Mark,
> I've got a Polyline-z shapefile with contours, which also have an
> attribute with the elevation stated in it.
>
> I need to convert these files to DXF format, but keep the appropriate z-
> value. When I tried to do a straight conversion, the z values got
> messed up somehow. 624 would become 623.999999967, and when read into
> AutoCAD it would produce 2 623 values, instead of a 623, 624, and 625
> value as it should have done.
>
> Does anyone know why this is happening?
Possibly some internal calculation/rounding errors. Don't know for sure
what's happening, but you can probabely correct it using the
CoordinateRounder.
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