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Displaying extruded polygon outlines in ArcScene?

I am having a similar problem to Displaying ArcScene polygon extrusion edges? When I extrude polygons in ArcScene 10.2.1, the polygons rise to the specified height, but the outlines of each feature ...
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Using a base layer from ESRI and converting to a regular layer and "cropping it" also using it for arcScene

How do I modify a baselayer from Esri? I found a great one for my region (much better resolution than the one I was given) but it is way too big and I want to cut out the ocean part of the raster ...
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Creating cumulative viewshed (non binary) using ArcGIS Desktop?

In ArcGIS 10.2.For a viewshed calculation, as an input raster I have a DEM of an area. As an input feature a shapefile with 10 turbines. Is it possible to create an output raster where the result is ...
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Clipping TIN in ArcGIS for Desktop?

How can i clip this TIN and form like the polygon.
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Elevation profile using linear shape in ArcGIS Desktop?

I'm working with ArcMap 10.2. So, it's not a duplicate of "Displaying elevation profile and storing DEM elevation back to KML line using QGIS?". I have a linear shapefile that has only one element (a ...
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Arc error executing function Skyline with surface

Trying to get a skyline for a set of 3D points based on a DEM (LiDAR based raster), but get the catch all error 999999. The surface is optional and the function works when no surface is assigned. All ...
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Surface Difference TIN Output in ArcGIS | Python Code

Why does the output TIN option does not work when executing it through a python script or a model builder simulation run? As you will see in the messages below, the surface difference successfully ...
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Viewshed Analysis incorporating tree height

I'm trying to determine the visibility of a property (polygon) from surrounding sites within the same county. Sounds simple, but here's the catch: it's a solar farm analysis project, and the county ...
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Selecting polygons below (downhill of) lines using ArcGIS for Desktop?

I am hoping to identify sections of a trail system which are close enough to potentially add sediments to wetlands downhill. To this end, I would like to select polygons (wetlands) that are within a ...
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Alternative profile graphs for ArcGIS

Anybody know an alternative to profile graph option for ArcGIS 10.2? 3D Analyst can produce a profile, however it's extremely bare bones and doesn't include a scaling option. Does anybody know an ...
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Calculating difference between two rasters using ArcGIS for Desktop?

I'm using ESRI Desktop 10.2 with a spatial analyst extension. Can Spatial Analyst be used to calculate the difference between two water level raster files, or do you have to use 3D Analyst?
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Site viewshed with DSM: removing "false" visibility readings from trees and buildings

I've been working on modeling a proposed building and running a visibility analysis to determine from what areas the building could potentially be seen using ArcGIS Desktop with 3D Analyst. Using a ...
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Generate ESRI grid with xllcenter/yllcenter in header

I'm trying to generate ARC/INFO ASCII GRID (*.asc) from point feature class using Create TIN - TIN to raster - Raster to ASCII functions. I'm looking for a way to have the output raster file header ...
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Adding Texture to the sides of an extruded polygon in ArcScene

I've been using ArcScene 10.2.2 to create simple extrusions of building footprints and now would like to add textures to them to make them more realistic. I want to add textures to the sides of the ...
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Create shadow of building in ArcScene

I want to create shadow of a building at different time in ArcScene but I am a beginner of using ArcScene so I am not familiar with this. I am using ArcGIS 10.2.2 version. I tried to use "sun shadow ...
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Incomplete Visibility Product [closed]

I am running ArcMap 10.2 and have been trying to complete a fairly large viewshed analysis and have chosen to use the visibility tool in order to be able to produce an optional above-ground-level (AGL)...
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How to represent the time(weekly/monthly) variationof a polygon map using one image?

I have a base map made up of three hundred polygons, Each polygon has lots of attribute values(For example, each week/month get a value). But I only want to draw one picture(due to page limitation) ...
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3D marker symbol export problem (ArcGIS 10.2)

I am trying to create a webscene. I have a TIN and a point layer that is 3d enabled (point z). I added a 3d symbol marker to the point layer in ArcScene . When I use the "export to 3d web scene" ...
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How to build cylinder or cube multipatch objects in ArcGIS?

I'm trying to visualise a series of boreholes, which consist of points on the ground surface, and soil sample values taken at 0.01m depth intervals (in a related table). eg in this screenshot, I've ...
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Error with z values in ArcGIS ModelBuilder

Although the input data has z values the tool "Adjust 3D z values" in ModelBuilder gives ERROR 000245: The input feature class must have z values A multipoint feature gets intersected with a ...
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Using arcpy.StackProfile_3d within arcpy addin

I want to get elevation profile in ArcScene using arcpy. Specifically, I want to create tool used as follows: click tool button, draw line interactively and output a graph presenting elevation profile....
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ArcGIS 10.2 Viewshed not using Z Value?

I'm currently trying to produce a line-of-sight map of a tower with no results. Every time I run the viewshed tool, the program uses the base Z value of the DEM. I use the DEM Raster for the ...
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How to enable 3D analyst in ArcGIS through VB.NET?

I tried to create a TIN and suddenly an error comes saying "3D analyst is not enabled". In ArcGIS it can be done through managing extensions. How to do it through vb.net ?
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Issue with vertex level editing in ArcScene

I have a 3D data set of some buildings in ESRI Shapefile MultiPatch format. The buildings appear in 3D in ArcScene (10.2.1 on Windows 8.1 64bit) and I am able to move, rotate and scale buildings. ...
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Is there a bug in the "Layer 3D to Feature Class" tool?

I am trying to convert an etruded polygon feature class to a 3D multipatch feature using the "Layer 3D to Feature Class" tool. The result is a flat multipatch rather than the expected 3D feature. I ...
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Random Dips/Pits in Elevation surface in ArcGlobe 10.2

I have an elevation raster which I load into ArcGlobe as an elevation source and appears to have large pits and dips in it when I place floating features such as roads and imagery. The odd thing is ...