Input for Layer3DToFeatureClass in Python Script

[AhjungKim]

I am writing a python script that will batch process Layer3DToFeatureClass.  I want all feature classes in a geodatabase to be processed.

import arcpy from arcpy import env env.overwriteOutput = True  inputFC = "C:/Data/3DScript/pythonTest.gdb" # Set workspace env.workspace = inputFC fcList = arcpy.ListFeatureClasses () arcpy.CheckOutExtension("3D") for featureClass in fcList:     outFC = inputFC + "/" + featureClass + "_3D"     arcpy.Layer3DToFeatureClass_3d(featureClass, outFC)

The above script results in "The value cannot be a feature class." In ArcGlobe, however, I can convert the exactly the same feature classes (extruded polygons) using the geoprocessing tool.  I am aware that the Layer3DToFeatureClass method requires a Feature Layer as input (http://help.arcgis.com/en/arcgisdesktop/10.0/help/index.html#//00q900000083000000).  What am I missing here?

- Azung Kim

[EricRice · Accepted solution]

Greetings,

The input needs to be 1 or more layer files (.lyr), which store the 3D rendering properties.

Regards,
Eric