topic Re: I made a cross section and the result is a vertical line not a straight line to the side. What should I do to fix it? in ArcMap Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/i-made-a-cross-section-and-the-result-is-a/m-p/1176185#M3771 <P>What is the coordinate system of your X and Y?</P><P>If it is a projected coordinate system (ie.&nbsp; Meters), then your Xs are showing increments of&nbsp; millimeters. is</P><P>If it is a geographic coordinate system,&nbsp; then X and Y are not planar and you should project the file to get X, Y and Z in meters assuming Z is in meters</P> Sat, 21 May 2022 13:14:19 GMT DanPatterson 2022-05-21T13:14:19Z I made a cross section and the result is a vertical line not a straight line to the side. What should I do to fix it? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/i-made-a-cross-section-and-the-result-is-a/m-p/1176182#M3770 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="BaktiarSianipar_0-1653136182960.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/41878iCD67E76C71EA697F/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="BaktiarSianipar_0-1653136182960.png" alt="BaktiarSianipar_0-1653136182960.png" /></span></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="BaktiarSianipar_2-1653136530760.png" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/41880iDB9A11B265BFEB0D/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="BaktiarSianipar_2-1653136530760.png" alt="BaktiarSianipar_2-1653136530760.png" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 21 May 2022 12:37:51 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/i-made-a-cross-section-and-the-result-is-a/m-p/1176182#M3770 BaktiarSianipar 2022-05-21T12:37:51Z Re: I made a cross section and the result is a vertical line not a straight line to the side. What should I do to fix it? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/i-made-a-cross-section-and-the-result-is-a/m-p/1176185#M3771 <P>What is the coordinate system of your X and Y?</P><P>If it is a projected coordinate system (ie.&nbsp; Meters), then your Xs are showing increments of&nbsp; millimeters. is</P><P>If it is a geographic coordinate system,&nbsp; then X and Y are not planar and you should project the file to get X, Y and Z in meters assuming Z is in meters</P> Sat, 21 May 2022 13:14:19 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcmap-questions/i-made-a-cross-section-and-the-result-is-a/m-p/1176185#M3771 DanPatterson 2022-05-21T13:14:19Z