ArcScene question - display of vertical rasters possible?

[JOHNCONSTANTINE]

If this is the wrong forum, I apologize in advance.  Not exactly sure how to frame this question, so not exactly sure how to classify it, either.

I'm working on a project right now in ArcScene, reconstructing an archaeological site using profile drawings (vertical slices of the site).  Ideally, I could display these in position within the pointcloud produced from the other site data, and associate artifacts with strata / depths.  However, it seems to be impossible to import (or to display) an image / raster meant to be seen in a vertical position.

Is this a remote possibility, or am I asking something of ArcScene that it simply is not capable of?

[VictorKlinkenberg]

Hi kidcharlemagne,

Not sure if this is still bugging you but I have been struggling with the same issue (also in archaeology) for years now. As far as I know there is no easy way to do this, particularly not by using an arcscene tool. If your dealing with not too many profiles perhaps you could have a look at a workaround which involves creating a 3D object from your profile raster in a 3D modelling program and placing that into your arcscene document. I have tried georeferencing them in autocad and then exporting them to arcscene but I can't seem to bridge the "raster gap" between Autocad and Arcscene... I can't begin to explain which million other options and formats I have tried...

There are two main options as I see it now:
1. vectorize your profile drawings and 3d-reference these in autocad, then export to arcscene. this will constitute of a simplified version of your originals.
2. create a very steep sloping surface where your profile is (create four cornerpoints in 3d -> TIN), georeference your raster in 2d on the same corner points and then drape the raster on the tin in arcscene. this method will get you your originals in the 3d view but the main problem with this method is that the raster look very crappy.

Hope this helps. but hope even more that esri would come up with a tool, It shouldn't be this hard, should it?
Victor