Add Elevation data to a drawing

[Anonymous]

Hi, I wish to be able to show Elevation data on a drawing. I can import a SHP file which shows Elevation data when right clicking on a line and viewing Properties but how can i show this inormation on the drawing? 

I am new to CIvil 3d so apologies if this is a basic question. Many thanks in advance. Andrew

[AllenJessup]

First you want to Create a Surface From GIS Data. Then you need to create a Surface Spot Elevation Label Style. 

Then you can label elevations on the Surface.

[ChicagoLooper]

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@Anonymous wrote:

<<Hi, I wish to be able to show Elevation data on a drawing. I can import a SHP file which shows Elevation data when right clicking on a line and viewing Properties....>>

What command are you using to import the shapefile? Can you upload a screenshot that shows a line and the line's elevation in the Properties Palette?

[Anonymous]

You can also show contour data. On the annotation tab far left click Add labels and you'll see the different kinds of features you can label. That's where you find the spot el labels and contour labels - under Surface. If you don't like the text style, the height, the label precision, the layer, you Edit the label. Become very familiar with the label style composer, you'll use it a lot until you get things right.

[Anonymous]

Hi, I am using MAPIMPORT to import the data, Properties does show Elevation data. To confirm I am trying to label the SHP file lines (Contour lines) as per the second image created on QGIS.

[Anonymous]

Hi, Many thanks for your response, I have gone through the process as described and I can show 'point elvations' but not all lines are labelled, 

This is what i'm aiming for;

[Anonymous]

Did you end up with a Civil 3D surface? Here is how to label contours https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/civil-3d/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-t... 

[ChicagoLooper]

So you have used MapPort to convert the ESRI linework into AutoCad lines. You have also ‘captured’ the shapefile attributes as object data (OD). Now you want to use the OD to label the lines, correct?

You can use the Map3D tools to do it by adding the ‘drawing layer’ to the Map Task Pane then create a ‘text style’ on the newly added layer. The text style is the what drives the labels: it harvests the OD and uses that OD to create individual labels. 

Here’s a video that uses MapImport on a street shapefile. The OD data that was captured contains street names and it is from this OD that street labels have been created.

To watch the video click >>HERE<<.

 

The video above demonstrates one way you can accomplish your goal. There are alternatives.  

Depending on your situation, you might also be able to add the shapefile itself to your drawing. Once added, you can label the shapefile line work. The individual labels use the shapefile’s database (dbf) to make those labels. The shapefile labels then can be converted to mtext, using Map3D tools, of course. By doing it this way, you are manipulating the mtext labels, not the shapefile.  

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi All, many thanks for all of your assistance with my query. I have now been able to create what i needed - ELEVATION data to show on a polyline (in this case shown as Contour lines). Creating a SURFACE did work to an extent but was not what I required as i didn't need to recreate values already in the shape file. In the end i used the MAPANNTEXT command to display the ELEVATION data as needed. I still need to do a bit of fine tuning but this command may help others.

[АлексЮстасу]

Hi,

CADaSchtroumpf has created a special lisp for such tasks - OD2DXF38.lsp.
Fast and easy.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/civil-3d-forum/state-gis-shape-file-error/m-p/10120427#M445114