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Expose AutoCAD 3D polyline z-value

  • October 11, 2013
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I'm trying to import some AutoCAD contour lines and write them to a shapefile.  I need the z-value to be included in the shapefile as an attribute.  I've got the reader and an attributeExposer set up.  I cannot seem to find which AutoCAD attribute is the z-value of the lines.  I've tried writing all attributes that have a Z in the name, but each time the shape file has an empty elevation attribute.  Any ideas?
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takashi
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  • October 12, 2013
Hi,

 

 

If the contour lines read from CAD are 3D geometries, you can use the ElevationExtractor transformer to extract z-value as an attribute.

 

 

Takashi

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  • October 15, 2013
Thanks, Takashi, that worked.  So obvious, but alas, it was Friday afternoon!