Check if Geometry Arcpy Object has z values

Question

I need to know if an arcpy geometry object has z values. I have tried without success to use the has_z attribute, since to create them you must use and I have also tried to verify if the first point of the entity has a z of None: , however I do not like this last solution since it does not seem very robust and I think there could be cases in which the first point coincidentally has a z that is None even though the entity has 3D values. How can I check if an object has z values?

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• Hornbydd: Can you share a sample of data where you actually have NaN for a Z value within a polyline? I can't create such a dataset, If I try to insert None of NaN for a Z value for a polyline it turns it into a zero. What data format are you generating such data from?

Answer 1

I tested 3 lines: 2D, 3D with values and 3D with z values set to NULL. Espression

!Shape!.firstPoint.Z

returned NULL for 2D line only:

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So, it's Ok to use z value from first point.

• Hornbydd: Hi @FelixIP, I was interested in answering this question and have seen your response above. I tried to spoof up a test featureclass with polylines that had some Z values that were NaN. I can't reset existing Z values or create a polyline in ArcMap or ArcPro where a Z value is NaN, it always resets to zero. So how did you create your LINE_3D_NULLS layer to have polylines where 1 or more Z values are NaN and not zero? Step 4 here does not happen for me, it always goes to zero.
• FelixIP: @Horbydd this is my point, no NULL values , it refers them to zero. I used feature to 3d by attribute and pointed to 2 fields with Nulls as from and to Z.
• FelixIP: First I tried has_z (property?) and also failed. Help system can be very misleading:(