topic Re: 'Add Surface Information' error 99999 in 3D Questions

'Add Surface Information' error 99999

GaryBowles1 — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 17:57:23 GMT

I am getting 99999 error when running the 'Add Surface Information' tool with a 3D polygon. I have tried adding Z_MIN, Z_MAX, Z_MEAN, separately and in combination but it will not work. I get the field added and all Null values. I know this was supposed to be fixed in 10.2 but is it fixed? I am using 10.3.1 and I also tried in ArcGIS Pro 1.1.0 (same error).

Re: 'Add Surface Information' error 99999

DanPatterson_Retired — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 21:04:56 GMT

do you have a link saying it was supposed to be fixed in 10.2?

Re: 'Add Surface Information' error 99999

GaryBowles1 — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 21:08:09 GMT

http://downloads.esri.com/support/downloads/other_/102-IssuesAddressedList.pdf

NIM082507 on page 5

Re: 'Add Surface Information' error 99999

DanPatterson_Retired — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 21:16:16 GMT

Gary

I have looked for subtle wording suggestions in the help file that might give a suggestion that it was a "by design" fix or whether the problem still exists. Add Surface Information—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop

I would suggest that you send in a bug info request to get clarification on what was...if anything... fixed.

Re: 'Add Surface Information' error 99999

GaryBowles1 — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 21:18:16 GMT

Will do. Thanks for your help.

--gary

Gary H. Bowles

GIS Database Administrator II | Seneca Resources

Office : 412-548-2544 | Cell Phone: 412-334-5273

Re: 'Add Surface Information' error 99999

DanPatterson_Retired — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 21:30:23 GMT

FYI https://community.esri.com/search.jspa?q=add%20surface%20information seems to be an issue with no commentary from those in the know

Re: 'Add Surface Information' error 99999

MichaelRichey — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 16:29:13 GMT

Having the same issue with Add Surface Information in 10.3.1. Using polygon feature and DEM. Three "Z" attribute fields are created, but populated with 0's.

Re: 'Add Surface Information' error 99999

JohnDiaz — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 16:20:39 GMT

This problem is still occurring in Pro 2.0 and ArcMap 10.4.1. Use Slope (spatial analyst) and Zonal Statistics as Table (spatial analyst) instead. It's a little more work, but these tools don't seem to fail.

Re: 'Add Surface Information' error 99999

SimonBaril-Tessier — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 18:33:32 GMT

I know it's an old tread, it just happened to me.

After trial an error, I created a new feature class with the same coordinates system than the surface with no Z values. Append my old feature class to the new one.

Ran the "Add surface info" tool and it worked.

I just had to do a spatial join with the old feature class.

Hope this works for you!

Re: 'Add Surface Information' error 99999

Manuel_EderMamani_Yanque — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 13:18:42 GMT

Try to use a Tin surface instead a raster surface. You can easily convert your raster surface to a Tin surface with the tool box.

Hope this works for you !!!

Re: 'Add Surface Information' error 99999

andrei_ste — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:51:11 GMT

I had the same error and for me the problem came from my data which had a geographic coordinate system. I projected the digital elevation model and my polygon feature class in the same projected coordinate system and it worked. Some tools in the 3D Analyst extension don't work with data that have a geographic coordinate system and raise this general error.