topic How to create a sphere (3d) from point featureclass? in ArcGIS Pro Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-create-a-sphere-3d-from-point-featureclass/m-p/590410#M25961 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P>for a point featureclass with a distance attribute I want to create a sphere with the distance as the radius for a 3d object.</P><P></P><P>Aus einer Punkt-Featureklasse sollen Kugeln entstehen, Kugelradius ist ein Distanzattribut.</P><P></P><P>How to, step-by-step would be nice, thanks.</P><P></P><P>Cheers</P><P>George</P><P>---</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:03:26 GMT Juerg_J_Engel 2015-07-21T11:03:26Z How to create a sphere (3d) from point featureclass? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-create-a-sphere-3d-from-point-featureclass/m-p/590410#M25961 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P>for a point featureclass with a distance attribute I want to create a sphere with the distance as the radius for a 3d object.</P><P></P><P>Aus einer Punkt-Featureklasse sollen Kugeln entstehen, Kugelradius ist ein Distanzattribut.</P><P></P><P>How to, step-by-step would be nice, thanks.</P><P></P><P>Cheers</P><P>George</P><P>---</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:03:26 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-create-a-sphere-3d-from-point-featureclass/m-p/590410#M25961 Juerg_J_Engel 2015-07-21T11:03:26Z Re: How to create a sphere (3d) from point featureclass? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-create-a-sphere-3d-from-point-featureclass/m-p/590411#M25962 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi George,</P><P></P><P>This can be done with the Buffer 3D tool in the 3D Analyst extension.&nbsp; You can use the 'Field' option of the Distance parameter to specify your distance attribute as the radius.&nbsp; The linear units of the radius will be based on the spatial reference of the point feature class.</P><P></P><P>Here is the help document:&nbsp; <A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/3d-analyst/buffer-3d.htm" title="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/3d-analyst/buffer-3d.htm">Buffer 3D—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:37:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-create-a-sphere-3d-from-point-featureclass/m-p/590411#M25962 GabrielUpchurch1 2015-07-21T11:37:21Z Re: How to create a sphere (3d) from point featureclass? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-create-a-sphere-3d-from-point-featureclass/m-p/590412#M25963 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Gabriel</P><P>Thank you! Sometimes it's realy easy...</P><P>Do you have an idea how to create a pipe in 3d? Gas pipline for example. the baselayer is polyline with attribute for Diameters.</P><P></P><P>Greetimgs, George</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 22 Jul 2015 04:14:10 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-create-a-sphere-3d-from-point-featureclass/m-p/590412#M25963 Juerg_J_Engel 2015-07-22T04:14:10Z Re: How to create a sphere (3d) from point featureclass? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-create-a-sphere-3d-from-point-featureclass/m-p/590413#M25964 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The Buffer 3D tool also works for polylines.&nbsp; Assuming the pipeline does not run truly horizontal, you would want to incorporate Z values prior to doing the buffering.&nbsp; You can use a DEM with the Interpolate Shape tool to add Z values to your polyline or use Feature To 3D By Attribute if you have elevation/depth values for pipe segments stored as a attribute. </P><P></P><P>Help Documents: </P><P><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/3d-analyst/interpolate-shape.htm" title="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/3d-analyst/interpolate-shape.htm">Interpolate Shape—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> <BR /><A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/3d-analyst/feature-to-3d-by-attribute.htm" title="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/tool-reference/3d-analyst/feature-to-3d-by-attribute.htm">Feature To 3D By Attribute—Help | ArcGIS for Desktop</A> </P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 22 Jul 2015 11:33:30 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-create-a-sphere-3d-from-point-featureclass/m-p/590413#M25964 GabrielUpchurch1 2015-07-22T11:33:30Z Re: How to create a sphere (3d) from point featureclass? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-create-a-sphere-3d-from-point-featureclass/m-p/590414#M25965 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Gabriel</P><P></P><P>Sorry for my late response.</P><P>I've a lot of work and your&nbsp; tips helped a lot.</P><P>Thanks again.</P><P></P><P>Cheers, George</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 08 Aug 2015 04:36:29 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-questions/how-to-create-a-sphere-3d-from-point-featureclass/m-p/590414#M25965 Juerg_J_Engel 2015-08-08T04:36:29Z