topic Export 3D pipe network to GIS and preserve all its object data in 3D Mapping Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-mapping-questions/export-3d-pipe-network-to-gis-and-preserve-all-its/m-p/846813#M702 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am trying to export a pipe network 3D drawing into shapefile, and I am using this following method: &nbsp; &nbsp;"Use ExporttoSDF command, Start a new drawing, then use MapImport to import that .sdf file. I am making sure to create object data during import." &nbsp; Everything works fine but when importing the sdf in the new drawing, &nbsp;the start/end z values of the pipe is replaced by 0, and the the start/end Invert elevations of the pipe is replaced by the values of the original start and end z values. it will be great if someone can help me find a solution to keep the original start/end values in addition to the original StartInvert/ EndInvert elevation when importing the sdf to autocad civil 3D.</P><P>&nbsp; PS: I am using Autocad civil 3D 2017.&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 16 Aug 2017 18:58:15 GMT EliasIssa1 2017-08-16T18:58:15Z Export 3D pipe network to GIS and preserve all its object data https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-mapping-questions/export-3d-pipe-network-to-gis-and-preserve-all-its/m-p/846813#M702 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I am trying to export a pipe network 3D drawing into shapefile, and I am using this following method: &nbsp; &nbsp;"Use ExporttoSDF command, Start a new drawing, then use MapImport to import that .sdf file. I am making sure to create object data during import." &nbsp; Everything works fine but when importing the sdf in the new drawing, &nbsp;the start/end z values of the pipe is replaced by 0, and the the start/end Invert elevations of the pipe is replaced by the values of the original start and end z values. it will be great if someone can help me find a solution to keep the original start/end values in addition to the original StartInvert/ EndInvert elevation when importing the sdf to autocad civil 3D.</P><P>&nbsp; PS: I am using Autocad civil 3D 2017.&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 16 Aug 2017 18:58:15 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-mapping-questions/export-3d-pipe-network-to-gis-and-preserve-all-its/m-p/846813#M702 EliasIssa1 2017-08-16T18:58:15Z