title: How can I programmatically access the ArcGIS 3D Analyst Toolbar's "Features to 3D" command?
body: <p>I need to take a 2D shape file in the ".shp" format that ArcGIS accepts, and add 3D information supplied by a raster DEM. I'm looking for how to do this with the ArcObjects API. I'd like to do it in C#, but examples in any .NET language would be welcome. The only thing I've been able to find are descriptions of how to do this manually in one of the ArcGIS desktop apps. Like this helpful <a href="http://support.esri.com/index.cfm?fa=knowledgebase.techarticles.articleShow&amp;d=31629" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HowTo</a> article, or the wonderful full color illustrations on page 22 of this <a href="http://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/pdf/3D_Analyst_Tutorial.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">tutorial</a>. That's great and all, but I need to use this feature in the middle of an automated chain of operations. I don't want to have a manual step in the middle.</p>