topic Rookie - how to get&nbsp; continious polylines exporting contours to DWG in Data Management Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/rookie-how-to-get-nbsp-continious-polylines/m-p/693260#M39355 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Original User: offwhite</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am a green newby working my way through generating contours from LiDAR images to export contour lines into my architectural software, [ArchiCAD], in DWG format to generate better site plans for my design work. I am all of the way there with a single glitch........</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>When the DWG is placed/imported into my program what should, [as in I want to be], be continious polylines some up as a bi-gillion single little lines, creating arcs andcurves by splitting them into thousands of little elements. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I presume this is pilot error and with some guidance, [thank you in advance!], on how to adjust my settings this can be overcome. Any help will be greatly appreciated!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sat, 02 Feb 2013 19:35:52 GMT Anonymous User 2013-02-02T19:35:52Z Rookie - how to get  continious polylines exporting contours to DWG https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/rookie-how-to-get-nbsp-continious-polylines/m-p/693260#M39355 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Original User: offwhite</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am a green newby working my way through generating contours from LiDAR images to export contour lines into my architectural software, [ArchiCAD], in DWG format to generate better site plans for my design work. I am all of the way there with a single glitch........</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>When the DWG is placed/imported into my program what should, [as in I want to be], be continious polylines some up as a bi-gillion single little lines, creating arcs andcurves by splitting them into thousands of little elements. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I presume this is pilot error and with some guidance, [thank you in advance!], on how to adjust my settings this can be overcome. Any help will be greatly appreciated!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Sat, 02 Feb 2013 19:35:52 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/rookie-how-to-get-nbsp-continious-polylines/m-p/693260#M39355 Anonymous User 2013-02-02T19:35:52Z Re: Rookie - how to get continious polylines exporting contours to DWG https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/rookie-how-to-get-nbsp-continious-polylines/m-p/693261#M39356 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>some tidbit, someone....?</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:10:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/rookie-how-to-get-nbsp-continious-polylines/m-p/693261#M39356 jeffwhite1 2013-02-04T13:10:21Z Re: Rookie - how to get continious polylines exporting contours to DWG https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/rookie-how-to-get-nbsp-continious-polylines/m-p/693262#M39357 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Original User: khodge</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">some tidbit, someone....?</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I'll give it a shot...but I'll probably create more questions than answers.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The geoprocessing tool ExportToCad will create true curves with elevations from GIS features to DWG.&nbsp; So it is possible.&nbsp; But....</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>It can only create curves if you start with curves.&nbsp; In your case, it appears that your GIS features are in a shp file.&nbsp; Shp doesn't support curved features, it approximates curves using short line segments--which is what you are seeing.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If you can't bypass the use of a shape file, you need to find a way to create curved features from your data.&nbsp; You may be able to do this in ArchiCAD by spline fitting the vertices, but you could lose some accuracy.&nbsp; You may also be able to do this in ArcMap--I'd ask the Geoprocessing gurus how to create curves from line segments.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Hope this helps.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>--Karen</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:37:19 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/rookie-how-to-get-nbsp-continious-polylines/m-p/693262#M39357 Anonymous User 2013-02-07T16:37:19Z Re: Rookie - how to get continious polylines exporting contours to DWG https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/rookie-how-to-get-nbsp-continious-polylines/m-p/693263#M39358 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>There is an optional extension to the FME product - CurveFitter - which might do the job.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Sorry the function is not included in Data Interpoerability.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Regards</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:16:01 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/rookie-how-to-get-nbsp-continious-polylines/m-p/693263#M39358 BruceHarold 2013-02-15T14:16:01Z Re: Rookie - how to get continious polylines exporting contours to DWG https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/rookie-how-to-get-nbsp-continious-polylines/m-p/693264#M39359 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Original User: khodge</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks, Bruce.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Also...AutoCAD can smooth the plines, but I find it doesn't do as thorough a job as I'd like.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:41:48 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/rookie-how-to-get-nbsp-continious-polylines/m-p/693264#M39359 Anonymous User 2013-02-15T15:41:48Z Re: Rookie - how to get continious polylines exporting contours to DWG https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/rookie-how-to-get-nbsp-continious-polylines/m-p/693265#M39360 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>thanks Bruce &amp; Karen.........I'll continue with work-arounds.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:20:46 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/data-management-questions/rookie-how-to-get-nbsp-continious-polylines/m-p/693265#M39360 jeffwhite1 2013-02-15T19:20:46Z