Error running build walls in Python

JoannaMerson1 — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 00:26:42 GMT

I am trying to run the terrain preprocessing arcHydro tools from a standalone python script. However, upon running ArcHydroTools.BuildWalls(), I get the error:

System.InvalidCastException: Conversion from string "" to type 'Double' is not valid. ---> System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
   at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ParseDouble(String Value, NumberFormatInfo NumberFormat)
   at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToDouble(String Value, NumberFormatInfo NumberFormat)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToDouble(String Value, NumberFormatInfo NumberFormat)
   at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToDouble(String Value)
   at ESRI.APWR.ApHydro.ArcHydroOp.BuildWalls(ApLayers apLayers, Double innerWallHeight, Double wallBuffer, Double breachLineBuffer, ITrackCancel& trackcancel, IGPMessages& messages, String& exMessage) in C:\Builds\HydroSolutions\10.3_ArcHydro\Sources\ArcHydroTools\src\ApHydro\ArcHydroOp.vb:line 13815
Failed to execute (BuildWalls).

I have used ArcHydroTools.SetTargetLocations to set a local folder and GDB.

The previous tool in my python script, ArcHydroTools.DEMReconditioning, runs just fine.

The output of ArcHydroTools.BuildWalls() is in a folder. I have tried clearing my temp folder.

I have arcpy.env.mask set to the same layer as the outer walls.

I am using python 2.7.8, arcpy is from arcMap 10.3.1, and Arc Hydro for ArcGIS 10.2 (version 10.2, March 30 2015)

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Re: Error running build walls in Python

ThaineHerman_Assumpção — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 16:40:46 GMT

I had the same problem (outside python, but same error). I have tried almost everything suggested through the forum (cleaning temp, check process extent, check if same spatial reference, short and root folders and file names, copying feature to another shapefile). Nothing worked. But I didn't try shapefiles generated differently from the one I have.

My workaround was to transform the outer wall polygon into lines and use it as inner walls.

Re: Error running build walls in Python

DanielaManuschevich — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 18:05:49 GMT

Useless waste of time. Do it in the open source sotfware named QSIG.

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