topic LiDAR to Contours - Best Practices in 3D Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/lidar-to-contours-best-practices/m-p/627891#M3753 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>LAS toolbar is great for visualizing the data in many different ways.&nbsp; One item I am wondering is why the toolbar can render contours but not export them to feature class directly?&nbsp; What are others doing when they want to create 1 or 2 ft contours from LAS?&nbsp; I have been using a multi-step process of LAS to Multipoint, Multipoint to terrain, terrain to contours</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Is there a comprehensive best practices document?&nbsp; I did find this just before posting so I will be reading the 8 part blog.</SPAN><BR /><A href="http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2008/11/06/lidar-solutions-in-arcgis_part-1-assessing-lidar-coverage-and-sample-density/">http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2008/11/06/lidar-solutions-in-arcgis_part-1-assessing-lidar-coverage-and-sample-density/</A><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>LAS Dataset question - why can I not add a Poly_lakes.shp to surface constraints with Height source = &lt;none&gt;, surface type = H/S Replace or H/S Value Fill?&nbsp; I can only add it with Surface type = Clip or Erase?&nbsp; I have not found any documentation or explanation or Surface type = Replace or Value fill.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Jared</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:06:21 GMT MaudGillespie 2012-11-15T19:06:21Z LiDAR to Contours - Best Practices https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/lidar-to-contours-best-practices/m-p/627891#M3753 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>LAS toolbar is great for visualizing the data in many different ways.&nbsp; One item I am wondering is why the toolbar can render contours but not export them to feature class directly?&nbsp; What are others doing when they want to create 1 or 2 ft contours from LAS?&nbsp; I have been using a multi-step process of LAS to Multipoint, Multipoint to terrain, terrain to contours</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Is there a comprehensive best practices document?&nbsp; I did find this just before posting so I will be reading the 8 part blog.</SPAN><BR /><A href="http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2008/11/06/lidar-solutions-in-arcgis_part-1-assessing-lidar-coverage-and-sample-density/">http://blogs.esri.com/esri/arcgis/2008/11/06/lidar-solutions-in-arcgis_part-1-assessing-lidar-coverage-and-sample-density/</A><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>LAS Dataset question - why can I not add a Poly_lakes.shp to surface constraints with Height source = &lt;none&gt;, surface type = H/S Replace or H/S Value Fill?&nbsp; I can only add it with Surface type = Clip or Erase?&nbsp; I have not found any documentation or explanation or Surface type = Replace or Value fill.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Jared</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:06:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/lidar-to-contours-best-practices/m-p/627891#M3753 MaudGillespie 2012-11-15T19:06:21Z Re: LiDAR to Contours - Best Practices https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/lidar-to-contours-best-practices/m-p/627892#M3754 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Bump this question. I am also curious</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:04:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/3d-questions/lidar-to-contours-best-practices/m-p/627892#M3754 JustonManville 2013-03-01T21:04:58Z