Latest Contributions by JeffreySwain

When you installed the software, you might have selected a custom install and then not installed it.  Go to Add/Remove Programs and then 'modify' the ArcGIS Install.  When you look at the options be sure you check to see if it is installed and then add it at that time. Once you have it installed, it should appear in the Customize mode, no matter if you have the license or not. ... View more

The .3ds data would be imported into a file geodatabase as a multipatch with the Import 3d Files tool or added as a model to a multipatch feature class.  I am not sure if you are trying to symbolize another multipatch?  I am not sure how that would work, since most multipatches are textured not 'symbolized' in the classic sense. I would think you would be better off symbolizing the .3ds file in 3d Max or other program and then import it rather than try to import the symbology texture from one multipatch to another. ... View more

You can also use the Add Surface Information tool, which will interpolate the elevation at each point and add the field to your data. ... View more

Once you have the data in a format where the point name, x, y, z is there then you can import the txt file as an Event Layer and then convert to a point file.  With the points(be sure to put in a feature dataset), you can then create your terrain.  Generally the workflow is used with LAS/Lidar data and there is a point file spacing associated with that data.  You should measure several locations between your points and see if you can determine the average point file spacing. Then you can create the Terrain by right clicking in the feature dataset and then following the prompts after selecting a New > Terrain. ... View more

For you new data, can you confirm that the output is 8 bit?  I believe that is more than likely the issue, the promotion to 16 bit. ... View more

I am not sure if you want to proceed with this workflow given what that raster may look like.  Are you looking for the overlap or what would be the purpose of combining them?  I would consider the bit depths of each raster prior to combining them.  It sounds that since the bit depths vary so greatly between the different rasters and the resulting output is adjusting to account for the differing values.  This mosaicked raster is not able to properly display the results.  Or the Nodata overlap of the different rasters do not allow for any value.  So I would consider the bit depth and the presence of NoData before proceeding. Also I would consider what type of output you are looking to achieve. ... View more

Consider one of the object-oriented classification programs like Feature Analyst or Envi's Feature Extraction Module.  You can try to use a Supervised Classification or Unsupervised, but the processing might be more difficult. ... View more

Have you tried to create a Mosaic Dataset or an unmanaged Raster catalog?  One of the outputs are a polygon feature class that can be exported that has the rasters correlated.  This should be the most direct option. ... View more

There are too many questions to consider a solution.  First and foremost, what is the bit depth of the original raster?  What is the size of the raster? What compression?  Is there a colormap? There are many considerations and will need specific examples.  What it sounds like is the nodata value was not defined and ArcMap promoted the bit depth and then the other programs cannot display the data. Or the color map created cannot be accessed by the other software.  However, if you have a specific example, please log a Support Incident to get it tested and logged. ... View more

There is the Clip tool in ArcToolbox or as alluded to there is the Extract by Mask.  Since you said something about dragging the layer, I assume you are using the non raster clip.  I would look at the heading under Data Management > Raster > Raster Processing for the correct tool. ... View more

If you are creating the NetCDF, I always recommend using a format checker, like the one found here to find any errors with regards to the formatting.  Out or curiosity, how is the performance of a 1 gig NetCDF file on your system?  Most of the NetCDFs that I have used are no where near that size of file and still generate fairly good sized rasters when exported.  Have you taken a look at how large the 5 Gig NetCDF raster output will be?  I still would consider using a smaller file based on your description. ... View more

If you switch the format of the output, will the script work?  If so they I would consider testing whether or not you can actually use the Create Raster Dataset and create a raster at that location with the normal geoprocessing tool. I have seen plenty of situations where GRIDs for whatever reason do not play well across network locations. The issues seem to be network and are extremely difficult to pin down. So for me, I would test to see if you can in fact create an empty GRID there at that location.  If it fails or if you see a 1 bit file with the name you used, then I would consider another format.  You can process a .tif or .img in other processes and get the desired results, you do not have to maintain the GRID format. ... View more

For the white spaces, can you indicate what the RGB values are?  You would want to adjust the values to account for those values.  If you have some artifacts on the edge, then you should consider how much overlap you have. If you can give up some of the data, then I would recommend measuring how much would it take to remove the white and then use the shrink.  This will bring the boundary of the footprint file and allow the rasters to display as desired. ... View more

Remember you are creating a layer and it may be subjected to the memory of your system. While you may have a lot of RAM to spare ArcMap is a 32 bit process in the foreground and at 10.1 background it is 64 bit.  Can you indicate if the process fails due to memory?  While I have never tried to create a NETCdf of that size, I would think that the limitations of a layer file on your system would be the issue. ... View more

Have you tried this tool?  USGS Metadata Editor for LAS Files or here. ... View more