topic Point to PointZ in ArcGIS Pro Questions

Point to PointZ

BrunoMoser — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 14:55:47 GMT

In order to convert a DTM raster for CAD, I'm looking to create a 3D point dataset that I can export as a DWG.

I'm using 'raster to point' which creates the point array but stores the elevation value as an attribute, is there a tool that creates points in 3D based on a 2D point and an attribute value?

I hope there's an easy answer to this, but I just got stuck.

Thanks,

Bruno

Re: Point to PointZ

Robert_LeClair — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 16:23:49 GMT

You're almost there! The next tool to run is the "Add Surface Information" GP tool - this will add the Z attribute to the point feature class attribute table. Lastly, run the "Feature to 3D by Attribute" GP tool using the Z field for the Height Field parameter - leave "To Height" parameter blank. The output feature class is now a PointZ feature class.

There may be another workflow but this workflow worked for me.

Re: Point to PointZ

BrunoMoser — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 14:43:59 GMT

Hi Robert - thanks for your quick reply and apologies for being slow, but that was exactly the GP tool I was looking for.