topic Base Heights - Use elevation values in the layer's features in 3D Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/base-heights-use-elevation-values-in-the-layer-s/m-p/161361#M1007 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Has something changed in version10? My contours have a field with elevation values. I would like to use the field values to adjust 'Base Heights' as I have normally done in version 10. The option is&nbsp; disabled 'dimmed'.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I do not want to use the 'Elevation from surfaces' in this model.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Can someone provide a suggestion / workaround?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:00:53 GMT JakubSisak 2010-10-20T16:00:53Z Base Heights - Use elevation values in the layer's features https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/base-heights-use-elevation-values-in-the-layer-s/m-p/161361#M1007 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Has something changed in version10? My contours have a field with elevation values. I would like to use the field values to adjust 'Base Heights' as I have normally done in version 10. The option is&nbsp; disabled 'dimmed'.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I do not want to use the 'Elevation from surfaces' in this model.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Can someone provide a suggestion / workaround?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:00:53 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/base-heights-use-elevation-values-in-the-layer-s/m-p/161361#M1007 JakubSisak 2010-10-20T16:00:53Z Re: Base Heights - Use elevation values in the layer's features https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/base-heights-use-elevation-values-in-the-layer-s/m-p/161362#M1008 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am having the same issue.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>In ArcScene, The base heights option for getting the elevation from an elevation in the layer's features is grayed out. I have tried using different field types (float, double, Long) to store the elevation, to no avail.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Any work-around found since this post?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 14 Jun 2012 15:48:39 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/base-heights-use-elevation-values-in-the-layer-s/m-p/161362#M1008 marieducharme 2012-06-14T15:48:39Z Re: Base Heights - Use elevation values in the layer's features https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/base-heights-use-elevation-values-in-the-layer-s/m-p/161363#M1009 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Marie,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>To "Use elevation values in the layer's features", the feature class must be Z enabled - Z's stored in the Shape field.&nbsp; If all you have is an attribute for height ( you have a 2d feature class) then you must select the option "Use a constant value or expression", then open the Expression Builder dialog and select the appropriate field containing your height values.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Regards,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Eric</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:14:36 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/base-heights-use-elevation-values-in-the-layer-s/m-p/161363#M1009 EricRice 2012-06-14T16:14:36Z Re: Base Heights - Use elevation values in the layer's features https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/base-heights-use-elevation-values-in-the-layer-s/m-p/161364#M1010 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Thanks for the quick reply Eric!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Super helpful!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:46:49 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/base-heights-use-elevation-values-in-the-layer-s/m-p/161364#M1010 marieducharme 2012-06-14T22:46:49Z