polygon or raster.

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JenSchmidt · Answer

That works too and I like that I can lay it flat and see the colder areas are greater in elevation.  I will have to investigate why I do not get the option to check "Use elevation values in the layer's features".   Thank you this is really powerful.

JenSchmidt · Answer

I am trying both, but what you suggested works fairly well.  Thank you!

XanderBakker · Answer

In ArcScene, this link will help: Fundamentals of displaying surfaces in 3D—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop

You don't have to display your DEM to use the DEM as Elevation data for you vector layer, using the option "Floating on a custom surface":