Hi.
I have a series of points with X,Y,Z coordinates. I am trying to create a polylines from the points. Points should be vertexes of the polyline and Z-Coordinate should be used to define the elevation of vertexes.
I have created a script which works, but the Z-Coordinate is lost on vertexes and is recorded as ZERO. I am sure that my script is correct because if I pass the Z-Coordinate into the M value, it is recorded correctly. The part of the script which creates the line can be seen below:
vertexArray = arcpy.Array()
for points in pointArray:
xCoord = valueX
yCoord = valueY
zCoord = valueZ
# valueZ is also passed to M dimension to test if there are some problems with values
currentPoint = arcpy.Point(valueX, valueY, valueZ, valueZ)
vertexArray.add(currentPoint)
newLineCursor = arcpy.da.InsertCursor(outputFc, ["SHAPE@"])
polyline = arcpy.Polyline(vertexArray)
newLineCursor.insertRow([polyline])
The script runs wihtout problems, and the polylines are created. But when I check in ArcMAP the polyline under sketch properties all the vertexes on line have null as Z-Coordinate (see image bellow).
I have just tested to convert points with arcpy.PointsToLine_management, and it works correctly. I could implement this in my script, but I am still curious as to why is Z-Coordinate not recorded properly with my script.
Thanks,
Martin
