I'm trying to determine what is the best tool to accomplish a particular task, and I need help...
Scenario: Type of work: Geo-envirnomental planning Say I have original ground 'surface' data in LIDAR, and I need to place create a dam. I have a polyline representing the top of the dam, and it is 'floating' above the surface at the correct final elevation.
Based on this info, can ArcGIS:
Create the dam by projecting the polyline (or lines) down to the OG surface at a specific slope, ie 3:1?
Calculate the volume of the dam
Extract the dam footprint
Visualize the dam in 3D
I have 3D Analyst, and Spatial Analyst, and I understand functional surfaces (2.5D) and tins in Arc. I know how to accomplish this is other 3D modeling/CAD packages, so I guess I'm just not clear if, or how, Arc can handle the above scenario.
