topic ASC Files Need to convert to DSM in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/asc-files-need-to-convert-to-dsm/m-p/551399#M31213 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi all,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I''m pretty much new to ArcGis but I've been trying for two days to get this to work and I just cannot get my head around it so.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I downloaded a few tiles of LIDAR (Light detection and ranging) information in .asc file format which I've been able to import into Arcgis 10 via Arctoolbox&gt;Conversion Tools&gt;To Raster&gt;ASCII to Raster</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>and through this a can see a visual representation of my tiles (lighter for higher, darker for lower)</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>which is nice but what I really want to do (I'm hoping this is possible) is to convert this raster data or just the original .asc files to a digital surface model and export it in a CAD format (preferably .dxf)</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Appologies if this is either impossible or obvious but at the moment I feel like I'm smacking my head against a brick wall.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:06:35 GMT alexsmith7 2011-10-26T13:06:35Z ASC Files Need to convert to DSM https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/asc-files-need-to-convert-to-dsm/m-p/551399#M31213 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi all,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I''m pretty much new to ArcGis but I've been trying for two days to get this to work and I just cannot get my head around it so.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I downloaded a few tiles of LIDAR (Light detection and ranging) information in .asc file format which I've been able to import into Arcgis 10 via Arctoolbox&gt;Conversion Tools&gt;To Raster&gt;ASCII to Raster</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>and through this a can see a visual representation of my tiles (lighter for higher, darker for lower)</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>which is nice but what I really want to do (I'm hoping this is possible) is to convert this raster data or just the original .asc files to a digital surface model and export it in a CAD format (preferably .dxf)</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Appologies if this is either impossible or obvious but at the moment I feel like I'm smacking my head against a brick wall.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:06:35 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/asc-files-need-to-convert-to-dsm/m-p/551399#M31213 alexsmith7 2011-10-26T13:06:35Z