topic Calculating M Values for each vertex in the line in Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/calculating-m-values-for-each-vertex-in-the-line/m-p/75744#M6156 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>All , </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I want to calculate the m value for each vertex in the line .. Currently I am calculating the m Value based on the distance between the current point and its previous point and storing it .. Is there a faster approach rather than iterating each point in the line using the Update Cursor and calculating m Value .. any help much appreciated</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:33:13 GMT VikramS 2012-12-11T14:33:13Z Calculating M Values for each vertex in the line https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/calculating-m-values-for-each-vertex-in-the-line/m-p/75744#M6156 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>All , </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I want to calculate the m value for each vertex in the line .. Currently I am calculating the m Value based on the distance between the current point and its previous point and storing it .. Is there a faster approach rather than iterating each point in the line using the Update Cursor and calculating m Value .. any help much appreciated</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:33:13 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/calculating-m-values-for-each-vertex-in-the-line/m-p/75744#M6156 VikramS 2012-12-11T14:33:13Z Re: Calculating M Values for each vertex in the line https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/calculating-m-values-for-each-vertex-in-the-line/m-p/75745#M6157 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>I may be wrong here but i think you can avoid calculating them at all if you use the Linear Referencing Tool -&gt; Create Routes </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>it will take your line features and export a routed line with M Values populated. </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>it can be a bit fiddly if you have Vertical line segments or extreme variations in Z.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Also, See this post</SPAN><BR /><BR /><A href="http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/73312-Reg-Create-Route-Tool">http://forums.arcgis.com/threads/73312-Reg-Create-Route-Tool</A></BODY></HTML> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:03:28 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/calculating-m-values-for-each-vertex-in-the-line/m-p/75745#M6157 AnthonyTimpson2 2012-12-12T14:03:28Z