topic Re: How can I extrude a shapefile by a specific attribute in arcpy? in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-can-i-extrude-a-shapefile-by-a-specific/m-p/640458#M49896 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The<A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/arcpy/mapping/layer-class.htm"> layer object </A>has an extrusion method, this should allow you to extrude the features in your layer as if you are using that button in the Appearance tab.&nbsp;Extrusion is an<A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/mapping/layer-properties/extrude-features-to-3d-symbology.htm"> effect </A>you apply to your layer, you are not actually convert the data into 3D.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 11 Oct 2019 09:07:30 GMT DuncanHornby 2019-10-11T09:07:30Z How can I extrude a shapefile by a specific attribute in arcpy? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-can-i-extrude-a-shapefile-by-a-specific/m-p/640457#M49895 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I can extrude the shapefile in arcgis pro using the appearance tab.</P><P></P><P>I want to do the same thing in arcpy but I cannot seem to figure it out. I have tried&nbsp;FeatureTo3DByAttribute_3d but that just moves the 2d polygon to the height of the attribute.&nbsp;</P><P></P><P>Is there a way to connect to surfaces? I also took a look at ExtrudeBetween_3d but that requires a TIN for the top and bottom. All&nbsp;I have is my shapefile with columns of base elevation and height.</P><P></P><P>Thanks for the help.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Oct 2019 14:48:56 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-can-i-extrude-a-shapefile-by-a-specific/m-p/640457#M49895 PaulGrenning 2019-10-09T14:48:56Z Re: How can I extrude a shapefile by a specific attribute in arcpy? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-can-i-extrude-a-shapefile-by-a-specific/m-p/640458#M49896 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The<A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/arcpy/mapping/layer-class.htm"> layer object </A>has an extrusion method, this should allow you to extrude the features in your layer as if you are using that button in the Appearance tab.&nbsp;Extrusion is an<A href="https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/mapping/layer-properties/extrude-features-to-3d-symbology.htm"> effect </A>you apply to your layer, you are not actually convert the data into 3D.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 11 Oct 2019 09:07:30 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-can-i-extrude-a-shapefile-by-a-specific/m-p/640458#M49896 DuncanHornby 2019-10-11T09:07:30Z Re: How can I extrude a shapefile by a specific attribute in arcpy? https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-can-i-extrude-a-shapefile-by-a-specific/m-p/640459#M49897 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Then you can use this tool to export the layer to a multipatch</P><P><IMG class="image-1 jive-image" src="https://community.esri.com/legacyfs/online/461656_pastedImage_1.png" /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 11 Oct 2019 12:17:51 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/how-can-i-extrude-a-shapefile-by-a-specific/m-p/640459#M49897 NeilAyres 2019-10-11T12:17:51Z