Map 3D 2009: Create Contour Layer Anomoly

So, I was playing around with some DEMs and the Create Contour Layer functionality in Map 3D the other day...

When I noticed something 'odd'...
Can you see the oddity from the screen capture of the Data Table Window below?



In case you didn't notice, the Data Table Window is only reporting one record? What the? I know there are hundreds of contours in this resulting SDF, so why is it only showing 1 record?

Well after performing a reality check with a fellow Map enthusiast Nicole Jung (who btw is also instructing at AU this year, so be sure to check out her class: GS304-1P Express yourself! Using the Expression Builder in AutoCAD® Map 3D 2009 and Autodesk MapGuide® Enterprise 2009!) we investigated this for a bit and realized that there seems to be a little anomaly occurring with the refreshing of the Data Window for these SDFs generated via Generate Contours command. I found that if I toggled between Filtered and un-filtered Feature Classes the reocrds would show up...


And then Nicole discoverd that if you simply select one of the column headers to ‘re-order’, Voila! the window is refreshed and all of the records are now shown.


Hopefully somebody finds this useful and/or helpful.
Take care,
Warren
AU in 76 days

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