idea Support for 3D methods and M values on ArcPy geometries in ArcGIS Enterprise Ideas https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/support-for-3d-methods-and-m-values-on-arcpy/idi-p/924975 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>Currently (ArcMap 10.3.1 and probably 10.4 too, ArcGIS Pro 1.2) the methods on the arcpy geometries do not support 3D or M values. For instance the method to determine a position on a line will do this 2D and not take into account the third dimension, if the geometry has it:<BR /><BR /><B><I>arcpy.Polyline()::positionAlongLine (value, {use_percentage})</I></B><BR /><BR />See discussion:&nbsp;<A href="https://geonet.esri.com/message/589921" target="_blank">https://geonet.esri.com/message/589921</A><BR /><BR /><BR />Neither is it possible to extract a part of a polyline based on the M values with<BR /><BR /><I>arcpy.Polyline()::segmentAlongLine (start_measure, end_measure, {use_percentage})</I><BR /><BR />... since the measures mentioned as parameters are distances (absolute or in percentage of the total length of the polyline).&nbsp;<BR /><BR />See discussion:&nbsp;<A href="https://geonet.esri.com/message/516789" target="_blank">https://geonet.esri.com/message/516789</A><BR /><BR />My request is to add additional methods and properties to ArcPy geometries to support Z and M values.&nbsp;<BR />Perhaps initially additional methods for using M values for:<BR /><I>arcpy.Polyline()::segmentAlongLineM(start_measure, end_measure, {use_percentage})<BR />arcpy.Polyline()::positionAlongLineM(value, {use_percentage})</I><BR /><BR />Additional methods for using 3D length values for:<BR /><I>arcpy.Polyline()::segmentAlongLine3D(start_measure, end_measure, {use_percentage})<BR />arcpy.Polyline()::positionAlongLine3D(value, {use_percentage})<BR />arcpy.Polyline()::getLength3D({measurement_type}, {units})</I><BR /><BR /><BR />... but I can imagine that these would be helpful too:<BR /><I>buffer3D(distance)<BR />distanceTo3D(other)<BR />measureOnLineM(in_point, {as_percentage})<BR />measureOnLine3D(in_point, {as_percentage})<BR />pointFromAngleAndDistance3D(angle, distance, {method})<BR />queryPointAndDistance3D(in_point, {as_percentage})</I><BR />... and others<BR /><BR />&nbsp; <!-- content transformation source ID: 087E0000000kBrI --> </BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Feb 2016 11:43:20 GMT XanderBakker 2016-02-24T11:43:20Z Support for 3D methods and M values on ArcPy geometries https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/support-for-3d-methods-and-m-values-on-arcpy/idi-p/924975 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>Currently (ArcMap 10.3.1 and probably 10.4 too, ArcGIS Pro 1.2) the methods on the arcpy geometries do not support 3D or M values. For instance the method to determine a position on a line will do this 2D and not take into account the third dimension, if the geometry has it:<BR /><BR /><B><I>arcpy.Polyline()::positionAlongLine (value, {use_percentage})</I></B><BR /><BR />See discussion:&nbsp;<A href="https://geonet.esri.com/message/589921" target="_blank">https://geonet.esri.com/message/589921</A><BR /><BR /><BR />Neither is it possible to extract a part of a polyline based on the M values with<BR /><BR /><I>arcpy.Polyline()::segmentAlongLine (start_measure, end_measure, {use_percentage})</I><BR /><BR />... since the measures mentioned as parameters are distances (absolute or in percentage of the total length of the polyline).&nbsp;<BR /><BR />See discussion:&nbsp;<A href="https://geonet.esri.com/message/516789" target="_blank">https://geonet.esri.com/message/516789</A><BR /><BR />My request is to add additional methods and properties to ArcPy geometries to support Z and M values.&nbsp;<BR />Perhaps initially additional methods for using M values for:<BR /><I>arcpy.Polyline()::segmentAlongLineM(start_measure, end_measure, {use_percentage})<BR />arcpy.Polyline()::positionAlongLineM(value, {use_percentage})</I><BR /><BR />Additional methods for using 3D length values for:<BR /><I>arcpy.Polyline()::segmentAlongLine3D(start_measure, end_measure, {use_percentage})<BR />arcpy.Polyline()::positionAlongLine3D(value, {use_percentage})<BR />arcpy.Polyline()::getLength3D({measurement_type}, {units})</I><BR /><BR /><BR />... but I can imagine that these would be helpful too:<BR /><I>buffer3D(distance)<BR />distanceTo3D(other)<BR />measureOnLineM(in_point, {as_percentage})<BR />measureOnLine3D(in_point, {as_percentage})<BR />pointFromAngleAndDistance3D(angle, distance, {method})<BR />queryPointAndDistance3D(in_point, {as_percentage})</I><BR />... and others<BR /><BR />&nbsp; <!-- content transformation source ID: 087E0000000kBrI --> </BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Feb 2016 11:43:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/support-for-3d-methods-and-m-values-on-arcpy/idi-p/924975 XanderBakker 2016-02-24T11:43:20Z Re: Support for 3D methods and M values on ArcPy geometries https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/support-for-3d-methods-and-m-values-on-arcpy/idc-p/924976#M279 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>Having 3D full stop would be nice. Imagine flaythroughs, fast 3D rendering, 3D measuring, navigation and ability to create 3D webservices on ArcServer without Portal. Pity Google isnt interested in GIS. <!-- content transformation source ID: 00aE000000Gxffz --> </BODY></HTML> Tue, 08 Mar 2016 22:51:16 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/support-for-3d-methods-and-m-values-on-arcpy/idc-p/924976#M279 MarcGalle 2016-03-08T22:51:16Z Re: Support for 3D methods and M values on ArcPy geometries - Status changed to: Closed https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/support-for-3d-methods-and-m-values-on-arcpy/idc-p/1277935#M3264 <P>Thank you for your idea! This is a duplicate of <A href="https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/support-for-3d-methods-and-m-values-on-arcpy/idi-p/921545" target="_self">this idea</A> in the ArcGIS Pro Community. Please follow the status of the idea there.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:03:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-enterprise-ideas/support-for-3d-methods-and-m-values-on-arcpy/idc-p/1277935#M3264 MaggieBusek 2023-04-12T18:03:47Z